The events of September 11th focused renewed attention on the protection of the USA's critical infrastructure. Organizations across the nation have an increased awareness of risks and are recognizing the potential vulnerability of their physical assets, and also the assets embodied in their employees, their knowledge base, their information technology and their customers. Organizations must now grapple with the possibility that their infrastructure assets may be targets of direct physical threats or serve as conduits for indirect physical threats. Standard industry-wide protocols are just now being developed for addressing security risks. Managers also face a balancing act between demands for security and the resources needed to enact and finance those actions.
Our water utility vulnerability and self-assessment methodology and software(VSAT™) brings fresh insights to senior executives who face difficult questions about whether and how much to invest in security for their enterprises.
By simplifying sophisticated risk analysis processes, VSAT™ enables users to evaluate exactly where they may be vulnerable to a wide range of threats to their physical assets, IT platform, employees, customers, and knowledgebase. Armed with such insights, VSAT™ plans and optimizes changes in procedures, organizations, equipment, hardware, and software to reduce risks in proportion to budget, manpower, and other limitations.
While VSAT™ was originally developed for the water and wastewater sector, it has proved its worth in many other applications including other utilities, airports, manufacturing, and office buildings.
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