Vulnerability

Risk Management - Contingency Planning The major foreseeable risks to the small veterinary clinic are the power loss, failure of the hardware, theft of the client’s data, and the natural disasters. Electrical power outage: power loss pose a major risk to the clinic. A bad storm could cause power loss for several hours, or even for days. Without electrical power the clinic could not for instance run air conditioning equipment, could experience issues with electrical meter or panel, and breakdown…

modernisation of a country to the experience of small islands that threatened by rises of the sea level, most countries including developed countries somehow vulnerable to climate change. Vulnerability is a condition that is difficult to measure as mostly is based on the approximation (Parsons, 2014). Vulnerability occurs not only because of environmental change, but also on socio-economic characteristics such as poverty and inequality governance. This demonstrates that it also relates to…

Participation of Community Organizations in Vulnerability Assessments Introduction Everyone has a part in emergency management, and emergency management begins with the vulnerability assessment. Organizations can contribute to the vulnerability assessment by abiding by McGrady and Blanke’s 12 Best Practices (McGrady & Blanke, 2004). These best practices create a prepared and resilient business that will not only make the job of the vulnerability assessment team easier, but will set an example…

Adaptive capacity and vulnerability. Another prominent concept relative to policy focuses on a system’s adaptive capacity to respond and the vulnerability of functions that cannot adapt to changing climate. More specifically, adaptive capacity, Burton et al. (2002) argue, is “the ability of a system to adjust to climate change, including climate vulnerability and extremes, to moderate potential damages, to take advantages of opportunities, or to cope with the consequences” (p. 149). That is,…

Throughout this discussion board I will discuss the summary from articles pertaining to the vulnerability of the older adult, what puts older adults at risk and what can be done to eliminate their risk. I do agree that the elderly throughout the world are extremely vulnerable. The changes in exposure to the climate influences the older adult’s health during extreme temperatures making them vulnerable to their environment. Decreased mobility, financial hardships, numerous illnesses and…

Introduction I. Vulnerability Assessments (Or “What do we have of value that must be protected?”) A. The Company Network Figure 1: Existing Company Network 1. Physical Devices a) The NETGEAR MR814 Wireless Router (all versions) has two key vulnerabilities. First, the MR814 only supports Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption to secure traffic sent over the wireless network [1]. WEP has numerous, well documented vulnerabilities and exploits. In its standard implementation, WEP can be…

the asset. Identify vulnerabilities and threats Once the assets have been known and their values allocated, all the possible vulnerabilities and threats has to be identified for each of them. The security team should identify the vulnerabilities which could affect confidentiality integrity, or availability requirements. All the obtained information need to be documented so that the required countermeasures can be applied. As there might be a large number of vulnerabilities and associated…

SECTION 2: Casablanca’s Strengths and Vulnerabilities (on a global scale) Strengths When measuring the global attractiveness and growth of a city, 4 main factors are taken into consideration: infrastructure, ease of doing business, GDP, and Middle class growth. In this case, Casablanca has no shortage of these global strengths. In terms of infrastructure, Casablanca houses strong internal and external connections. -Internally, the city contains the largest tram line in Morocco, running 31…

idea that young adults are not, in fact, adults. From brain chemistry to peer pressure, adolescents have several vulnerabilities unique to their age. In New York and North Carolina, however, they are automatically tried as an adult at the age of sixteen (Raise 2015) -- with no consideration of the severity of their crime, little consideration to their physical and emotional vulnerabilities, and no thought to the damage that such a criminalization causes. In New York, the Juvenile Offender Act of…

A number of stakeholders is considered to be affected by the Cockburn Sound Coastal Vulnerability & Flexible Adaptation Pathways Project. First, the four local government which are City of Rockingham, Town of Kwinana, City of Freemantle and City of Cockburn. The four local jurisdictions are considered to get the direct impacts of the climate change associated to the potential risks and hazards caused by coastal erosion and inundation. They are also responsible for the extensive coastal…