Risk Management And Information Security Are Highlights On The Second Day Of The National Meeting On Intelligence In The Judiciary

Individual security and risk management were the central themes of the lectures that opened the second day of the National Meeting on the Intelligence in the Judiciary, organized by the Court of Justice of the State of Tocantins on Thursday (March 27th). The programming featured experts who reflected on strategic methodologies and new technologies applied to public and institutional security.

People risk analysis: safety and security in balance 

The lecture on “Personal Risk Analysis: The Convergence of Protective Measures with Appropriate Security Procedures” was given by Alessandre Roberto dos Reis, head of the Strategic Analysis Division of the Intelligence Directorate of the Federal Police. During his presentation, he outlined the responsibilities of the team in risk analysis and personal security, highlighting the main risk management frameworks recognized worldwide and discussing the possibility of implementing a standardized methodology in the Federal Police.

According to the speaker, individual security must be guaranteed by a set of preventive measures that protect the person from potential threats. However, he pointed out that there is still no standardized planning to define the level of protection needed according to the risks identified.

Alessandre emphasized the need to balance what is necessary with what is possible, avoiding the excessive creation of protocols that could make professional activity unfeasible. “The methodology adopted must allow adequate and sufficient controls to be applied, without imposing unnecessary measures,” he said. As an example, he explained that when assessing an individual who doesn't frequent certain environments, it doesn't make sense to apply a vulnerability analysis related to those spaces.

The Swiss cheese theory was also discussed during the presentation. Developed for the health sector, this theory applies to security by demonstrating that each “slice” represents a category of vulnerability. When these vulnerabilities align with real threats, security can be compromised, reinforcing the need for effective risk management.

“To ensure that information flows efficiently between institutions, without being isolated in watertight systems, he advocated a federative and collaborative model that allows secure data sharing without depending on a centralizing body,” said the speaker. 

Blockchain and information security in the public service 

The programming of the National Meeting on Intelligence in the Judiciary continued with the lecture on “Blockchain Applications in the Public Service for Secure Data Sharing”, given by Ronald Cesar Thompson, auditor at the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service and head of the Information Technology Services Management Division. 

The speaker began his presentation by explaining what blockchain is and how this technology came about. Created in 2008 to enable bitcoin to function, blockchain is a technology that records transactions in a decentralized and secure way. According to the original document on how bitcoin works, it is a “network that marks the time of transactions, placing them in a continuous chain in the ‘hash’, forming a record that cannot be altered without redoing all the work”.

In simple terms, blockchain can be considered a large digital ledger. It records various types of transactions and stores these records on several computers around the world, which guarantees the security and immutability of the information. In the case of crypto currencies such as bitcoin, this digital ledger tracks the sending and receiving of values, making it almost impossible to alter or delete the data once it has been recorded.

During the talk, he explained how the Federal Revenue Service has adopted blockchain to improve the exchange of intelligence and interagency information. He highlighted the logistical challenges faced in border inspection, as well as territorial complexity of Brazil, illustrating this with comparative maps of the extent of the territory of the country.

“The implementation of the Blockchain at the Federal Revenue seeks to create a secure collaboration network, allowing the structured and reliable sharing of information among different government entities,” said the speaker.