Knowra Threat assessment Threat assessment Threat assessment is the systematic evaluation of hazards or adversaries, vulnerabilities, and possible consequences. It estimates the likelihood and severity of harm to guide prevention and response.
Risk assessment : Risk assessment identifies hazards, estimates their likelihood and consequences, and supports decisions about reducing harm. Threat assessment uses risk estimates to compare possible harms and prioritize action.
Hazard : A hazard is a condition or source with the potential to cause injury, damage, or other loss. Hazards are the non-adversarial sources of harm considered alongside intentional threats.
Violence risk assessment : Violence risk assessment evaluates factors associated with a person’s potential to commit violent acts. It applies structured assessment to threats of interpersonal or targeted violence.
Hazard analysis : Hazard analysis identifies potential sources of harm and examines how they could produce adverse events. It emphasizes hazardous conditions, while threat assessment may also center on intentional adversaries.
Threat modeling : Threat modeling identifies assets, attackers, attack paths, and safeguards in a system. It structures adversary-focused assessments around targets, capabilities, and routes to harm.
Threat agent : A threat agent is a person, group, organization, or natural force capable of causing harm. Identifying the agent helps characterize intent, capability, and likely behavior.
Cybersecurity threat assessment : Cybersecurity threat assessment evaluates digital adversaries, attack methods, targets, and potential impacts. It focuses the framework on information systems and cyber operations.
Forecasting : Forecasting estimates future conditions or events from evidence, models, or expert judgment. Forecasts predict outcomes; threat assessments additionally characterize vulnerabilities and consequences.
Attack tree : An attack tree represents how an adversary could achieve a goal through combinations of actions. It makes one threat scenario’s possible paths explicit for analysis.
Vulnerability : A vulnerability is a weakness that can be exploited or triggered to produce harm. Assessors examine vulnerabilities to judge whether a threat can reach its target.
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