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What are the elements of threat?

Author

Sarah Garza

Updated on March 04, 2026

Each of these elements has an essential role to play within a threat model.

  • Key stakeholders. The key stakeholders are the owners of the system.
  • Assets.
  • Security risks.
  • Security threats and threat agents.
  • Security vulnerabilities.
  • Security controls and mitigations.

What is the greatest countermeasure?

There are security functions for which people are the best and sometimes the only countermeasure. The critical factor in the decision to use people, one that is their greatest attribute that can never be replaced, is their ability to exercise judgment.

Which is step in OPSEC process requires you to look at?

The development of a countermeasure focuses directly on the: Vulnerability it is designed to protect correct Which step in the OPSEC process requires you to look at your operation through the eyes of the adversary? Analyze vulnerabilities correct Try to find Indicators

What are indicators correct and risk correct in OPSEC?

Detectable activities or clues that can be pieced together by an adversary to compromise your operations are called: Indicators correct. The probability that an adversary will exploit a weakness in your operation, tempered by the impact to your mission, is defined as the: Risk correct.

Who was president when the OPSEC program was established?

Terms in this set (20) NSDD298, signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988, directed which organizations to establish OPSEC programs? All executive departments and agencies with national security missions Correct An adversary is anyone with whom you do not wish to share your critical information.

What makes OPSEC principles second nature to your employees?

Makes OPSEC principles second nature to your employees correct An advantage of incorporating OPSEC principles into the planning stage of any operation is that it: Provides for early detection of OPSEC problems correct