How Security Risk Assessments Work — Inside the Methodology
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A good risk assessment is a tool you can act on. A bad one is a PDF that sits on a server. The difference is methodology.
Step 1 — Asset & Principal Profile
Who or what is being protected. Public exposure, role, family setup, residences, travel cadence, prior incidents. Built from interview, OSINT and (with consent) discussions with EA and household staff.
Step 2 — Threat Identification
Named adversaries where known. Categorical threats (organised crime, fixated individuals, hostile media, opportunistic theft). Geographical threats (cities, countries, specific districts). Sources cited.
Step 3 — Vulnerability Mapping
Where principal meets threat — residential exposure, travel chokepoints, digital leakage, family or staff vectors. Mapped against the principal's actual routine, not a generic template.
Step 4 — Risk Scoring
Each threat-vulnerability pair scored on likelihood × impact, producing a single tier (low/medium/high/critical). Tiers tied to specific recommendations and budget bands. Defensible to a board.
Step 5 — Deliverable & Review
20–40 page written report, executive summary, named analyst, dated, source-cited. Reviewed annually or on material change (relocation, public role change, named incident).
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