Preventative Measures 1
Preventative Measures 1 :
“Controls aimed at deterring or Mitigating undesirable events form taking place”. (DigitalCare, State of Oregon Business Continuity Workshop, 2006, p. 61) Prevention: “Definition: actions taken and measures put in place for the continual assessment and readiness of necessary actions to reduce risk of threats and vulnerabilities, to intervene and stop an occurrence, or to mitigate effects. Extended definition: involves prescribed actions and measures put in place to impede the success of a natural or man-made disaster from adversely affecting the safety, security, or continuity of the Nation, critical infrastructures its citizens, and citizen’s civil rights or civil liberties”. (DHS, Lexicon: Terms and Definitions, October 19, 2007, p. 20)
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