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organization
is today and where it Target Analysis
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could be in the future after counter-
Target analysis is designed to evaluate
measures are implemented.
In addition, ABRA identifies the associat- and measure the value of all targets to
ed cost and impact of the improvements. the user and to the aggressor.
Targets could include any
type of asset or target.
The end result of the target
analysis is a numeric rating
based on the target value or
criticality to the user and the
target value or usefulness to
the aggressor.
Vulnerability Analysis
ABRA includes the performance of six
sub-analyses: threat, target, vulnerabil-
Vulnerability analysis is designed to
ity, optimization, risk, and cost–benefit.
Threat Analysis
Threat analysis is based
on information collected
during the site visit.
The information produces a
threat rating, which mea-
sures the threat likelihood
(the probability an attack will
occur), and an effectiveness
rating (the probability that an
attack will be successful).
quantitatively evaluate and measure
how vulnerable a specific asset is to
a specific threat .
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