Appendix G
Security Assessment
Directions
Choose two settings from Ch. 9 of the text and list each setting. Then, complete the following tables. List five threats appropriate to the environment from the setting you chose. Rate the risk for each threat from 0 (low) to 10 (high). Then, list five appropriate countermeasures, including at least two countermeasures specific to physical security and one countermeasure specific to personnel and security management. Once you have completed the tables, write a brief explanation of each countermeasure, stating how the countermeasure reduces the risk associated with that threat.
Setting 1: Hospital
THREAT
RISK
COUNTERMEASURE
Probability
Criticality
Total
Example:
Information theft
4
7
11
Employee screening, limited computer access, and computer monitoring
Infant abduction
4
8
12
Matching electronic monitoring bracelets on infants and parents. Security alarms in newborn area of hospital. Have visitors sign in and out before allowing access.
Assault on Hospital Employees
4
7
11
Security officers in high risk areas; ER, psych ward. Have another hospital employee enter patient rooms. Proper training for diffusing high tension altercations.
Blood borne diseases being intentionally spread
5
8
13
Make sure medical staff has proper protective clothing at all times. Properly dispose or store such materials. Limit access to hazardous materials.
Pharmaceuticals being stolen
5
8
13
Employee drug screens, and have narcotics locked up so patients have no access to them. Limit access to narcotics room.
Bomb threat
3
7
10
Armed security officers patrolling perimeters of hospital. Security cameras inside and outside of hospital. Execute evacuation plans.
Setting 2: School
THREAT
RISK
COUNTERMEASURE
Probability
Criticality
Total
School shooting
5
8
14
Report all suspicious behavior to school administration. Armed