Security Threat Deterrence

Definition

Security threat deterrence is the security engineering task during which the security threats to an endeavor or work product are deterred from occurring.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the security threat deterrence task are:

• Prevent all known security threats from occurring.

Preconditions

The security threat deterrence task typically may begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The security team is adequately staffed and trained in security threat deterrence.

Completion Criteria

The security threat deterrence task is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• All appropriate security threat deterrence measures have been taken.

Steps

The security threat deterrence task typically involves performing the following steps:

• TBD

Techniques

The security threat deterrence task is typically performed using the following techniques:

• TBD

Work Products

The security threat deterrence task typically results in the production of the following work products:

• None

Guidelines

• The security threat deterrence task should be performed at the beginning of an endeavor and regularly thereafter.