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.

Risk assessment.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

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:

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Other Format:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-RSI-0458

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