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in the allocation of resources to miti-
gate those risks.
In essence, ABRA identifies cur-
rent levels of vulnerability and
ABRA Methodology
risk and then identifies improved
The primary purpose of ABRA is to levels with the implementation
quantitatively measure threats, as- of specified countermeasures.
sets, vulnerabilities, and risks asso-
ciated with large and/or small facil- Basically, a snapshot of where the
ities.
It can be used for
any asset where
there are people
or property need-
ing
protection
(such as a child care
center, church, gov-
ernment building,
private business,
school, warehouse,
etc.).
It establishes a
security
base-
line,
explores
upgrades, recal-
culates vulnera-
bilities and risks,
and recommends
optimized
fea-
tures or improve-
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