Threat assessment versus risk assessment The contemporary society is crowded with several issues that are considered dangerous to people and property or pause a danger to the society in general. Threat is considered anything that is seen to have the possibility of tampering with, interrupting or even destroying a given service or item of value within the society. Threat assessment is therefore defined as the approach that utilizes a number of well placed strategies or means to place in priority the seriousness of a threat suggested or pointed at and the possibility that it will be executed. Threat assessment must be carried out by a team of trained professionals in threat assessment. The assessment is then found useful in security planning as well as the relevant measures to be taken (James Bayne, 2002). Conceivable threats can be classified into the Human and the Non-Human threats. The human being the hackers, terrorism, theft, non-technical staff like the accounting manipulation, accidental, inadequately trained staff and technicians errors among others. The non-human threats are like the floods, lightning strikes, viruses, fire, electrical faults, dust and heat among other factors. Identified threats must then be put into context in relation to the business environment within which they exist or the society. The aspect of motivation must be looked into as different people have varying levels of motivation to execute some threat depending on the caliber and
3.4 summarise the types of risks that may be involved in assessment in own area of responsibility.
The likelihood of an attack or breach dealing with the current infrastructure of the company’s
A threat is something that will bring danger, damage, or pain to the person it is directed to. Everyone deals with threats in many different ways. Many people will encounter many types of threat over the course of their life. Some may be urgent, immediate, and violent. Other threats are non-immediate, but can still be harmful. Evaluate the decision and figure out what you need to do to keep yourself safe. Always evaluate the circumstances. Act quickly, calmly, rationally, and think about the consequences in the long run. In Tressie McMillan’s “The Logic of Stupid Poor People”, and Andrew Corsello’s “The Other Side of hate”, both of the main characters were exposed to a threat. McMillan changed people’s views on the threats of society, while Corsello was facing a threat of his own that will have an indelible imprint on his life.
A threat is defined as a potential cause of an incident that may cause harm of systems and organisation, or data. A potential and obvious threat is someone physically stealing hardware, or data. Physical threats are any incident that could result in the loss or physical damage to a computer system, there are threats that are pretty much unpreventable such as fire, floods, lightening, and earthquakes, and these are all physical threats that are uncontrollable. The humidity in rooms which computers are in does to an extent need to be controlled, if the room is too hot or cold if could have a negative effect on a computer system. There are also human threats such as; vandalism, theft, disruption, accidental or intentional errors.
The next step is to identify the risks, threats and vulnerabilities. Hackers attack from the Internet, failure of hardware or software systems, or network outages are the most common threats. And common vulnerabilities are absence of firewall and antivirus software, absence of update patches, not adequately trained associates etc.
After considering my above feelings and thoughts I realised that by being aware of the time I spent on the risk assessment, I was able to keep it as necessary and as concise as I had hoped for. Previously I have ran out of time completing the full assessment, meaning that the ending of the assessment is typically missed off. According to Westbrook et al (2007) five or ten minutes is required at the end of treatment to conclude and set up a homework task. Although at the time I was feeling anxious and nervous; attempting to keep track of the time allowed me to achieve the assessment in the time I had allocated myself.
Tactical threat analysis is timely and thorough analysis and dissemination of information regarding terrorist and their current and potential activities. It allows for immediate and near-term action and provides useful warning systems. The strategic analysis of the enemy places emphasis of the organizations that may conduct terrorist attacks against the United States (Force n.d.). Being able to knowingly identify financial and political sources of support, motivation, goals, current and future capabilities, and vulnerabilities of those organizations will assist in preventing and preempting future attacks and in taking long-term actions that will weaken support for organizations that seek to bring harm to any United States
In other words, risk assessment is the process of determining the nature and extent of the breach. It is part of determining what needs to happen next. One of the most common next steps is giving notification of the breach to the affected parties.
The threat source is motivated and capable, but controls are in place that may impede successful exercise of the vulnerability.
For us as security managers to begin to dissect the threat we must go back to the Risk and threat assessment as stated in (Risk and Security management 2008) the threat assessment specifically defines the scope, nature and impacts of risk the company may face during the life span of the operation. It should be written in the context of both the risk environment and the company’s risk tolerences, as these will define what risks are considered noteworthy and which fall within acceptable ranges for a project or organization. The Security Director should not assume that the initial threat assessment will be read in conjunction with the intelligence review. Therefore the key elements from the intelligence review should be included (if) to clarify the environment in which the organization will operate. The threat assessment can be conducted in isolation of a site visit, although specific risks associated with the project will be difficult to ascertain without firsthand knowledge through an actual visit. Secondary threat assessment may be done concurrently with, or as part of the security survey to provide the final specifics for the organization itself, as opposed to the more overarching initial assessment.
Vital to this are on-going threat assessments. Effective threat assessment is the need for abundant, timely and useable intelligence, about potential terrorist sponsors, perpetrators, activities and targets, as well as intelligence to guide our prevention and preparation activities and programs. Despite the transnational nature of many terrorist groups, challenges to integrating foreign intelligence with domestic law enforcement information remains.
Threat: a category of objects, persons, or other entities that presents a danger to an asset
Each community in America is likely to face different threats, but they should all include the six strategic threats are the most likely to occur within the next decade. When communities are developing their threat matrixes the most important thing that they need to do is understand the risks of the potential threats that they may face. “By understanding its risks, a community can make smart decisions about how to manage risk, including developing needed capabilities.” (FEMA, 2013) Threats are unpredictable and often cannot be stopped and risks have unwanted outcomes and more often than
There are many risks, some more serious than others. Some examples of how our computer and systems could be affected by a cyber security incident include manmade or natural disasters, improper cyber security controls, or malicious users wreaking havoc.
The creation of a threat model is a way for organizations to be able to