Question

Consider the following scenario: We run a power plant in Oklahoma, and want to assess if our system is safe in the face of a tornado. Match the following vocabulary terms with the correct instance

Answers (use each once): Asset, Risk, Threat, Vulnerability, Threat actor, Countermeasure, Attack

A tornado could come and hit our power plant
The entire city's power supply
A storm will come and hit our power plant tomorrow
We made our power cables withstand up to 120mph winds
Mother Nature
There's a chance of temporarily losing power to the city
Our power cables can only withstand wind speeds up to 80mph

Answer 1

Asset: The entire city's power supply. This is an asset as it is being used by humans for their purpose.

Risk: There's a chance of temporarily losing power to the city. There is a basically a risk that city will lose power.

Threat: A tornado could come and hit our power plant. This is a threat as the tornado is predicted to come and hit the power plant.

Vulnerability: Our power cables can only withstand wind speeds up to 80 mph. The power cables are vulnerable to wind speeds of more than 80 mph.

Threat Actor: Mother Nature. Mother Nature is the threat actor as it is responsible for the tornado which is a threat.

Countermeasure: We made our power cables withstand up to 120 mph winds. We have made the power cables to counter the high speed winds. So it is a counter measure.

Attack: A storm will come and hit our power plant tomorrow. The storm is going to attack the plant.

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