Customer Case Study: International Threat and Vulnerability Risk Assessment
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 5:51 am
In an ever-changing world, ensuring the safety and security of business operations is paramount. One of the UK’s largest and most prestigious universities engaged CHEMTREC’s Consulting Solutions team to assess the security threats and vulnerabilities associated with their leading research facilities in Asia and Africa, and recommend mitigation measures.
Understanding the Challenge
The university’s research department sought CHEMTREC’s expertise to better understand their security risks, implement mitigation measures, and assess their current crisis management framework. Their primary goal was not only 99 acres database to protect staff from the possibility of an incident, but to better equip them to deal with the immediate challenges of an incident. Finally, they sought to identify and mitigate future risks through horizon scanning and resilience building. With extensive experience navigating the synergies between crisis management and security, CHEMTREC was the ideal partner to support the development of strategies to protect their people, assets, and reputation.
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Our Approach
CHEMTREC team engagement began with an extensive phase of desk-based research, which laid the groundwork for subsequent in-country visits. This research began with a series of informal interviews with key stakeholders to elicit personal and organizational insights into their perceptions of current threats and vulnerabilities. We also reviewed existing plans, policies and procedures, existing reports, research papers, and data from credible sources such as foreign offices and agencies, the United Nations, country-specific government databases, and guidance from other international organizations. In the months and weeks leading up to the project, we regularly followed credible news sources, both international and local, to stay informed of current events and emerging risks.
We overlaid our initial findings using an established risk assessment framework – in this case, a PESTLE (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental) analysis – to structure our research. This crucial process allowed us to cross-reference our findings with domestic data, setting clear expectations for the next step.
Following the research phase, a CHEMTREC consultant conducted an in-house visit where vulnerabilities within each facility were assessed in conjunction with facility staff. The assessment focused on physical security, infrastructure integrity, personnel training, and access control measures. This thorough analysis enabled the team to conduct a risk analysis, determining the likelihood and potential impact of various threats to the university’s research operations.
Understanding the Challenge
The university’s research department sought CHEMTREC’s expertise to better understand their security risks, implement mitigation measures, and assess their current crisis management framework. Their primary goal was not only 99 acres database to protect staff from the possibility of an incident, but to better equip them to deal with the immediate challenges of an incident. Finally, they sought to identify and mitigate future risks through horizon scanning and resilience building. With extensive experience navigating the synergies between crisis management and security, CHEMTREC was the ideal partner to support the development of strategies to protect their people, assets, and reputation.
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Our Approach
CHEMTREC team engagement began with an extensive phase of desk-based research, which laid the groundwork for subsequent in-country visits. This research began with a series of informal interviews with key stakeholders to elicit personal and organizational insights into their perceptions of current threats and vulnerabilities. We also reviewed existing plans, policies and procedures, existing reports, research papers, and data from credible sources such as foreign offices and agencies, the United Nations, country-specific government databases, and guidance from other international organizations. In the months and weeks leading up to the project, we regularly followed credible news sources, both international and local, to stay informed of current events and emerging risks.
We overlaid our initial findings using an established risk assessment framework – in this case, a PESTLE (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental) analysis – to structure our research. This crucial process allowed us to cross-reference our findings with domestic data, setting clear expectations for the next step.
Following the research phase, a CHEMTREC consultant conducted an in-house visit where vulnerabilities within each facility were assessed in conjunction with facility staff. The assessment focused on physical security, infrastructure integrity, personnel training, and access control measures. This thorough analysis enabled the team to conduct a risk analysis, determining the likelihood and potential impact of various threats to the university’s research operations.