Threat and Vulnerability Factors Threat and Vulnerability Factors Risk & Mitigation
Cyber Threats Natural Threats TOTAL degree or level of threat Enterprise Wide Impact
(RISK)
Mitigation % of Total Threat
Area of Exposure
the areas are shown moving from the office moving outward to the core of the WAN
  Virus
malicious software designed to disable or destroy computer and network software
Worms
malicious, self replicating and self distributing software that attacks computer and network functions
Denial of Service
High volumes of meaningless data directed at a location to flood the communications channel and overload network device processing resources
Hacker
Individual who attacks internal of external equipment or devices for personal reasons
Cyber Attack
An organized attack by entities wishing to disable large segments of services or network operations
Criminal Subversive Attack
organized attack that seeks gain from destruction or misdirection of resources
Natural Disasters
Earthquake Flood
Weather
Tornado, Rain, Lightening
Construction
Planned alterations to building, roads and other physical infrastructure
Fire
Electrical, Natural or Manmade
Software Changes and upgrades Dual Carrier provisioning
LAN equipment- Equipment  supporting the local network communications   3 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 21 Medium NA  
Inside Wiring- Wiring connecting devices within the building, including to the WAN interface   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 Low NA  
WAN Node-
the LAN to WAN edge equipment including routers, firewalls and policy controllers
  2 2 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 28 Medium for multi Unit Nodes Yes 22%
Power-
Commercial Power to the building, CO and Carriers
  1 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 16 Very Low 
UPS
NO
13%
Entrance facilities
Cable of fiber extending from the Local central office to the building housing the LAN
  0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Medium for multi Unit Nodes Only with Physically Diverse Routing 5%
Central Office
Telco or Carrier wiring center that provides connection to the local community and combines them for extension into the WAN cloud
  1 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 19 Medium for multi Unit Nodes Yes 15%
WAN Regional Nodes
Concentration points for collection of connections from Central office and distribution to either other local offices or forwarding to distant locations
  2 5 3 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 5 29 Business Critical Yes 23%
WAN Core Nodes
Collection and redistribution devices that intelligently route data between Regional Nodes
  2 5 2 2 5 4 1 1 1 1 5 29 Business Critical Yes 23%
Totals   8 16 9 10 17 17 7 8 8 6 21 127 100%
The threat level is marked with 0 being the lowest vulnerability and 5 being the highest. The threat level is marked with 0 being the lowest vulnerability and 5 being the highest.