Risk Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection : Assessing, Integrating, and Managing Threats, Vulnerabilities and Consequences.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil defense--United States.

Civil defense.

United States.

Risk assessment.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on the responsibilities of the DHS Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate to integrate threat assessments with vulnerability assessments to identify and manage the risk associated with possible terrorist attacks on the nation's critical infrastructure; and reviews the status of DHS implementation of its critical infrastructure. Defines the terms "threat," "vulnerability," and "risk" and discusses how they fit together in a systematic analysis; describes processes and techniques that have been used to assess them; and discusses how the results of that analysis can inform resource allocation and policy.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Risk Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection

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