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1 1 INTERNATIONAL PERSPEC TIVES ON OUR SEC URITY CHALLENGES Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Session Number: 5309

2 2 S P E A K E R S Berndt Rif Senior Policy Advisor Protective Security De Nederlandsche Bank NV (Dutch Central Bank) Grace Li Vice President, Global Accounts APAC Convergint Technologies James Morris Regional Security Manager Aon Phillip Banks - Moderator Director The Banks Group Inc. 2

3 W H Y? 3 Businesses, like risks, no longer exist in isolation Companies can Operate multi-nationally Consider opportunities overseas Have employees travel overseas Support clients that do Use a global supply-chain 3

4 C H A L L E N G E S / D I F F E R E N C E S 4 Perception of security Can vary from guns and gates, to police force Having a traditional background doesn t prepare you for international environments Corporate trusted resource and business enabler? Risk vs opportunity Corporate support and ownership? Security network, experience of ASIS, certification Competition for members not one voice Standards Try to implement international standards in completely different environments like square peg into round holes Suppliers and procurement Can be very main market focused, not realistic approach to other environments New risks pandemics, cyber, international environments/partnerships Try to take a same-as approach Realistic versus Perceived risks; how determined? 4

5 P E R C E P T I O N O F S E C U R I T Y 5 Security Manager What my friends think I do What my Mum thinks I do What society thinks I do What my (non-security boss) thinks I do What I think I do What I actually do 5

6 6 P R O P O S A L Instead of: Aim for: Assess Information Response Audits Investigate Review ESRM Analyse Training Crisis Mitigate 6

7 7 I M P L E M E N T A T I O N C H A L L E N G E S O F I M P L E M E N T I N G G L O B A L S E C U R I T Y S TA N D A R D S A N D P R O G R A M S ( T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T R I C ) Cultures & Languages Laws and Regulations Partners & Partnership Key Elements in Planning 7

8 8 I M P L E M E N T A T I O N A S I A PA C I F I C : F O C U S O N T H E S E R E G I O N S W H E R E M O S T M U LT I N AT I O N A L C O M PA N I E S O P E R AT E ( P R I VAT E S E C T O R ) India Southeast Asia Greater China Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau Taiwan Australia Japan South Korea 8

9 9 I M P L E M E N T A T I O N C H A L L E N G E S O F I M P L E M E N T I N G G L O B A L S E C U R I T Y S TA N D A R D S A N D P R O G R A M S ( T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T R I C ) Cultures and Languages English vs local languages Culture diversity in effective communication Transparency and consistency with different groups Security as adversary or corporate ambassador 9

10 10 I M P L E M E N T A T I O N C H A L L E N G E S O F I M P L E M E N T I N G G L O B A L S E C U R I T Y S TA N D A R D S A N D P R O G R A M S ( T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T R I C ) Laws and Regulations Local legal environment (Standards and Procurement); Local codes, licenses/certificates, issuance requirements (Standards, Procurement and Vendor Qualification); Ricks and way to avoid in across-region operations (Vendor Qualification and Procurement); Inconsistency in enforcement of agreement at national, regional and community levels (Contract Execution and Vendor Management); 10

11 11 I M P L E M E N T A T I O N C H A L L E N G E S O F I M P L E M E N T I N G G L O B A L S E C U R I T Y S TA N D A R D S A N D P R O G R A M S ( T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T R I C ) Partners and Partnership * Ref.: Convergint Technologies,

12 12 I M P L E M E N T A T I O N C H A L L E N G E S O F I M P L E M E N T I N G G L O B A L S E C U R I T Y S TA N D A R D S A N D P R O G R A M S ( T E C H N O L O G Y C E N T R I C ) Key Elements in Planning System infrastructure can vary Availability & logistics (lead-time) Cost structure is different Tax complexation & special tax zones Service levels & program Make an informative decision! 12

13 13 Present Past Threat assessment Target hardening is an out of date (20th century) concept Classical background screening does not identify a possible threat (anymore) Regular planning & control cycles are good for the adversary, bad for defense Enterprise-wide security threat and risk management is critical Future

14 14 Q U E S T I O N S 14

15 15 C L O S I N G T H O U G H T What is the biggest lesson that you think security practitioners can learn from international colleagues? 15

16 16 T H A N K S F O R Y O U R T I M E Berndt Rif Senior Policy Advisor Protective Security De Nederlandsche Bank NV (Dutch Central Bank) Grace Li Vice President, Global Accounts APAC Convergint Technologies James Morris james.morris@aon.co.uk Phillip Banks - Moderator Director The Banks Group Inc. 16

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