The Use of Threat, Vulnerability, and Consequence (TVC) Analysis for Decision Making on The Deployment of Limited Security Resources

Linacre, Nicholas A.; Cohen, Marc J.; Koo, Bonwoo; Birner, Regina

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“…As such, we sought to determine how best to capture the performance of national biosecurity and biosafety mechanisms [12–14]. Given that the definition of “biosecurity” often varies between countries, some of the themes we identified were similarly divergent [15].…”

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“…Additionally, geopolitical and economic instability were also found to modulate state vulnerability to health security threats; Linacre, for example, notes that countries with low GDPs and primarily agrarian economies are uniquely vulnerable to the threat of agroterrorism, given its potential to slow economic growth. Poor economies, in turn, could subsequently give rise to social unrest and insurgent activity [15].…”

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Establishing a theoretical foundation for measuring global health security: a scoping review

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Background Since the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic, the concept of measuring health security capacity has become increasingly important within the broader context of health systems-strengthening, enhancing responses to public health emergencies, and reducing global catastrophic biological risks. Efforts to regularly and sustainably track the evolution of health security capabilities and capacities over time – while also accounting for political, social, and environmental risks – could help countries progress toward eliminating sources of health insecurity. We sought to aggregate evidence-based principles that capture a country’s baseline public health and healthcare capabilities, its health security system performance before and during infectious disease crises, and its broader social, political, security, and ecological risk environments. Methods We conducted a scoping review of English-language scholarly and gray literature to identify evidence- and practice-based indicators and proxies for measuring health security at the country level over time. We then used a qualitative coding framework to identify recurrent themes in the literature and synthesize foundational principles for measuring global health security. Documents reviewed included English-language literature published after 2001 until the end of the research period—September 2017—to ensure relevance to the current global health security landscape; literature examining acute infectious disease threats with potential for transnational spread; and literature addressing global health security efforts at the country level. Results We synthesized four foundational principles for measuring global health security: measurement requires assessment of existing capacities, as well as efforts to build core public health, healthcare, and biosecurity capabilities; assessments of national programs and efforts to mitigate a critical subset of priority threats could inform efforts to generate useful metrics for global health security; there are measurable enabling factors facilitating health security-strengthening efforts; and finally, measurement requires consideration of social, political, and ecological risk environments. Conclusion The themes identified in this review could inform efforts to systematically assess the impacts and effectiveness of activities undertaken to strengthen global health security. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-019-7216-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Establishing a theoretical foundation for measuring global health security: a scoping review

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“…Numerous risk analysis methods are being employed in setting priorities for protecting the infrastructures of SMEs, large‐scale companies, etc. One of the most popular ones is the “Risk = Threat × Vulnerability × Consequence (R = TVC)” approach (Linacre et al., 2005). In 2008, some potential restrictions and limitations of this method were presented (Cox, 2008).…”

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Cyber risk assessment in small and medium‐sized enterprises: A multilevel decision‐making approach for small e‐tailors

2023

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The role played by information and communication technologies in today's businesses cannot be underestimated. While such technological advancements provide numerous advantages and opportunities, they are known to thread organizations with new challenges such as cyberattacks. This is particularly important for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are deemed to be the least mature and highly vulnerable to cybersecurity risks. Thus, this research is set to assess the cyber risks in online retailing SMEs (e-tailing SMEs). Therefore, this article employs a sample of 124 small etailers in the United Kingdom and takes advantage of a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method. Indeed, we identified a total number of 28 identified cyber-oriented risks in five exhaustive themes of "security," "dependency," "employee," "strategic," and "legal" risks. Subsequently, an integrated approach using step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA) and best-worst method (BWM) has been employed to develop a pathway of risk assessment. As such, the current study outlines a novel approach toward cybersecurity risk management for e-tailing SMEs and discusses its effectiveness and contributions to the cyber risk management literature.

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“…IDSP needs to be expanded and strengthened, and should also have linkages with surveillance networks of neighbouring countries as well as internationally, through agencies like Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and WHO. It should incorporate technical and operational research tools such as mapping; use of geographical information system (GIS) and new methodologies for risk-based allocation of resources, like threat, vulnerability and consequence (TVC) analysis (NDMA, 2008, p. 31; Linacren et al, 2005).…”

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Countering Bioterrorism Threat to India: Employing Global Best Practices and Technology as Force Multiplier

Abrol

2016

India Quarterly

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The threat of bioterrorism is the most plausible when compared to other weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), considering the riotous advances in biotechnology. It is a threat for which India is not well prepared as was once again highlighted by the recent H1N1 epidemic, which claimed over 2,300 lives. The precarious security environment in South Asia, rapid rise in fundamentalism and extremist implosion of Pakistan, the cloud of civil war in Afghanistan and the emergence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) further accentuate this threat. This article analyses the bioterrorism threat to India and explores strategies, approaches, technological tools and best practices required for surveillance, prevention, response, recovery, decontamination and its attribution. It concludes that bioterrorism is a low-probability, high-impact event. Biological agents are a threat to human, livestock and crop health, as well as to the Indian economy, and their understanding must be considerably improved. Political awareness and public participation are essential for threat mitigation. The preparedness against biological attacks will also prepare our population against natural occurrence of diseases, thus transforming India into a resilient society.

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The Use of Threat, Vulnerability, and Consequence (TVC) Analysis for Decision Making on The Deployment of Limited Security Resources

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Establishing a theoretical foundation for measuring global health security: a scoping review

Establishing a theoretical foundation for measuring global health security: a scoping review

Cyber risk assessment in small and medium‐sized enterprises: A multilevel decision‐making approach for small e‐tailors

Countering Bioterrorism Threat to India: Employing Global Best Practices and Technology as Force Multiplier

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