Managing risk in a hostile world asks much of those in the profession of risk management, security, and privacy.  In THREAT! Managing Risk in a Hostile World, MacDonnell Ulsch offers a unifying message and methodology that brings IT and executive management together on the mission to protect and defend the enterprise against a growing number of threats, including:

• Terrorism
• Identify theft
• Hacking
• Malicious computer code
• Corporate espionage
• And more

 The author presents a methodology to:

Develop a rapid response baseline about their company’s level of risk
Identify vulnerabilities
Prioritize these vulnerabilities
Use results to acquire additional budget
Create a common understanding between management and IT.

Included with this book is a CD: The Enterprise Threat Index: Defensive Enterprise Mapping. The Enterprise Threat Index is a high-level risk assessment tool intended to provide executive management and the board of directors with a general indication of the enterprise’s risk profile and potential risk flash points. 
 
 This book is published bt the IIA Research Foundation in America.