RA-List of Threats v2
This is a list of possible threats to an organization. From this list, the Organization BCM Coordinator and the BC Team are required to identify and extract the likely and high-impact threats that will affect your organization. Sometimes, this list of threats may be reorganised into three primary categories of internal and external threats: Malicious activities, Natural disasters and Technical disasters.
Related Term: Natural Threat, Man-made Threat, Risk, Operational Disruptions
Meteorological (Natural)
- Blizzard
- Clouds
- Cyclone
- Drought
- Duststorm
- Flood
- Flash Flood
- Fog/ Haze
- Heat Wave
- Hurricane
- Lightning
- Rain
- Snow
- Thunder
- Tornado
- Tropical storm
- Typhoon
- Weather front
- Water Spout
- Wind
- Wind Storm
- Fire Storm
- Fire - Wild, Rural or Urban
Social (Man-made)
- Individual Behavior
- Mass Behavior
- Terrorism
- Hijacking in individual, VIP or Group
- Assassination
- Torture
- Poisoning
- Wounding
- Bomb
- Bomb Threat
- (IED) Improvised Explosive Device
- Car Bomb
- Suicide Bomb
- Biological
- Nuclear
- Chemical
- Cyber
Technological (Man-made)
- Transportation Related Events
- Aviation Accidentson air and ground
- Rail Accidents occuring above or below ground
- Maritime Accidents on port, near cost and off the coast
- Vehicle Accidents
- Car Accident
- Multiple Car Accident
- Bus Accident
- Information Technology Related Events
- Hardware Malfunction
- Software Malfunction
- Hazardous Materials Related Events
- During Production
- During Transportation by road, air, rail, pipeline and sea
- During Storage
- Supply Related Events
- Utilities
- Power Energy
- Communications
- Water
- Gas
- Oil
- Gasoline
- Food
- Basic Services
- Security Services
- Safety Services
- Health Services
- Transportation Services
Medical (Man-made)
- Epidemiology
- Pandemic Flu
- Dengue Fever
Geological (Natural)
- Endogenic
- Plate Tectonics
- Earthquake
- Igneous Activity
- Volcanic Eruption
- Plate Tectonics
- Exogenic
- Slope
- Mass Wasting
- Landslide
- Flow
- Avalanche
- Mudslide
- Weathering
- Erosion
- Slope
[1] Source: Goh, Moh Heng (2008): Analyzing & Reviewing the Risks for Business Continuity Planning, 148 pages.