Meeting Minutes
May 23, 2019
Meeting called
to order at 12:00 PM
Pledge of
Allegiance and invocation was led by Harold Patin
Attendees
introduced themselves.
Old
Business/Announcements:
Eric thanked
those in attendance for joining us today for lunch and asked that everyone to
remember to RSVP for the meetings.
New
Business:
Eric
mentioned the ASIS Ralph Day Award which recognizes a security officer who went
above and beyond the call of duty. The
application is due by July 15, 2019 and can be found on the ASIS website.
Guest
Speaker: Ben Mailsow
Eric
introduced our guest speaker Ben Mailsow, security educator and trainer.
Ben gave his
background and provided a slide show on “The Need for Physical Security in an
Information World”:
Intro/Overview
• Physical security solutions merging with
technological systems
• Why physical security is still vital:
• Physical contact circumvents data
protections
• Asset egress
• Damage/DoS
• People
• People
Circumvention:
• Many existing electronic data protection
mechanisms
• Technical access control
• DRM
• DLP
• Firewalls/DAMs/IDS/IPS
• Cryptography
• All can be made superfluous with
physical access
• Boot order
• Monitoring (visual, keystroke logging,
etc.)
• Work factor overwhelmed by distributed
computing
Asset Egress
• Portable media
• Simple theft
• Printing
Damage/DoS
• Lines/connectivity
• Devices
• Natural disaster/fire
People
• Insider threat
• Inadvertent versus malicious
• Social engineering
• Health and human safety is paramount
Ben took
questions from the group.
Eric thanked
those in attendance for taking the time to come to the meeting.
Eric reminded
everyone our next meeting would be Thursday, June 20, 2019.
The meeting was
adjourned at 1:00 PM
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February 20, 2019
Meeting called
to order at 12:00 PM
Pledge of
Allegiance and invocation was led by Harold Patin
Attendees
introduced themselves.
Old
Business/Announcements: Eric Amerland
thanked those in attendance for joining us today for lunch and asked that
everyone to remember to RSVP for the meetings.
New
Business:
Kent
Lirette swore in the 2019 ASIS chapter officers.
Eric
reminded everyone that chapter and international dues are due and are
considered delinquent if not paid by March 2019.
Eric
announced that Rafael Goyeneche will be our speaker for our March 28, 2019
meeting.
Eric
asked if anyone is interested in CPP certification to contact Joe Mato
Guest
Speaker: Louis Dabdoub
Eric
Amerland introduced our guest speaker Louis Dabdoub, Director of Incident
Response at Entergy.

Louis gave his
background and discussed the following information on incident response:
Entergy has
approximately 15000 employees under Louis span of control for incident
response.
Employees
undergo year-round training
Louis discussed
Incident Command Structure (ICS). ICS is
a FEMA standard and also recognized by state and local authorities.
Louis explained
that security professionals have to understand clients in the event of an
emergency incident.
Louis explained
Entergy’s planning:
Domestic
terrorism can be difficult to contain.
All 15000
Entergy employees know what their role is during a storm or other event.
Each employee
has a family plan.
All employees
are trained on incident response.
Logistics to
consider are sleep and food for employees and out of town contractors.
Entergy
performs regular exercises to insure everyone is prepared. They review lessons learned so they do not
make the same mistake again.
When rebuilding,
Entergy has a mutual Assistance Agreement with other companies to assist.
After the storm
or event, Entergy sends damage assessment workers to review and prioritize the
damage. Some locations, (hospitals,
fire/police stations, nursing homes, etc.) are prioritized. Then they repair and turn on what makes the
most sense based on the damage.
Mr. Dabdoub
took questions from the group.
Eric Amerland
thanked those in attendance for taking the time to come to the meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 PM
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Meeting Minutes
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August 29, 2018
Meeting called
to order at 12:00 PM
Pledge of
Allegiance and invocation was led by Harold Patin
Attendees
introduced themselves.
Old
Business/Announcements: N/A
New
Business:
Eric
Amerland requested those attending the 2018 GSX Conference in Las Vegas to
share information with the chapter at the next meeting.
Harold
Patin mentioned Red Ribbon Week
is coming in October. Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness
campaign observed annually in October in the United States. Red Ribbon Week began after the kidnapping,
torture, and murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in
1985. Camarena had been working undercover for Guadalajara, Mexico for over four years. His
efforts led to a tip that resulted in the discovery of a multimillion-dollar
narcotics manufacturing operation in Chihuahua, Mexico.
They kidnapped Camarena and his pilot, Captain Alfredo Zavala-Avelar
(taken separately on the same day).
Guest
Speaker: Chris Laborde
Eric
Amerland introduced our guest speaker Chris Laborde, Senior Transportation and Incident Management Planner at the New Orleans
(LA) Regional Planning Commission (RPC).
Mr. Laborde
gave a presentation on Continuity of Operations Plan:
Continuity
of Operations Plan
¡ Not the plan -- the planning process
¡ Continuity plans based on daily
operations
¡ Ensure essential functions
§ Across wide range of emergencies/events
¡ Bottom line:
It’s good business!
¡ Tailor to your needs
¡ NO special
format
¡ A plan everyone can understand
¡ Geared to others
¡ Consider social media as a communication
tool
¡ Maintain a Test, Training, and Exercise (TT&E) program
¡ TT&E can be:
¡ Seminars, workshops, tabletops, games,
drills, functional exercises, full-scale exercises
¡ Test on weekends and holidays
¡ Pre-plan and have your tools in place
¡ Protection Goals:
¡ Life
¡ Essential Facilities
¡ Equipment
¡ Vital Records
¡ Encourage employees to prepare &
practice a family support plan
Key
Questions
¡ What should be in your plan?
¡ Do you have communications in place
where folks can call in for updated/status info?
¡ Do you have an out-of-area number for
vendors, customers to call?
¡ Do you have multiple contact numbers for
employees, vendors, apt dwellers, etc?
¡ How will you reconstitute your
operations?
¡ Are your vital business files/records
backed up, and readily available?
¡ Communications: do you have any old rotary dial phones or
manual typewriters?
¡ Can your business operate via Telework
and Alternate Work Locations?
¡ Who is Decision maker and back-up
decision maker?
¡ Do you have a Continuity Program Mgr?
¡ Who takes continuity planning lead and
is there an alternate?
¡ How critical is your service/product?
¡ Do you have enough “cash” on hand?
Temporary
Site Issues
¡ Transportation
¡ Housing
¡ Food/Water/Sanitation
¡ Supplies to operate
¡ Security
¡ Medical
¡ Power to operate site
¡ Accommodations
¡ Family services
Developing a
Personal Go Kit
¡ Some essential provisions of a go kit
include:
§ Personal items and necessities
§ Cash
§ Financial and legal documents that
cannot be replaced easily
§ An out-of-area point of contact, because
telephone calls in the local area may be restricted during a wide scale
emergency
¡ 3-day supply of nonperishable food
¡ 3-day supply of water (one gallon per
person per day)
¡ Portable, battery-powered radio with
extra batteries
¡ First aid kit and manual
¡ Sanitation and hygiene items
¡ Matches and waterproof container
¡ Whistle
¡ Extra clothing
¡ Cooking utensils and can opener
¡ Photocopies of credit and identification
cards
¡ Cash
¡ Special needs items (e.g.,
prescriptions)
¡ Items for infants
¡ Whistle
¡ Extra clothing
¡ Cooking utensils and can opener
¡ Photocopies of credit and identification
cards
¡ Cash
¡ Special needs items (e.g.,
prescriptions)
¡ Items for infants
¡ Other items to meet unique needs
Mr. Laborde
shared the link www.ready.gov.
Mr. Laborde
took questions from the presentation.
Eric Amerland
thanked those in attendance for taking the time to come to the meeting.
Eric noted the
next regular meeting of the Chapter would be October 2018.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 PM