Threat and Vulnerability Assessment

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Acme Corporation: Threats, Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures Acme Corporation: Threats, Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures Acme Corporation is a manufacturer of night vision equipment that is used by military personnel. A company such as Acme Corporation must realize the threats and vulnerabilities that are inherent in this particular field. Threats or vulnerabilities include employees of Acme, theft, and unknown factors such as natural disasters. Acme Corporation understands that to subdue these threats, and maximize profits the countermeasures that are in place are the most important aspect of loss prevention. The counter measures that need to be considered by Acme Corporation include secured parking and facilities, thorough background checks, and policies and procedures that will prevent proprietary information from leaving the secure areas. To better understand how to develop proper countermeasures it is important to know what a threat is. A threat to an organization is any action that damages an organization’s assets; vulnerabilities are systems in place that pose a weakness to the protection of these assets and countermeasures are systems in place that prevent damage to assets due to these vulnerabilities. Acme Corporation should be aware of all three of these elements so that they may have a successful organization with effective loss prevention strategies. In addressing the threats toward the Acme Corporation, we will look at employees, equipment, profit and the environment. In any corporation there will be employees who do more damage to the success of an organization than benefit. Problems with employees can include neglecting assets or even theft. Acme Corporation will be a need to protect equipment from neglect and also outside environmental factors such as theft from patrons or natural disasters. There can be damage to profitability due to the

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