About the Practical Certificate in Insider Risk Management – Foundations for Screening and Risk Factors<\/strong><\/p>\nConcern about insider threat and continuous assurance has increased exponentially for government, public and private organizations, which has put the onus on employers to focus upon human factors when establishing controls to protect their critical assets. While organizations rely upon personnel screening and parameter-based security measures to prevent insider risk, these measures often prove insufficient as personal circumstances change and evolve over an employee\u2019s career. As personnel security is a driver of decision-making, the act of making judgments affecting a person\u2019s life and livelihood imposes a heavy responsibility on those individuals charged with assessing a person\u2019s reliability. Workshop participants will learn to understand several key areas of consideration involved with personnel security screening processes in either public or private industry. A criteria framework is utilized to evaluate individual behaviour and circumstances to arrive at an objective and defensible employment decision.<\/p>\n
Learning objectives of the workshop:<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2022 broadened understanding of insider risk and the security screening process,
\n\u2022 heightened ability to recognize (red flags), detect and defend against insider risks within their organizations,
\n\u2022 introduction to motives or personal situations that may increase an employee\u2019s likelihood to act out against an employer,
\n\u2022 practical knowledge of a risk factor framework used to recognize behaviours indicating potential employee
\nconcern and management of residual risks,
\n\u2022 awareness of continuous assurance (aftercare) measures that can be used with current employees, as well as considerations upon departing an organization,
\n\u2022 understanding of personal social media presence and related company strategies.<\/p>\n
IMPORTANT!\u00a0<\/strong> Please note, this workshop is not designed to provide an overview of how to stand-up, or refine an existing, insider risk management program. It is an operational methodology course that forms a foundational component of a fully implemented insider risk management program.<\/p>\n
\nFeaturing Brian Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\nMr. Thompson has over 40 years of experience in the Canadian Forces, National Defence and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Over the past several years, he has conducted risk-based security screening and Insider Risk training, as well as advised and consulted on various Personnel Security files. He holds a M.A. degree in Personality Psychology from the University of Manitoba and is certified as an Insider Threat Program Manager and Vulnerability Assessor from Carnegie Mellon University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Practical Certificate in Insider Risk Management – Foundations for Screening and Risk Factors NPSIA-PT&D is pleased to announce the Fall 2025 offering of the Practical Certificate in Insider Risk Management – Foundations for Screening and Risk Factors presented in cooperation with the Canadian Insider Risk Management Centre of Excellence.\u00a0 This two-day, online workshop provides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"\n
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