Threat management process

In the RPTB, the threat management process is considered in three successive stages possible, credible, and confirmed. Thus, as the threat escalates through these three states, the actions that might be considered due diligence expand accord-... 

What strategies should pharmacists pursue to identify and minimize their risk exposure A risk management process should be developed to analyze and identify strategies to manage risk threats. A risk management... 

Depending on the needs of the individual pharmacy, several different types of insurance policies may be required to provide adequate risk protection for the business. The geographic location, type of practice, and services offered will influence the types of insurance needed. The risk management process is a continuous process, and periodic evaluations are necessary to address new or emerging risk threats to the pharmacy. Emerging threats discussed later in this chapter exemplify how recent changes in health care practices (privacy issues) and technology create new and different risk threats to the pharmacy. 

Risk perception is an important ingredient of risk management. Even if actual risks are relatively low, people may perceive something as a serious threat and risk managers may decide to take action in order to reassure people. Risk perception thus is a social and political reality, which must be accounted for in the management process. It is therefore important to know how people perceive mixture risks and which factors influence mixture risk perception. 

Security management process Security requirements specification Security architecture design Security risk assessment (threat model)... 

Although many of the presented technical aspects are indeed very specific and form in a sense a proprietary solution - developed and maintained by one vendor -, the pragmatic approach of extending risk management beyond the currently required boundaries are a generic concept. Also, for many safety-related products it might be beneficial to consider security vulnerabilities to be a safety threat that can be explicitly addressed by the overall risk management process. 

The risk assessment is a primary component of the risk management process. The objective of a risk assessment is to identify risks to organizational assets and propose an achievable level of protection that is commensurate with the level of risk, without exceeding that level of risk so that it will be cost effective. Risk is a function of the values of threat, vulnerability, and collateral damage via loss occurrence. The objective of risk management is to create a level of protection that mitigates vulnerabilities to threats and their potential consequences, thereby reducing risk to an acceptable level. Ideally, all risk would be eliminated. However, in practicality the elimination of risk is not feasible (Department of Homeland Security, 2008). 

In this chapter, an approach to analysing vulnerabihty in a supply chain system is presented as a means to reduce risk, to become better prepared to manage the system s vulnerabihties and to improve the system s resilience. The analysis establishes the relationship between relevant threats and risks, and the potential scenarios and consequences that determine the vulnerabihty of the supply chain system. This is designed to generate a deliberate and conscious management process, seeking to establish an acceptable degree of vulnerability and risk within the supply chain system. 

Introduction Priorto September 11, 2001, known as 9/11, chemical process safety activities primarily focused on accidental release risks and excluded most considerations of intentional releases. Security was provided mostly for lesser threats than such extreme acts of violence, and terrorism was generally not provided for except in high-security areas of the world. Exceptions to this included general concerns for sabotage. This was due to a perception that these risks were managed adequately, and that the threat of a terrorist attack, particularly on U.S. chemical manufacturing facilities or transportation system, was remote. 

The incident commander and the site characterization team leader are key personnel in site characterization. The incident commander has overall responsibility for managing the response to the threat and is responsible for planning and directing site characterization activities. The incident commander may also approve the site characterization team to proceed with their activities at key decision points in the process (e.g., whether or not to enter the site following the approach). 

It is not the intent of this Guideline to deal in depth with facility security issues. However, effective fire prevention in a processing facility depends on people in addition to systems to detect developing fires and other incidents and to detect unauthorized intrusion into the facility. Intruder-caused vandalism, damage, spills, releases, or fires are not common, but are a credible threat. The potential fire prevention and protection requirements to manage the risk of security events from terrorism need to be considered in the overall fire protection system design. 

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