Module one
Introductory Remarks and the Landscape for the Practice of Threat Assessment
Module length: 1 hour, 11 minutes.
We open by acknowledging the macro challenges in preventing targeted attacks – detecting low probability catastrophic events in dynamic contexts, unintended consequences of interventions, and managing disruption – and why threat management cannot be a simple cookbook. We show an example of awareness leading to a thwarted attack, provide an overview of programmatic best practices, and conduct our first progressive exercise using the WAVR. Issues related to professional competency and normal cognitive bias are identified.
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