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Risk and Info-Sharing Conference -- 30 March 2010SARMA and GMU's Center for Infrastructure Protection are cohosting a one-day conference on "The Relevance of Risk Management and Information Sharing to Homeland Security." The new date is March 30th.
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4th ANNUAL SARMA CONFERENCE -- SAVE THE DATE!Join SARMA from 15-17 June 2010 for our 4th Annual Conference on Security Analysis and Risk Management.
Conference registration will be open soon; please check back for program and speaker details.
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Meet our new Committee Chairs!SARMA is pleased to introduce our two newest Committee Chairs: Geoff French as head of the Publications Committee and Julian Talbot as head of the International Affairs Committee.
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| Featured ReportA lack of cross-discipline familiarity between risk and intelligence analysts is hampering anti-terrorism efforts at the Department of Homeland Security, according to a new HSSAI study. |
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| Corporate Patron ProgramCompanies of all sizes are welcome and encouraged to participate in the development of the Security Analysis and Risk Management Association, and the work it does on behalf of security professionals. |
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| President's CornerDear Fellow SARMA Members,
If you are like me, your tolerance for winter weather has been seriously eroded at this point. Besides attempting to stay warm and dry, however, one thing we can all do while we wait for the snow plows to do their work is read the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) Report. Released this past week, the QHSR Report represents the first effort to create a true strategic roadmap for the U.S. homeland security enterprise since the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.
This is a significant accomplishment, and while it stops short of providing guidance for how to address many long-standing challenges, it does identify a number of areas where further maturation is required. These include: Establishing a comprehensive system for building and sharing awareness of risks and threats; and building a homeland security professional discipline.
Some thoughts include:
A. Part of the challenge in making effective use of risk as an enterprise-wide decision support tool has been the lack of a common lexicon. By investing in the Common Knowledge Base (CKB) Project and SARMApedia, SARMA has provided the foundation for standardizing nomenclatures throughout the security risk management community.
B. Another challenge has been the lack of a uniform system of governance. SARMA has made substantive recommendations on ways to address this in the past, and will seek to reengage with DHS and the Obama Administration on this issue in the days ahead.
C. SARMA is also in the process of establishing a Government Advisory Panel for the purpose of providing non-partisan, professional advice to policymakers.
D. Finally, we strongly believe in the need for professional education and training. SARMA is in the process of establishing such a program for the security risk analysis and management discipline -- something DHS could also leverage.
My best,
Kerry
Kerry L. Thomas
President
Security Analysis and Risk Management Association
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SARMA is . . .
A non-profit professional association serving those responsible for analyzing and managing security risks to systems, structures, operations and information systems from man-made threats.
SARMA provides . . .
A collaborative and open environment to promote the further development, standardization, and professionalization of the security analysis and risk management disciplines. |
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| By providing an open and independent forum for communication, SARMA encourages better risk management practices and creates opportunities for collaboration among federal, state and local government agencies. |
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| As the nation's leading industry association
for security analysis, SARMA represents and promotes the interests of the profession across all sectors. It is private industry's first and best resource for security analysis and risk management information. |
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| Individual security practitioners and aspiring security analysts count on SARMA for education, training, networking and information sharing to increase their knowledge and advance their careers. |
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