So what is one to do? It is precisely during such times of turbulence and turmoil that security oversight needs to be at its most vigilant. But how much attention can be paid to chronic conditions when the patient is in the throes of an emergency? To the extent that you can be heard, particularly in this time of heightened risk awareness, here are some suggestions drawn from my earlier columns.
Access Management – Increase oversight of who is granted access to which systems and what they are doing or are able to do. Particular attention needs to be paid to the impact of the organizational and functional changes that have taken place and are in play.
Human Factors – Be sensitive to the attitudes and concerns of individuals and understand that people often respond better to adverse circumstances if they are treated well and kept up-to-date in a professional and humane way. After all, there is life after these crises, and who knows how prior relationships will affect future circumstances.
Data Protection – With institutions failing and being merged, accounts transferring from one organization and set of systems to another, and the need for rapid response, data is moving around at high rates in unprecedented ways. It is under such circumstances that extra levels of care and protection need to be applied to the transfer and handling of vast amounts of data and media.
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