Security Threat Prevention

Definition

Security threat prevention is the security engineering task during which security threats are prevented from occurring.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the security threat prevention task are:

• Prevent all known security threats from occurring.

Preconditions

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

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

Completion Criteria

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

• All appropriate security threat prevention measures have been taken.

Steps

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

• TBD

Techniques

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

• TBD

Work Products

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

• None

Guidelines

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