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matter ex-
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perts specializing
in physical and
technical security,
law enforcement,
forced-entry tac-
tics, electronic se-
curity systems, an-
titerrorism, force
protection, engi-
neering, criminal
CAIRA quantifies risks and vulnerabilities, determines the cost effective-
and terrorist intel- ness of specific improvements, and helps prioritize countermeasures,
ligence, logistics, which allows decision makers to plan for and seek hard-to-get funding.
and quantitative analysis.
(electric, fossil fuels, steam or water)
located in an area prone to volcanic
The CAIRA Approach
eruption or heavy snow storms?
A holistic approach is taken to ana- It calculates risk based on prob-
lyzing natural and manmade haz- ability of occurrence.
ards.
Generally speaking, the higher the
The process looks at the most com-
likelihood of the event the high-
mon naturally occurring haz-
er the risk is to the asset from
ards; such as, heavy rain/flood-
that particular type of hazard.
ing, tornados, earthquakes, etc.
CAIRA also analyzes manmade
It also takes into consideration an
hazards; ranging from a disgrun-
asset’s location.
tled employee bringing a gun
For example, is the asset and its to work to acts of vandalism to a
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