5. Glossary

security vulnerability analysis; analyse de la vulnérabilité

Analysis to identify the hazards, threats and vulnerabilities of a site and to evaluate countermeasures to ensure the protection of the public, personnel, national interests, the environment and the company.

Attrait; attractiveness

Estimation of the value of a potential target for an aggressor based on factors such as the potential for material destruction and casualties, discontinuity of local or national activity, proximity to national symbols.

Contre-mesure; countermeasure

Action or physical element designed to reduce or eliminate one or more vulnerabilities.

Sensitive element; asset

Person, chemical substance, information, environment, site, infrastructure,...