Part 1: Threats

You are employees of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). You have been assigned the routine task of identifying threats to national critical infrastructure assets.

Select the following critical infrastructure assets:

·Chemical plant in Tampa, Florida

Identify, in the following tables, the name of the infrastructure asset, five threats to the asset, the nature of the threat, information supporting the likelihood that this threat will occur, and how this threat affects the infrastructure asset.

Research information on the Internet regarding natural disasters and crime rates for the chosen critical infrastructure assets. Include natural, criminal, accidental, and terrorist threats.

Example

Nuclear power plant: Diablo Canyon, California
What are five threats to this infrastructure asset?	Is this threat of a natural, criminal, accidental, or terrorist nature?	What information supports the likelihood that this threat will occur?	How might this threat affect the infrastructure asset?
1. Earthquake	Natural disaster	The power plant is located near four fault lines.	An earthquake could cause physical damage to the facility.

Infrastructure asset one: [Insert here]
What are five threats to this infrastructure asset?	Is this threat of a natural, criminal, accidental, or terrorist nature?	What information supports the likelihood that this threat will occur?	How might this threat affect the infrastructure asset?
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Part 2: Threat Assessment and Vulnerability Identification

Complete the following table to illustrate the difference between threat assessment and vulnerability identification.

What is a threat assessment?	What is vulnerability identification?	How do they complement one another?

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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