Turvallisuuskeskeistä

Turvallisuuskeskeistä is a Finnish term used to describe approaches, policies, or designs that prioritize safety and security in planning, development, and operations. The word combines turvallisuus (safety, security) with keskeinen (central), signaling a security-centric orientation in decision making and implementation.

In usage, turvallisuuskeskeistä can describe attitudes, organizational cultures, or product and system design philosophies. It is applied across sectors such as information technology, construction, healthcare, transportation, and public administration, where risk assessment, protection of assets, and resilience are emphasized from the earliest stages of planning.

Practically, a turvallisuuskeskeinen approach typically involves risk analysis, threat modeling, and secure or safety-by-design practices. It may include measures such as access controls, data protection, monitoring and incident response, redundancy, and compliance with relevant standards and regulations. The emphasis is on preventing harm, reducing vulnerabilities, and ensuring continuity of operations, while balancing usability and cost.

Critics of a strong turvallisuuskeskeinen stance warn that excessive focus on safety can hinder usability, innovation, or privacy if not carefully managed. The concept is often discussed alongside related ideas such as safety culture, privacy-by-design, security-by-design, risk management, and resilience.

See also: security-by-design, risk management, safety culture, privacy-by-design, resilience.