Roger G. Johnston Papers & Talks
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"How to Choose and Use Seals"
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"Why Security Fails"
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Security Sound Bites: Important Ideas About Security From Smart-Ass, Dumb-Ass, and Kick-Ass Quotations
This is the revised version of a book that Security Magazine called “fascinating” and “full of thought triggers”.
Security Sound Bites offers quotes, observations, and anecdotes about security that'll make you think and make you laugh. We hear from security experts, but also the likes of Britney Spears and Albert Einstein, B movie dialog through ancient Greek dead guys, John Locke to Dan Quayle.
Whether you're a cop, security officer, IT professional, security sales person, technician, government employee, or security manager, you'll find food for thought in this unique book. These quirky quotations can be used as a springboard for discussion with your security colleagues, or as an interesting way to open a meeting or close an email. Or they can be something to ponder on your own.
There are over 1,600 snippets covering 46 topics including cyber security, security management, cryptography, biometrics & access control, vulnerability assessments, risk management, locks & seals, homeland security, crime, and the insider threat. Includes insightful and irreverent commentary from an experienced vulnerability assessor.
Available on iTunes, BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, etc.
This is the revised version of a book that Security Magazine called “fascinating” and “full of thought triggers”.
Security Sound Bites offers quotes, observations, and anecdotes about security that'll make you think and make you laugh. We hear from security experts, but also the likes of Britney Spears and Albert Einstein, B movie dialog through ancient Greek dead guys, John Locke to Dan Quayle.
Whether you're a cop, security officer, IT professional, security sales person, technician, government employee, or security manager, you'll find food for thought in this unique book. These quirky quotations can be used as a springboard for discussion with your security colleagues, or as an interesting way to open a meeting or close an email. Or they can be something to ponder on your own.
There are over 1,600 snippets covering 46 topics including cyber security, security management, cryptography, biometrics & access control, vulnerability assessments, risk management, locks & seals, homeland security, crime, and the insider threat. Includes insightful and irreverent commentary from an experienced vulnerability assessor.
Available on iTunes, BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, etc.
Some Invited Talks by Roger Johnston:
RG Johnston, "Cyber Security is Everybody's Business", TSPi, Reardon, VA, October 14, 2015.
RG Johnston, "Vulnerability Assessments: Missing in Action?", SOCOM, Fort Bragg, NC, April 28, 2015.
RG Johnston, "A Marginal Approach to Security Assurance, Metrics, and Vulnerability Assessments", WINS Workshop on Security Management Metrics, London, England, March 9-10, 2015.
RG Johnston, “Focusing on the Threats to the Detriment of the Vulnerabilities”, NATO Advanced Workshop on Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Threats, Los Angeles, CA, November 18-20, 2015.
RG Johnston, Course Instructor and Curriculum Developer for the NNSA Training Course on Integrated Management Systems (Safety, Security, and QA/QC) for Nuclear Facilities, Rabat, Morocco, January 27-30, 2014.
RG Johnston, “Vulnerability Assessments”, Course Instructor for the IAEA Course on Essential Elements of Nuclear Security, Argonne National Laboratory, October 2011, May 2012, and June 2014.
RG Johnston, "Seals, Counterfeiting, and Some Security Lessons Learned", Document Security Alliance, Washington, D.C., June 6, 2013.
JS Warner and RG Johnston, “Introduction to the Vulnerability Assessment Process”, Modelling and Simulation for Design and Assessment of Nuclear Security Systems, Vienna, Austria, May 14-16, 2013.
RG Johnston and JS Warner, “Boxing Outside the Think: Conducting Creative Vulnerability Assessments”, CSO Security Confab, Braselton, GA, April 2-3, 2013.
RG Johnston, “Too Many Wrong Mistakes”, ASIS Chapter 140, Ottowa, Canada, January 16, 2013.
RG Johnston, Course instructor for the IAEA Regional Training Course on Physical Protection Against Sabotage, Beijing, China, May 14-18, 2012.
RG Johnston, “Tags, Numeric Tokens, and Product Authenticity Issues”, DHS/CPB Workshop on Product Counterfeiting, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2012.
RG Johnston and EG Bitzer, “Potential Countermeasures to the Insider Threat: Under-Utilized Concepts from Psychology, HR, Crime, & Common Sense”, Stanford/CISAC Workshop on the Insider Threat, December 5-7, 2011.
RG Johnston, “You Don’t Need Cyber to Beat Cyber”, Cyber Defense and Disaster Recover Conference, Springfield, IL, March 9, 2012.
RG Johnston, (Keynote Address) “A Cynical View of Security: The Importance of Not Being Earnest”, Security in Government Conference (SIG 2011), Canberra, Australia, July 25-27, 2011.
RG Johnston, “Product Authenticity Issues”, White House Working Group on Product Counterfeiting, Washington, D.C., June 15, 2011.
RG Johnston, “Mitigating the Insider Threat (and Other Security Issues), NRC, lisle, IL, May 10, 2011.
RG Johnston and JS Warner, “Magical Seals, Secure Voting Machines, and Other Fantasies”, Election Verification Network Conference, Chicago, IL, March 24-26, 2011.
RG Johnston, (Keynote Address) “Proving Voltaire Right: Security Blunders Dumber than Dog Snot”, 19th Annual USENIX Security Symposium, Washington, D.C., August 11-13, 2010.
RG Johnston, “Physical Security vs. Cyber Security”, Microsoft Headquarters, Redmond, WA, October 22, 2010.
RG Johnston, “Vulnerability Assessments on Tags and Seals”, Product Authentication & Brand Security Conference (PABS10), Chicago, IL, October 4-5, 2010.
RG Johnston, “Effective Facility Vulnerability Assessments”, 2010 U.S. Coast Guard Facility Inspector Workshop, Santa Barbara, CA, April 13-14, 2010.
RG Johnston, "Security Against Theft, Tampering, and Counterfeiting”, Pharmaceutical Security Institute, Mclean, VA, October 28, 2009.
RG Johnston, (Keynote Addresses) “Smirking & Vulnerability Assessments”, SecureWorld Expo, Atlanta, GA, April 29-30, 2008 and Chicago, IL, May 21-22, 2008.
RG Johnston, (Keynote Address) “The Importance of Not Being Earnest: Finding Security Flaws with Method Acting”, SecureWorld Expo, San Francisco, CA, September 19-20, 2007.
RG Johnston, “Pharmaceutical Security & Authenticity”, TRAX: Pharamaceutical Supply Chain Integrity, Baltimore, MD, April 25-27, 2007.
JS Warner and RG Johnston, “Vulnerabilities & Limitations of RFID and Contact Memory Devices”, Technical Meeting on Sealing Systems and Containment Verification Methods, Vienna, Austria, February 12-16, 2007.
RG Johnston, “Countermeasures to Wishful Thinking”, ASIS International Middle East Security Conference, Manama, Bahrain, December 4-6, 2006.
RG Johnston, “Countermeasures for Pharma Tampering & Counterfeiting”, Pharmaceutical Security Institute General Assembly, San Diego, CA, October 18, 2006.
RG Johnston, “Vulnerability Assessments on Tamper-Indicating Seals”, Joint US-Russia TID Working Group, Moscow, Russia, September 13-14, 2006.
RG Johnston, “Research on Improving Cargo Security”, 5th North American Cargo Security Forum, Washington, D.C., September 6-7, 2006.
RG Johnston, "Cyber Security is Everybody's Business", TSPi, Reardon, VA, October 14, 2015.
RG Johnston, "Vulnerability Assessments: Missing in Action?", SOCOM, Fort Bragg, NC, April 28, 2015.
RG Johnston, "A Marginal Approach to Security Assurance, Metrics, and Vulnerability Assessments", WINS Workshop on Security Management Metrics, London, England, March 9-10, 2015.
RG Johnston, “Focusing on the Threats to the Detriment of the Vulnerabilities”, NATO Advanced Workshop on Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Threats, Los Angeles, CA, November 18-20, 2015.
RG Johnston, Course Instructor and Curriculum Developer for the NNSA Training Course on Integrated Management Systems (Safety, Security, and QA/QC) for Nuclear Facilities, Rabat, Morocco, January 27-30, 2014.
RG Johnston, “Vulnerability Assessments”, Course Instructor for the IAEA Course on Essential Elements of Nuclear Security, Argonne National Laboratory, October 2011, May 2012, and June 2014.
RG Johnston, "Seals, Counterfeiting, and Some Security Lessons Learned", Document Security Alliance, Washington, D.C., June 6, 2013.
JS Warner and RG Johnston, “Introduction to the Vulnerability Assessment Process”, Modelling and Simulation for Design and Assessment of Nuclear Security Systems, Vienna, Austria, May 14-16, 2013.
RG Johnston and JS Warner, “Boxing Outside the Think: Conducting Creative Vulnerability Assessments”, CSO Security Confab, Braselton, GA, April 2-3, 2013.
RG Johnston, “Too Many Wrong Mistakes”, ASIS Chapter 140, Ottowa, Canada, January 16, 2013.
RG Johnston, Course instructor for the IAEA Regional Training Course on Physical Protection Against Sabotage, Beijing, China, May 14-18, 2012.
RG Johnston, “Tags, Numeric Tokens, and Product Authenticity Issues”, DHS/CPB Workshop on Product Counterfeiting, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2012.
RG Johnston and EG Bitzer, “Potential Countermeasures to the Insider Threat: Under-Utilized Concepts from Psychology, HR, Crime, & Common Sense”, Stanford/CISAC Workshop on the Insider Threat, December 5-7, 2011.
RG Johnston, “You Don’t Need Cyber to Beat Cyber”, Cyber Defense and Disaster Recover Conference, Springfield, IL, March 9, 2012.
RG Johnston, (Keynote Address) “A Cynical View of Security: The Importance of Not Being Earnest”, Security in Government Conference (SIG 2011), Canberra, Australia, July 25-27, 2011.
RG Johnston, “Product Authenticity Issues”, White House Working Group on Product Counterfeiting, Washington, D.C., June 15, 2011.
RG Johnston, “Mitigating the Insider Threat (and Other Security Issues), NRC, lisle, IL, May 10, 2011.
RG Johnston and JS Warner, “Magical Seals, Secure Voting Machines, and Other Fantasies”, Election Verification Network Conference, Chicago, IL, March 24-26, 2011.
RG Johnston, (Keynote Address) “Proving Voltaire Right: Security Blunders Dumber than Dog Snot”, 19th Annual USENIX Security Symposium, Washington, D.C., August 11-13, 2010.
RG Johnston, “Physical Security vs. Cyber Security”, Microsoft Headquarters, Redmond, WA, October 22, 2010.
RG Johnston, “Vulnerability Assessments on Tags and Seals”, Product Authentication & Brand Security Conference (PABS10), Chicago, IL, October 4-5, 2010.
RG Johnston, “Effective Facility Vulnerability Assessments”, 2010 U.S. Coast Guard Facility Inspector Workshop, Santa Barbara, CA, April 13-14, 2010.
RG Johnston, "Security Against Theft, Tampering, and Counterfeiting”, Pharmaceutical Security Institute, Mclean, VA, October 28, 2009.
RG Johnston, (Keynote Addresses) “Smirking & Vulnerability Assessments”, SecureWorld Expo, Atlanta, GA, April 29-30, 2008 and Chicago, IL, May 21-22, 2008.
RG Johnston, (Keynote Address) “The Importance of Not Being Earnest: Finding Security Flaws with Method Acting”, SecureWorld Expo, San Francisco, CA, September 19-20, 2007.
RG Johnston, “Pharmaceutical Security & Authenticity”, TRAX: Pharamaceutical Supply Chain Integrity, Baltimore, MD, April 25-27, 2007.
JS Warner and RG Johnston, “Vulnerabilities & Limitations of RFID and Contact Memory Devices”, Technical Meeting on Sealing Systems and Containment Verification Methods, Vienna, Austria, February 12-16, 2007.
RG Johnston, “Countermeasures to Wishful Thinking”, ASIS International Middle East Security Conference, Manama, Bahrain, December 4-6, 2006.
RG Johnston, “Countermeasures for Pharma Tampering & Counterfeiting”, Pharmaceutical Security Institute General Assembly, San Diego, CA, October 18, 2006.
RG Johnston, “Vulnerability Assessments on Tamper-Indicating Seals”, Joint US-Russia TID Working Group, Moscow, Russia, September 13-14, 2006.
RG Johnston, “Research on Improving Cargo Security”, 5th North American Cargo Security Forum, Washington, D.C., September 6-7, 2006.