Stages of the Protection Cycle
Maximum Effort to Protected
Active Defense:
This phrase implies not just passive protection but actively taking steps to prevent harm and neutralize potential threats.
Stage 1 Risk and Threat Assessment
1. Proximity Based- Residential, Temporary Lodging and travel routes, undergo an analysis of general crime conditions.
2. Behavior Based - applied to persons or groups of concern that have been identified by the protective intelligence function
These comprehensive assessments evaluates several threat vectors
Stage 2 Protective Intelligence
1. Protective Intelligence is a type of threat assessment. It is a proactive method of identifying, assessing, and mitigating possible threats to the principal.
2. The process of collecting information and monitoring social media and other platforms that may indicate if groups or individuals are having issues or concerns with the corporation or specifically an executive which may indicate a threat
Stage 3 Vulnerability Assessment
1. The process of identifying and quantifying a weakness that can be exploited by an adversary.
2. Examinations of all static locations along with travel routes to and from.
3. Frequently visited places.