DocumentCode :
3229173
Title :
An airport vulnerability assessment methodology
Author :
Veatch, John D. ; James, Joseph W. ; May, Terry T. ; Wood, Thomas M. ; Kruse, Eric M.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Appl. Int. Corp., USA
fYear :
1999
fDate :
1999
Firstpage :
134
Lastpage :
151
Abstract :
This paper highlights a general vulnerability assessment methodology and procedural tools that have been developed, refined, and applied to more than one hundred facilities over a 20-year period. The methodology and tools were adapted to conduct assessments of two major airports in the United States. The methodology is applied in a logical, sequenced fashion that considers the threat, target identification, adversary types, malevolent acts of concern, and consequences of an adversary success. Algorithms are used to analyze potential consequences, the relative importance of targets to the adversary, and security vulnerability levels, to arrive at a relative risk for each threat and target combination. Countermeasures are then developed to minimize the risk and the methodology is reapplied to determine the relative risk reduction achieved. This iterative process is continued until the most cost-effective method for reducing risk to an acceptable level is identified. The airport modeling and characterization is documented by recording data and performing calculations through use of a spreadsheet during table-top discussions of the scenarios. The results of the assessments are then provided to airport planners, security managers, and decision makers
Keywords :
airports; safety; security; spreadsheet programs; United States; airport vulnerability assessment methodology; cost-effective method; countermeasures; security vulnerability; spreadsheet; target identification; Airports; Algorithm design and analysis; Data security; Disk recording; Explosives; Information analysis; Information security; Iterative methods; Risk analysis; Risk management;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology, 1999. Proceedings. IEEE 33rd Annual 1999 International Carnahan Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5247-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.1999.797905
Filename :
797905
Link To Document :
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