Threat Risk Assessments-Factors for Consideration

Threat Risk Assessments (TRAs) come in a wide variety of flavours. They can be general or specific, focussing on a limited location or range of activities.

Considering the variation, one would expect a wide range of factors which should be considered in a discussion of TRAs, and you are largely right. There is however, a fairly stable list of prime factors which should be considered for most general TRAs.

Many of the primary factors which should be considered in a general TRA should include the following:

• Information Management - Files, garbage management, access controls and authorizations
• IT Networks - All electronic communications and data storage capabilities. These are often a separate TRA within the overall TRA due to the size of this file
• Moral Considerations - Perceptions, codes of conduct public relations and employee interactions all play a role here
• Personnel - This is affected by things like labour issues, training, turn-over and criminality
• Market/Industry Factors - This includes the general methods of the industry, and the vulnerability your organization can face from your colleagues and competitors in a modern environment
• Physical Threats (Mobile) - These include fleets and mobile structures, as well as leased or rented movable infrastructure 
• Physical Threats (Fixed) - This includes all fixed and semi-permanent structures and fixtures

This is not an exhaustive list, but it does serve to illustrate a few of the more important considerations you should be looking for in your completed TRA. Contact a local security provider to find out more.

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