Barriers, critical controls, safeguards, energy models, bowties – a cornucopia of research

Barrier, safeguard, or control; risk or resilience; active or passive barrier; critical controls, support and verification activities.

Resharing this 2024 compendium of research on barriers, critical controls, verifications, indicators, and energy models.

What makes for an effective control? How can you measure & monitor effectiveness? You’ll find dozens of articles unpacking these questions and more.

Now updated with the 2026 ICMM critical control good practice guide.

There’s >100 studies. Let me know if I’ve missed any bangers.

A Compendium of Research: Barriers, Critical Controls, Verifications, Energy Models


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