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In all the chaos surging around the conversation in the United States as people grapple with health care reform, there's one area where people seem to be particularly confused: evidence-based medicine. A practice widely adopted in the rest of the world, evidence-based medicine still seems to be something people in the United States are afraid of, especially thanks to the fact that conservatives framed it with scaremongering language like 'death panels' to make it seem like something that would inevitably lead to the utter collapse of the US health care system; after all, in a country where medical practice was based on the best available evidence, obviously the most vulnerable members of society would be dropping like flies, unlike now. Oh, wait.
The basic premise of evidence-based medicine is that treatment shouldn't be provided unless there's evidentiary support for it. In the case of national health programmes, evidence-based guidelines are used to determine what the government will and will not pay for, using the results of studies involving lookback reviews, clinical trials, and other resources. If a given medication hasn't proved effective with a specific disease, for example, the government will not pay for it. If the chance of success is slim and the costs are high, the government might likewise refuse to pay.
Evidence-based medicine can also involve some tough costing decisions. If a cancer medication would extend a patient's life by a month, but the patient would live in considerable pain and distress and require a lot of medical support, is it worth funding? From one perspective, yes, because the patient should be able to make an informed choice about it and the government shouldn't determine the patient's medical outcome. From another perspective, no, because the funds in the medical trust are limited, and could be used more efficiently and appropriately. That doesn't mean the patient couldn't use private-pay insurance to fund the treatment, or couldn't pay for it personally.
The fact is that evidence-based medicine is sometimes hard, but it's the most fair way to distribute medical resources. And it's also used to improve the overall quality of care for patients by ensuring that they get the best treatment possible when it will be most effective. While individual caregivers still use their judgment to make the best decisions for their patients, given the specifics of given cases, these guidelines can help them determine what the options are, and which options to pursue in a particular situation. Maybe patients with a similar course of symptoms have done well on a medication the physician hadn't considered, for example, in which case evidence-based medicine would actually help a patient considerably.
Yet, people in the US seem terrified of the idea of seeing evidence-based medicine applied here, convinced that it means they'll be sentenced to death by government guidelines. The fact is that US insurance companies, who oversee the bulk of 'health care' in the US, are already doing this; and they're not using medical evidence to determine what to pay for, but a cost-based metric. Their goal is to determine what they can get away with not paying for, rather than to explore what might be the best option for a patient who needs treatment. They won't pay for a cancer medication that extends life because it's too expensive, regardless as to the options available and what kind of quality of life it might offer the patient.
People in the US seem firmly convinced that their health care system is the best in the world, and they're very rooted in the idea of individualism above all else. While every body is different and every medical situation is different as well, evidence-based medicine provides a guideline for exploring treatment options and making informed choices, with a wealth of information on possible outcomes, what to expect during treatment, how patients tend to perform in response to given treatments, and more. If anything, it's a boon to both patients and physicians, and it's irritating not to see it treated that way.
One thing it does, for example, is spare patients unnecessary procedures. Evidence-based medicine can radically reduce the risk of false positives from unnecessary aggressive medical testing, for instance, which in turn means that patients don't have to undergo costly, uncomfortable, and grueling followup tests and treatments for conditions they don't even have. Not getting a pap smear every year, for example, doesn't mean that European women are wandering around with massive untreated cellular changes wreaking havoc in their bodies. It does mean that European women are less likely to have costly followup tests when an annual pap turns up some random funny-looking cells, as happens with too-frequent testing. Testing every three years under evidence-based guidelines strikes the perfect balance between false positives and waiting too long, potentially allowing cancerous cells to develop.
It also protects the right to access treatments if they're deemed effective and appropriate according to evidence-based research, which is also good news. People should be excited about the fact that evidence-based medicine considers patient needs and then cost, rather than the other way around. While obviously the expense of treatment is weighed, if it's effective, it's covered, and if there's a clear rationale for a given treatment in a particular situation, it will be approved. This is a stark difference from the more haphazard application of medical treatment and standards of care in the US, where it's very difficult for any kind of coherent decisionmaking to occur in terms of what kind of treatment is appropriate and who should pay for it.
We should be embracing the application of science and mathematics to the practice of medicine in the United States to create more tools for health care providers to use in the quest to keep quality of life good and health care options broad. Instead, people in the US apply their fear of math and science to medicine, too, thereby missing out on the potential for radical beneficial reforms in the medical system.


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Reactive soil: a slab of confusion
The type of earth you lay foundations on can have repercussions for your client's homes for decades after it's been built, and for the course of its whole life. Building Connection investigates the issue of reactive soils and what you need to know.
The term 'reactive soil' may conjure up images of radioactivity beneath the earth's surface; however it shouldn't. Reactive doesn't indicate that the soil is contaminated in any way rather; it refers to the way it reacts to changing moisture content.
All clay-based soils have the potential to change volume and shift with changes in the amount of moisture in the soil – and are sometimes called 'reactive soils' because of this. The amount that soil is likely to shift defines how 'reactive' it is considered to be.
Some soils have a greater potential to change volume than others, and this amount of potential needs to be measured with a soil test to make sure footings are designed in a way that helps protect it from soil movement that might otherwise cause it to sink or buckle.
The issue of reactive soils is a national one though it really came to the fore in Victoria during the drought that ran from 1996-2009 with new homes that were experiencing settlement. Rain wasn't falling, grounds were excessively dry and as a result, soils contracted and walls started to crack. And then the rains came, bringing with it, myriad other issues.
Swinburne University has been conducting research in the area of reactive soils to try and better predict the performance of houses and how we as a nation can improve house designs that better resist moving.
A consortium was formed including the Victorian Building Association (VBA), Office of Housing, the Association of Consulting Structural Engineers Victoria (ACSEV), the Foundation and Footings Society Victoria (FFSV), Housing Engineering Design & Research Association (HEDRA) and Swinburne University.
"Approximately 10 years ago, we were doing some work for the Office of Housing (Department of Foreign Services) who own and operate our public housing," chair of department of civil and construction engineering at Swinburne University Emad Gad says.
"They maintain about 50,000 properties. They noticed that during that time they had high maintenance requirements for some of their houses that were experiencing settlement. That was during the drought. From mid 2000-2010 a lot of existing houses were beginning to show signs of distress in the form of cracks. It wasn't across all of Victoria, but in a pocket where we have reactive soils. It was discovered that the edges of slabs and footings were dropping. This could have been the result of minimal rainfall or from trees absorbing moisture from the ground.
The other thing to remember is the fact that due to a growing population, we are building in areas we wouldn't have 30 years ago, often in highly reactive areas. "We started the work in 2012. Around that time the drought had broken. Soon after that time slabs were beginning to heave – grounds that were dry had been filled with moisture and started to swell. This brought with it the opposite effect and now slabs were curling up."
As a general rule, when the slab moves, the walls move and that's when cracks begin to appear, doors start to jam, floors tilt and structural integrity diminishes. Then there's the issue of home or building owners becoming disgruntled. "Our work changed focus from why shrinking occurred, to heaving," Emad continues. "Most homes affected were those built toward the end of the drought around 2006-07. We began to look at environmental factors as well as soil classifications."
Site classifications
To make sure you select the right type of subfloor, you need to ensure you read and understand test reports generated by the assigned geotechnical engineer on your project.
The engineer will take soil samples from the site, subject them to varying tests and then specify the correct site classification according to AS 2870/2011 – Residential slabs and footings. This rating indicates how reactive the soil is, and will help your structural engineer to determine what sort of footing system is suitable for your site in what are known as 'normal wet' and 'normal dry' conditions. Below is a list of these ratings indicating what each of them represents:
How soil classifications affect subfloors
For all ratings, it's simply a matter of building a subfloor that's suitable for the soil type, and for the type, shape and size of house you want to build – and an engineer will be able to figure out what's most appropriate for your design and the site you're building on.
Most Class A and Class S sites will only need a basic reinforced slab with concrete beam footings underneath the edges of the slab, while sites with other classifications will require the slab to be stiffened. For slabs, this will require a series of cross beams in the slab and sometimes piers too. This extra 'stiffening' helps to prevent the slab from bending and twisting as a result of moisture driven movements from underlying clays.
For 'highly' and 'extremely' reactive sites and problem sites (i.e. Class H1, H2, E or P), a structural engineer will need to do a special assessment and advise on how to safely build a house without the risk of damage due to soil movement. In many cases, this will involve installing concrete piers or screw piers into the ground underneath the footing beams on the slab for added stability and support, to a depth sometimes below the depth where soil moisture variations are minimal. Moisture variations tend to be lower at greater depth in clay soils.
Waffle slabs
Waffle slabs, also known as a waffle pod slabs, have caused much debate lately and many have pointed the blame toward them for the many Melbourne homes affected by reactive soils in recent times. These slabs are constructed entirely above the ground by pouring concrete over a grid of polystyrene blocks known as 'void forms'.
Waffle slabs sit close to the surface hence they become more sensible to change in moisture. For this reason they are generally suitable for sites with less reactive soil, use about 30% less concrete and 20% less steel than a stiffened raft slab, and are generally cheaper and easier to install than other types.
These types of slab are only suitable for very fl at ground. On sloping ground or with more complex designs, a stiffened raft slab is normally the better option. Waffle raft slabs are suited to lightly and moderately reactive clay sites in particular, because they're not embedded in the ground like stiffened raft slabs.
Trees and site maintenance
Trees and their roots are often the cause of problems for house footings too. Regardless of the soil classification where you're building, you should take into account how the trees on or around a property might affect both the home being built and those nearby.
Ideally, you should consult an arborist, a geotech engineer or both to figure out what's likely to be okay and what could cause problems – and what the right approach is likely to be. In some cases a deep plastic root barrier embedded in the ground can help to prevent roots from growing around a home, and protect the foundations.
You'll also need to consider how the potential root intrusion area may cause moisture variations (and therefore soil movement) past your own residential fence line – because the owner of a tree can become responsible for problems it causes to neighbouring properties. Likewise – regardless of the site classification, making sure there's adequate and appropriate site drainage (i.e. to stormwater drains) is a big part of protecting a home from reactive soil movement.
Working with the plumber and ensuring their design adheres to Australian Standards needs to be front of mind. For allotments containing reactive soils classified as H, E, H-D or E-D it is a mandatory requirement for compliance with AS/NZS2870, Section 5, Clause 5.5.4 (a), that pipes through external footings shall be lagged and (b), connection of stormwater drains and waste drains shall include flexible connections and in 6.6 (f), joints in plumbing pipes within 3m of the house under construction shall be articulated to accommodate ground movement without leakage.
The wording in this section of the Standard is rather vague; particularly when it comes to the word 'shall' and as a result, discussions and works are currently underway to create a more extensive set of instructions for plumbers to follow when faced with reactive soils.
Responsibilities of the builder
Builders need to comply with the Building Code of Australia, relevant Australian Standards, approved designs, specifications and contract documents. The Australian Standard for building footing construction permits minor wall and floor movements. If the foundation conditions are changed after construction, the floor and walls may move more than these standards allow for.
The designs for building footings in AS 2870 – Residential slabs and footings will perform adequately, provided the building site and surrounds have 'normal' foundation conditions that are maintained. If the building site and surrounds have 'abnormal' moisture conditions, special provisions must be followed by the design engineer, builder and owners (refer to AS 2870 for a description and examples of 'abnormal' moisture conditions).
Builders need to address the following important aspects (as advised by the VBA):
- Make sure there are well-drained foundation conditions which will create 'normal' soil moisture and maintain adequate bearing capacity of the footings as soon as work begins at the site.
- Where abnormal moisture conditions exist or are anticipated, the footings will need to be designed by a structural engineer to suit these conditions.
- Ensure that the floor level allows for proper drainage around the outside of the house, and that the property is protected from any adjoining water fl
- Slope the soil and paths away from the building by the minimum amount required by the Building Code of Australia to prevent water fl owing towards the house's foundations.
- Special considerations may be needed if any excavations are to be dug near adjoining structures (i.e. when installing a swimming pool).
- Construct subsoil drains or moisture barriers on sloping sites to your engineer's requirements, in order to prevent stormwater affecting the building's foundations.
- In sites with highly or extremely reactive soil, AS 2870
- Residential slabs and footings requires mechanical flexible couplings for sub-surface drainage pipes and for aboveground connections from the downpipe to the stormwater and sewerage drains. These allow for the movement of the soil and minimise the risk of pipe joints breaking and leaking.
- Ensure owners understand that failure to maintain adequate drainage may result in damage to the structure.
Builders are also encouraged to provide owners with a plan showing the location of all 'as installed' sewer pipes, stormwater drains, water and gas lines. This will help with any future modifications or repairs.
As you can see, the issue of reactive soils is not straight forward and we would require many more pages to fully cover the topic. While Mother Nature is highly unpredictable, best building practices are not, so the next time you are faced with a highly reactive site, be sure to consult the Standards and Codes and work closely with the geotechnical engineers and plumbers to ensure you build the best structure possible.
Further research by the likes of Swinburne University into the effects of changing weather patterns and how future building designs can better cope with such patterns will hopefully lead to less impact on homes in the years to come.

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In celebration of The Simpsons reaching 450 episodes, KCBS had a feature on the show this morning, where I was invited to speak along with Paul Cantor, Professor of English at University of Virginia. By the way — be sure to check out this Sunday's The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice hosted by Morgan Spurlock (of Super Size Me fame). While you're waiting for Sunday, you might also enjoy this article or this blog post on the upcoming event.
Teaching a college course on The Simpsons? Anytime I get to mention Foucault and a Simpsons episode in the same sentence, it's a pretty good day. Click on the image below for the full podcast of the show!
Paul Cantor is brilliant, and certainly a highly-regarded figure in American popular culture studies (check out his book, Gilligan Unbound) – so this was quite a thrill for me! I particularly enjoyed his comparison of The Simpsons and Charles Dickens during the interview. You can check out an excerpt from one of Cantor's essays on The Simpsons here.


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You've seen a show, now stay for the party. For three weeks only, when the curtain falls each night, Wellington's newest hot spot throws open its doors with free entry for everyone. Swing by and enjoy our eclectic live music line up and late night antics with Festival fans, crew and artists alike in sparkling spiegeltent surrounds.
Because the show ain't over until the Festival Club closes.
Saturday 24 February
Chocolate Box
Chocolate Box is born from a monthly DJ/live vocals event, once held at Matterhorn, and hosted by Lisa Tomlins and Vanessa Stacey. With the combination of these lovely ladies you will be in for a night of laughter, style and a musical journey of soul, funk, hip hop, R&B and jazz.
Building a reputation around Wellington and throughout Aotearoa, as a show not to be missed, and have been part of the New Zealand Festival opening night celebrations for two years running!
Sunday 25 February
Oscar Laven Trio
This trio of hard-working Wellington jazz denizens is led by sartorial saxophonist Oscar Laven, and features the talents of vocalist Lauren Armstrong and guitarist Alexander Boulton. They draw on the eternally-hip works of Billie Holliday and Lester Young, resulting in a spontaneous, deep-digging take on classic swing.
Also performing Sunday 4 and Tuesday 13 March.
Tuesday 27 February
DJ Dan Beban
Daniel Beban is a musician and sound artist who lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
He performs on a number of different instruments in groups including Orchestra of Spheres, Sign of the Hag, Sunburst Finish, Micro Soft Voices, UMU and others. He builds sound sculptures and invented instruments out of found objects and recycled materials, including the water organ (installed at Zealandia bird sanctuary).
Wednesday 28 February
Cave Circles (DJ/ production name for musician Riki Gooch)
Drawing on musical influences as varied as rap, Detroit Techno, Batira/Kuduro and Angolan Techno, Chicago House, Free Jazz and improvised music, as well as soul, gospel and R&B, Cave Circles amalgamates his many influences to create something far more than the sum of its parts.
Thursday 1 March
Founded in Y2K, Disasteradio is a fast and fun synthpop project by New Zealand solo performer and bedroom recordist Luke Rowell. 2017 saw the release of album Sweatshop his fourteenth independent release, which also includes the MIDI Vaporwave of Eyeliner, and the chiptune project Super Doobie Bros.
Also performing on Saturday 10 March.
Friday 2 March
Tawata Productions -with Inano Dance, DJ Raw and Antsman
Stay late in the Festival Club tent as the city's own Tawata Productions stage a takeover - bringing the whānau to the party. With performances from Inano Dance and beats by DJ Raw and Antsman, you know you'll be moving to your favourite brown beats.
One night only. Kia manuia!
Saturday 3 March
DJ Myele Manzanza
While known primarily as a drummer and composer, Myele Manzanza is also secretly a cold blooded DJ too. Fluidly mixing between soulful house, electric jazz extrapolations and African rhythm, come see one of New Zealand's finest drummers behind the decks at the Festival Club.
Also DJing on Friday 16 March.
Sunday 4 March
Oscar Laven Trio
See bio Sunday 25 February.
Tuesday 6 March
DJ Anthony Donaldson
Widely recognised as one of New Zealand's best free jazz drummers of his generation, Anthony Donaldson is a virtual encyclopedia when it comes to jazz. From Dixieland, pop and rock, swing to deep improvisation, he has proved he is both a master of jazz and a student of its history.
Come, listen, move and learn from this legendary Jazz drummer as he plays an eclectic jazz set.
Wednesday 7 March
Aw B
Wellington-based DJ Aw B plays a mix of house, funk and disco with the odd shameless banger thrown in. You may of seen her dancing behind the decks around local venues in Wellington or mixing alongside her pals Mongo Skato, k2k and Borrowed CS.
Also DJing on Festival closing night, Sunday 18 March.
Thursday 8 March
Writers & Readers Opening Night After-Party with The She-Jays
The She Jays are a collective of female DJs who love music and love to dance. They have a vibrant and varied record collection which spans the decades and combines many years of serious record collecting. The She Jays play just about everything, but specialize in soulful dance-floor, funk, disco, world music, and hip hop.
The She Jays will ensure you get moving, whether it be a toe tap, a hip shake, or a full dance-floor get down, the she jays will empower you to dance. All killer, no filler.
Friday 9 March
DJ Flash Harry (aka Barnaby Weir of The Black Seeds and Fly My Pretties)
With a wealth of musical multi-genre knowledge and experience and a quality yet eclectic vinyl cache, DJ Flash Harry will lead you on a glorious musical goose chase to cap off your Festival evening. Take a chance and be rewarded with top shelf spins from one of Wellington's heavy hitters.
Saturday 10 March
See bio from Thursday 1 March
Sunday 11 March
Writers & Readers Closing Party with DJ Magnet
DJ Magnet, one half of Pashjams, mixes up the latest to the greatest of awesome R&B jams. Bouncing dance floors up and down the country, from Rhythm & Alps to opening for Boyz II Men, Magnet always rolls out an uplifting selection for you to get down, dance and grind to.
Also DJing on Saturday 17 March.
Tuesday 13 March
Oscar Laven Trio
See bio Sunday 25 February.
Wednesday 14 March
Eyeliner + Satin Sheets
Eyeliner is a MIDI vaporwave project by Luke Rowell of Wellington, New Zealand. Conceived in 2012 as a side-project to his synthpop outfit Disasteradio. Eyeliner's music is an uplifting mimesis of luxury, commercialism and consumerism. Eyeliner considers itself influenced by new age, advertising and library music, as well as the labels Innovative Communication and Windham Hill.
Also performing on Thursday 15 March.
Thursday 15 March
Eyeliner + Satin Sheets
See bio on Wednesday 14 March
Friday 16 March
DJ Myele Manzanza
See bio on Saturday 3 March
Saturday 17 March
DJ Magnet
See bio from Sunday 11 March
Sunday 18 March
Aw B
See bio from Wednesday 7 March
The Festival Club is closed Mondays during New Zealand Festival.
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ALARA Management Committee
The ALARA Management Committee is elected by the membership at each Annual General Meeting, which are usually held in August or September each year. Here are the current Management Committee members.
You can contact individual members of the Management Committee via their Member page (you need to be a financial member to access these pages), via ALARA's secretary (secretary [at] alarassociation.org), or the email addresses listed against specific members.
|President (Email: president [at] alarassociation.org)
|Colin Bradley (since 2010)
Sydney, Australia
|Colin joined ALARA in 1993, from when he sat in the back seats until assisting the Management Committee on its Strategic Plan in 2009, before being elected as President. He runs his own Organisational Change, Organisational Development and Human Resources Management consultancy, Change Actions. Colin's vision for ALARA is that it is the primary source of information, support and networking in the Action Learning / Action Research community.
|Vice-President Australasia
|Dr Chivonne Algeo (since 2018)
Sydney, Australia
|Chivonne joined ALARA in 2011 is an Associate Professor at Monash University where she embeds action learning and action research approaches into the courses she develops and delivers. Chivonne completed a PhD on acquiring and exchanging project knowledge inspired by her work as a project manager across a range of sectors for corporates, government and other organisations in Indo-Asia and Australasia. Her evidence-based and transformative approach has been recognised with university awards and numerous research grants.
|Vice-President International (Email: vp-intl [at] alarassociation.org)
|Dr Emmanuel Tetteh (since 2013)
New York, USA
|Dr. Tetteh joined ALARA in 2013 and was elected as International Vice President at the national conference in Brisbane. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University. He is a professor of the Doctor of Public Administration and Nonprofit Leadership program in the School of Public Service Leadership at Capella University. He is also an adjunct professor at Metropolitan College of New York and The College of New Rochelle. He is also the founder/president of The Center for Communal Photosynthesis Research, Inc. His vision is to use marketing efforts to advance ALARA's vested interests and membership within the USA and around the world.
|Dr John Molineux (since 2008)
Melbourne, Australia
|John is currently an academic at Deakin University teaching Human Resource Management to MBA students and conducting research relevant to HR practitioners. He completed an action research PhD thesis in 2005 and used action research processes in his previous career in HRM. Since 2008, John has served ALARA as Treasurer.
|Constitutional Secretary (Email: secretary [at] alarassociation.org)
|Robyn Lynn (since 2018)
Cairns, Australia
|Robyn joined ALARA in 2009 and took on the role of Administration Secretary in 2011. After 28 years at James Cook University as a Lecturer in Social Work and Community Welfare, she is now taking time reorienting her life. At the same time Robyn remains professionally active providing association management services, professional supervision/mentoring and training in mindfulness. Robyn has stepped in as Constitutional Secretary as ALARA transitions to a Company Limited by Guarantee.
|Membership Co-ordinator
|(currently vacant)
|Web Services Co-ordinator
|(currently vacant)
|Administration Secretary (Email: secretary [at] alarassociation.org)
|Robyn Lynn (since 2009)
Cairns, Australia
|Robyn joined ALARA in 2009 and took on the role of Administration Secretary in 2011. After 28 years at James Cook University as a Lecturer in Social Work and Community Welfare, she is now taking time reorienting her life. At the same time Robyn remains professionally active providing association management services, professional supervision/mentoring and training in mindfulness.
|Marketing Co-ordinator
|(currently vacant)
|Publications Co-ordinator
|Dr Tomé Mapotse (since 2016)
Pretoria, South Africa
|Prof Dr TA Mapotse joined ALARA in 2016 as a Stream Coordinator and in 2017 he was elected as Publication Coordinator to date. Prof Mapotse is an Electrical Engineer, specializes in Technology Education (TE) and completed his doctorate by empowering TE teachers in applying Action Research/Action Learning methodologies. He is affiliated to University of South Africa (Unisa) in the College of Education and attached to the Department of Science and Technology Education. His field of interest is Community Engagement (CE) with TE teachers nationally using AR approaches, that has helped to coin a new definition of CE and develop a new theory – Technology Education Cascading Theory. His new role as ALARA Publication Coordinator will help in enlisting the association journal in most prestigious search engines and accepted in most countries' Ministry of Higher Education.
|Streams Co-ordinator
|(currently vacant)
While not a current member of the Management Committee, an important member of the team is the Managing Editor.
|Managing Editor (Email: editor [at] alarassociation.org)
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5 steps organizations can take to thwart insider security threats
A few years ago, if someone had asked me to talk about insider threats, I might have been less-than-excited about the subject.
We all hear news about credit card or healthcare data being stolen, or lately, election-related hacking. Images come to mind of darkly clothed people sitting in the shadows somewhere far away—perhaps working with a foreign government or a sophisticated cybercrime group. Few of us consider that the person sitting in the cubicle down the hall could be a cyberattacker.
But in my recent conversations with security leaders, the subject of insider threats has been voiced as a top reason that organizations are seeking new approaches to cybersecurity. Among our customers, we have also seen an increase in the number of actual malicious insider events.
So the question comes up: What are the steps my organization should be taking to stop malicious insiders?
Here are five top things to consider:
Ordinary people have a cybercrime arsenal at their fingertips
Cybersecurity starts by understanding the threat. The fact is that sophisticated cyberattack tools are available on the Internet that enable anyone with malicious intent and a modest understanding of computers to become hackers. For example, to get ahold of someone else's credentials, you don't have to know how to dump LSASS processes, scrape and parse the data, figure out the credential structure, and extract password hashes.
You only need to go to GitHub and download Mimikatz, a software tool that will do it for you. Depending on what is at risk within your organization, you may need to change a number of things—from what you're monitoring to how you're hiring. But it's important to understand that a broader range of people can execute attacks.
Build a strong relationship with the Human Resources department
In business, an environment of openness and trust is an important business asset. So security controls and monitoring can't be invasive, and can't be administered prejudicially, but IT security should be alerted if an employee exhibits hostile behavior toward the company or coworkers. There may be an opportunity to proactively identify suspicious use of IT resources before a serious compromise occurs.
Also, if an incident occurs and action needs to be taken quickly, that's not the time when you'll want to be having your first discussion with HR about cybersecurity.
Know where your credentials are
Credential hygiene is critical whether dealing with external attackers or malicious insiders. Insiders, such as IT administrators, sometimes have very high levels of authorized access to valuable systems directly. But normally, a central task for a cyberattacker is to expand their sphere of access by moving laterally from the system they're on to the systems they ultimately want to reach.
To conduct lateral movement, they need credentials. Every organization has at least basic ways of controlling access to IT resources—and of course many have sophisticated layered defenses. But be careful not to adopt a false sense of security. Through normal business activity, user credentials end up hidden in places where they don't belong. For example, they get stored in browser history or embedded within applications for convenience. Remote IT support can accidentally result in admin credentials being left behind if a session is not closed properly.
The spread of credentials changes constantly, so is virtually impossible to control manually. Until recently, technology vendors have left a gaping hole here—in fact attackers have been more efficient at finding hidden credentials than the average corporate security team, but it's a crucial issue for reducing the risk of malicious insider incidents.
Early detection requires new approaches
One of our customers, almost immediately after installing Illusive, detected suspicious insider activity. The person was caught when he tried to access a fake file share. Forensic data enabled very targeted data mining, and the customer soon determined that the employee had been exfiltrating customer IP for almost six months. Other related alerts had fired over that time, but they were overlooked among the thousands of other alerts in the SOC.
Traditional monitoring can work against insider detection. Deception as an approach is worth considering because it provides a streamlined way to detect malicious snooping and lateral movement without adding noise in the SOC.
Don't over-react
Early detection is critical but hasty reaction can be costly. I recently heard of another situation in which an IT person, immediately after detecting suspicious activity, took the individual's computer offline. Unfortunately, by acting so quickly, the organization lost an opportunity to continue observing the user's behavior and was never able to determine whether the activity was truly malicious.
To strike the right balance, organizations need technologies that provide the forensic evidence, and also broad risk visibility. Was that suspicious person close enough to critical databases or other assets to cause significant damage? If not, rather than pull the plug, you'd probably want to spend more time observing.
Unfortunately, because insiders have deeper knowledge of the organization than outsiders, they can often move faster. The onus is on defenders to shorten detection and response times—without acting hastily.


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Two years ago, on the verge of directing my first feature film, I wrote things that would seem irrelevant to my second feature (now entering pre-production). After all, the film we were shooting back then was an intense emotional drama. And the one we'll be shooting next is an unapologetically absurd monster movie spoof. What did I write back then?
I wrote, "I'm deep in the throes of anxcitement (anxiety + excitement)." Well, OK, that's just as true now, and undoubtedly will be every time I'm blessed to lead such a large undertaking. There's a reason filmmakers compare making movies to giving birth!
But I also wrote, "Actors can't pretend to be real, they have to be real. Michael Curtiz, the director of Cassablanca, said 'Don't act, just think–and the camera will see it.' My job, I explained, was "to place my actors in circumstances that allow them to be real."
But is that true of a comedy, especially an all-out farce like This is Spinal Tap or Galaxy Quest? Or Anchorman or Shaun of the Dead?
Yes, it is!
What makes those films work is their absurd earnestness. Think of Leslie Nielsen's classic response to the question "Surely you can't be serious?" in Airplane, "Yes, I am serious…and don't call me Shirley." What makes it funny (in both the writing and performance) is the same thing that makes Bogey and Bergman so compelling in Casablanca. Their complete and utter sincerity.
So here we go again. I've just finished the current draft of the screenplay for Notzilla, and will no doubt do a lot of re-writing before it's camera-ready, i.e. actor and crew ready. Pray with me, if you will, that I'm able to make every description of my rubber-suited monster, every ridiculous line my befuddled B-movie characters say, true. Pray that I'm able to keep it real.
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The WGN America original series Salem is dark and creepy and pushes boundaries, on every level. You often don't know exactly who you should be rooting for, and even the most seemingly evil still manage to be sympathetic, in some way. And in Season 2, new characters will be wreaking havoc and opening the world up, even further.
While at WonderCon to discuss the new season, actors Janet Montgomery ("Mary Sibley") and Shane West ("John Alden"), along with executive producers Brannon Braga and Adam Simon, talked to press about knowing where they're going to end each season, even if they don't necessarily know how they're going to get there, that the second season tops the first season and that each episode tops the next, that new characters and new locations open up the world, that many of the weird and strange things on the show are based in what people believed really happened, how Mary Sibley is the heart and soul of the story, what might change John Alden's mind about her, and how Cotton Mather is dealing with things now. From those interviews, we've compiled 15 things you should know about Salem.
As far as planning out the show, they knew how Season 1 was going to end, and it's the same with Season 2. They just weren't sure how they would get there, which is the fun of it. They see each season of the show as one amazing novel with 13 chapters.
- There hasn't been talk of Season 3 yet, but there's a show bible for quite a few years, just in case. Everything they wanted to have happen in the first season did happen, and the plan is even stricter for the second season.
- According to EP Adam Simon, "Not only does the second season top the first season, it feels like each successive episode tops the one before it, in part because we're having fun with that. We're not just pushing boundaries for the sake of it, but we got the chance to make the world bigger and bolder and go further, to show parts of this world we didn't get to show, last year."
- EP Brannon Braga talked about how there are several new characters this year. One is played by Lucy Lawless, and is a particularly nasty ancient witch who has never been able to accomplish what Mary has been able to do and wants what she has. Stuart Townsend plays a Doctors Without Borders type who comes to town to help the people dying of the plague.
They don't think about pushing buttons or boundaries with the show. There's weird stuff in it because there was weird stuff going on. The strangest stuff is from what people believed really happened. And the network is very supportive and pushes them to go further, while being conscious about being gratuitous.
- Said Simon, "Everybody has a twisted, very different trajectory from where they were last year. The characters are growing, changing and responding to an ever-changing world."
- Mary was the driving force of Season 1, and is still the heart and soul of the show. But for the first time, she doesn't know everything that's going on. Last season, she was the spider at the center of the web, and this season, that's changed to being the center of a target, from 50 different angles.
- Mary's priorities have changed, now that she's been reunited with her son, and she believes John Alden to be dead. There is something wrong with the boy and there are secrets about him that will turn Mary's life upside down when she learns about them. Said Janet Montgomery, "Mary goes through a state of denial [with her child]. You want to try to fix everything, but she has so much going on. She wants to protect him, but she can't fully understand his behavior and she's been in denial about what he's been through for the past seven years. It becomes more and more difficult to deny the fact that he is not a normal child."
According to Montgomery, "Mary has got more enemies than ever before, coming at her from all different angles. She's got no allies, at this point. She's doing everything for her son and her love for her son, and the opportunity to live in a world with him, in which she won't be persecuted and she'll have a voice and be able to protect him. That is only possible, if she continues with her path of being a witch, but she's definitely gone out on her own."
- The Countess, played by Lucy Lawless, is a much older and wiser witch who could kill Mary in a heartbeat, and that's frightening for Mary. There are witches from outside of Salem who are coming in to town to find her.
- They're shooting Episode 8 now, and John Alden still hasn't reunited with many of the characters on the show yet. Initially, most of his scenes were with guest cast and himself, as John is losing his mind a bit. He's back in Salem, but he hasn't revealed himself, and is hiding and sneaking around.
On what would get John to understand Mary's actions, Shane West said, "I think it's going to take finding out that he has a kid with her. Whenever that happens, I think that meeting their son is going to bring that out in him. He's more focused than he was last year. Revenge is where the season is for him. It will be at least half a season of him being no nonsense and taking out witches. At this point, he wants to kill her. She's a witch. But, she's going to pull the kid card and we'll see what happens with that. We can't bring them back together so quickly, but I strongly feel that, once he finally runs into Mary again, he's probably not going to be able to kill her."
- After the traumatic experience he went through in Season 1, Cotton is in a bad place, as a shattered man. He goes on a love journey in Season 2 with Anne Hale, that will prove to be every bit as star-crossed, epic, and maybe tragic or maybe not as John and Mary's love story. There are supernatural implications, given that, at minimum, she is the daughter of a witch who possibly has powers of her own.
- One of the characters that emerges this season is Anne Hale, who was a perimeter character last year. It will be about whether she will or won't accept that she's a witch, and a very powerful one.
- Some of the most grim, frightening and heartbreaking moments will be with Mercy.
Salem airs on Sunday nights on WGN America.
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Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning Telephone and Computer Information Access Policy
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1 Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning Telephone and Computer Information Access Policy Introduction This Telephone and Computer Information Access Policy (the "Policy") governs the use of computer and telephone systems at Sheridan. It applies to all staff, students and any other users of the telephone or computer systems at Sheridan. All Sheridan staff, students and any other users are responsible for reading and understanding this Policy. Please note that any violation of this Policy by Sheridan staff may result in serious sanctions up to and including dismissal. Any violation by students may result in serious sanctions up to and including expulsion. If there are any questions concerning the Policy, please direct those inquiries to one of the following: -Human Resources -Student Affairs -a faculty member (for students) -Information Technology (I.T.) HelpDesk at extension 2150 or Property of Sheridan All telephone and computer systems at Sheridan (including hardware, software for which Sheridan is the licensee or owner, and storage space) are the property of Sheridan and have been acquired by Sheridan to enable and facilitate Sheridan s operations. Sheridan does permit limited use by employees and students of its systems, subject to the clear understanding that: i) any personal usage must be in compliance with Sheridan s rules and regulations, ii) no student or employee shall have any right of privacy or property rights* in connection with his/her usage of Sheridan s systems, and iii) at all times Sheridan has the right to monitor the usage of its systems, including checking any information or files stored, copied or recorded in any of Sheridan s systems. * Sheridan's property rights in its systems are distinct from any copyright rights which anindividual may have under Sheridan's Copyright Policy. Personal Accounts Generally, information stored in personal voice mail, or computer directories ("Personal Accounts"), is accessible only to the authorized owner of the account. However, users of these Personal Accounts should be advised that Sheridan reserves the right to monitor and/or access this data in order to conduct its business in a secure and reasonable manner and to ensure that its rules regarding usage of its systems are being followed. 1
2 Without limiting Sheridan's right to access Personal Accounts, please be advised that, in the following circumstances, Sheridan may access your Personal Accounts: 1. If the Personal Account holder is unavailable or absent and there is a pressing or urgent need to access information contained in the Personal Account. 2. If the Personal Account holder is suspected of any breach of this policy or other wrong doing involving Personal Accounts. 3. If compelled to do so by any law, including a request for information under the Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act. 4. For the purpose of monitoring the usage by staff and students of Sheridan s systems in order to ensure compliance with the system, authorized Sheridan personnel may access Personal Accounts at any time. Access to Personal Accounts will only occur after signed authorization is received from a third level manager or more senior staff member. Passwords All Personal Accounts are protected by a password. The initial password is released to the person who requested the access to the Personal Account and should be changed by the Personal Account holder: i) the first time the account is accessed; ii) when there is any concern on the part of the Personal Account holder about the security of that password; or iii) when requested to do so by recognized Sheridan management, including Information Technology. The Personal Account holder is responsible for the proper use of the account, including password confidentiality, and has a resulting shared responsibility for the security of the entire system. The individual must take all reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorized access to the Account and the information stored therein. Further the account holder is fully accountable and responsible for any information stored in his/her accounts. Choosing a Password The following are recommended guidelines for creating an appropriate password: 1. Passwords must be at least 6 characters long. 2. Passwords should be composed of a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters etc.). 3. It is recommended that you change your password at least once a semester. 4. Never share your password with anyone (including I.T. staff). 5. Never write your password down, choose one that you can remember. 6. Do not use your userid or Sheridan ID number as your password. 7. Do not use a word found in a dictionary (even one for a foreign language). 8. Do not use a proper name or any variation of one (real or fictional). 9. Do not use a simple keyboard pattern (e.g. qwerty). 10. Do not reuse old passwords. 2
3 Account Management Individual managers have the responsibility of requesting either account deletion or partial removal of privileges when their staff leave or change jobs. The changes will be activated the day following the date of termination/reassignment. For Accounts that are deleted from the system, data that is contained in personal directories, whether work related or personal, will be deleted from the system 30 days after the account access is suspended. Information Technology also inactivates accounts based on employee termination/leave dates and student withdrawal/graduation dates. Data in voice mailboxes will be cleared on the date of termination/reassignment. Accounts that belong to staff who are leaving Sheridan for more than 60 days, either permanently or temporarily, and who will not require access while they are absent from Sheridan, should be disabled immediately to discourage unauthorized access. I.T. should be contacted to discuss archiving or transferring data if required. Temporary access to someone else's account or voice mailbox cannot be granted. Generally, temporary access to someone else's Personal Account will not be granted by Information Technology. Use of Accounts Each Personal Account holder or other user of Sheridan telephone or computer systems must comply with the following: 1. The Personal Account and password should be kept secure. The owner must log out of the Account when the workstation is left unattended. 2. The access granted to Sheridan's telephone and computer services is to be used for Sheridan business only and is not to be used to the detriment of Sheridan or any of its students or employees. 3. Access is for use of the account owner only and is not to be extended to others. 4. Access is not to be used for any illegal purpose. 5. Sheridan operates in compliance with existing Freedom of Information legislation. The user of any system who is privy to Sheridan data is expected to comply and to maintain confidentiality. 6. Access must not be used to harass, threaten or annoy others or to store or send messages which are pornographic, obscene, abusive, threatening, libellous, defamatory or harassing contrary to the Human Rights Code. This would include sending unwanted s to another after being requested not to do so. The Account owner is responsible for ensuring the use of the Account conforms to Sheridan policy and guidelines relating to harassment, discrimination or interaction with others. 7. The owner will not attempt to hide or misrepresent the originator of any communication he or she might initiate or forward. 8. The Account owner will not attempt to circumvent any security or control measures 3
4 implemented on Sheridan systems. 9. Access will not be used to monitor, interfere with or destroy work being done by others. 10. Access will not be used to knowingly degrade system performance or to knowingly or carelessly provide, run or install any program intended to damage any system. This includes, but is not limited to, programs known as computer viruses, Trojan horses or worms. 11. The individual owner of each Account is responsible for managing the information kept on the system to make efficient use of storage. 12. Installation or storage of illegal or pirated software on Sheridan systems is not tolerated. Unauthorized copying of Sheridan software is also illegal. 13. Where provided, users of any workstation are required to run anti-virus software before installing or using any floppy disk, including newly purchased software. 14. Each Account owner must be aware of and respect all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights for materials on Sheridan systems or the Internet, including the use of the Sheridan logo. 15. Account owners will not initiate or propagate chain letters. 16. The Account owner will not represent themselves as acting on behalf of Sheridan unless properly authorized to do so. 17. Access will not be used to access pornography, or any material that can be considered to be obscene, abusive, threatening, or harassing as described by the Human Rights Code, nor shall any such materials be stored, transmitted or printed using any Sheridan system. 18. Access will not be used by an employee or student for the purpose of carrying out any commercial undertaking or activity excepting only a commercial undertaking or activity authorized by Sheridan. 19. Access will not be used by any person for the purpose of gaining illegitimate or unauthorized access to personal accounts, resources, files, systems, databases, or information within any of Sheridan s systems or for the purpose of breaking into any other system outside Sheridan. No person shall change, enter, add or alter in any way any information within Sheridan s systems, files and databases without proper authorization. 20. Use of external access to contravene any of the above will be considered violation of the above (e.g., use of the Sheridan logo on a web page on an external ISP). All guidelines and policies apply to all resources whether access is initiated on-site or through a remote location. 4
5 Consequences of a Failure to Comply with this Policy Failure to comply with the above policy may result in disciplinary action. The nature and severity of Sheridan s action in this regard will be at Sheridan's discretion and will depend on influencing factors such as, the severity of the offence, its impact on others and Sheridan, and whether it is a repeat offence. These actions can include, without limitation, any of the following: 1. Account privileges being restricted or revoked; 2. Disciplinary action up to and including dismissal or expulsion from a course, program, or Sheridan; 3. Sheridan electing to seek appropriate penalties under existing legislation or other Sheridan policies. (Note: Some violations of the Policy are also covered under existing legislation such as Criminal Code of Canada and the Copyright Act or under other Sheridan policies such as the Harassment and Discrimination policy). External resources, including law enforcement, may be involved. Important Note: It is a criminal offence to obtain or use any computer service or system to wilfully destroy or alter data, to render data meaningless or useless, to obstruct or interfere with the lawful use of data or to deny access to data to anyone who is entitled to have access to such data. Information Technology - Handling Problems Generally, Information Technology will not deal unilaterally or directly with concerns brought to its attention relating to obscene, threatening or harassing behaviour. I.T. staff will advise that any situation involving students be referred to the Director, Student Affairs; problems not involving students will be referred as appropriate. I.T. will assist as requested in gathering information relating to problems and will act as requested by Sheridan in resolving them. I.T. reserves the right to act immediately and unilaterally when it determines there is an immediate security risk. Such action will be immediately reported to the appropriate Sheridan authorities or other related agencies for guidance and further follow-up. Sheridan Resources to Call in the Event of a Breach of this Policy Security Sheridan Security at the appropriate campus should be contacted immediately when there is a concern about safety or violation of any laws. Security works closely with other Sheridan resources in resolving any difficulties. Student Affairs Student Affairs is the prime contact in dealing with problems relating to students including interpersonal conflict, misuse of rights and responsibilities, and misuse of network accounts. Student Affairs will also initiate any formal disciplinary actions involving students. Problems or questions in this regard should be referred to Rob Till, Director, Student Affairs, at extension
6 Human Resources Human Resources is the prime contact in dealing with problems relating to any Sheridan employee and the misuse of his/her rights and responsibilities and misuse of network accounts as described in this Policy. Human Resources will assist Sheridan managers initiate any formal disciplinary actions involving Sheridan employees. Managers of Process Sheridan's Managers of Process will accept any call relating to staff, students or anyone who does business with Sheridan who may be involved in harassing or discriminating behaviour. Please refer to Sheridan's Harassment and Discrimination Policy for more information. 6
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 ― Lawyer Syahredzan Johan claimed today that the boycott of non-Muslim products only gained traction after some Opposition leaders and well-known party members of Umno and PAS started supporting the campaign directly and indirectly.
The political secretary to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang also refuted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najb Razak's claim that DAP "intentionally wants to promote the campaign so it can be made into a racial political issue" to win back support among non-Muslims.
DAP had recently come under severe criticism due to its leaders' opposition to issues such as the introduction of jawi calligraphy lessons in vernacular schools, and speeches by the controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik.
"The fact is that the campaign to boycott non-Muslim products has been on social media for a long time before it became a national issue.
"Those who are aligned to the Opposition parties had spread a list of items and supermarkets that apparently belong to non-Muslims which they wanted to boycott," he said in a statement.
"This campaign started gaining traction after certain personalities from the Opposition parties started supporting the campaign," he added.
Syahredzan said while Najib had remarked that PAS and Umno leaders have denied that they support the boycott of non-Muslim products, the reality is that there are Opposition leaders who have come out in the open to support the campaign.
Among them, he said, include Selangor PAS Ulama wing deputy chief Ahmad Dusuki Abdul Rani, who had on his Facebook posting said that those who boycott non-Muslim products can increase their pahala (reward points).
He also pointed out PAS information chief Nasrudin Hassan and Federal Territories Umno Youth chief Datuk Mohd Razlan Muhammad Rafii as among those who had indicated that they supported the campaign.
"This proves that the boycott of non-Muslim products is supported by certain Umno and PAS leaders and not as claimed by Datuk Seri Najib.
"Therefore, I urge Datuk Seri Najib not to give a false impression on this issue and also admit that there are some people in Umno and PAS that support the campaign to boycott non-Muslim products," he added.
The buy-Muslim-made-products-first campaign began on social media recently, with the Bumiputera community urged to avoid buying products made by businesses owned by non-Bumiputeras.
It was previously reported that the boycott originally began as a campaign by Muslim NGOs to encourage consumers to prioritise goods produced by Muslim and Bumiputera companies.
However, the Muslim Consumers Association and the Malaysian Chambers of Entrepreneurs Business Development had also called for a ban on non-Muslim products that use jawi script.
Late last month, both NGOs told the Islamic Development Department that halal certificates should be issued in the native language of the products' manufacturers, so that consumers can easily identify if they are produced by Muslims or non-Muslims.