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2.1 Overview While safety addresses the day-to-day issues of transporting passengers in the community safely and without accident, security deals with the entire transit system and the potential for threats against it. Security also includes Cabarrus County Transportation Service as part of the larger community and the response within the community to environmental hazards, criminal or terrorist acts, or natural disaster. The Cabarrus County Transportation Service Threat and Vulnerability Assessment provides a framework by which to analyze the likelihood of hazards and threats damaging critical assets. Included in this assessment are: • Historical analysis • Physical surveys • Expert evaluation • Scenario analysis The Threat and Vulnerability Assessment offers Cabarrus County Transportation Service the ability to identify critical assets and their vulnerabilities to threats, to develop and implement countermeasures, and to monitor and improve program effectiveness. This analysis is guided by clear investigation of three critical questions: 1. Which assets can we least afford to lose? 2. What is our responsibility to protect these assets? 3. Where do we assume total liability for risk and where do we transfer risk to others, such as local public responders, technical specialists, insurance companies, and the state and Federal government? A completed "CAPABILITIES ASSESSMENT" is found in the section of this document entitled SECURITY PLAN SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS at SECTION 7.2. 2.2 Hazard and Threat Assessment 2.2a. — CRITICAL ASSETS — IDENTIFYING THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION REQUIRING PROTECTION Overview In security terms, Cabarrus County Transportation Service's assets are broadly defined as: • People — Passengers, employees, visitors, contractors, vendors, community members, and others who come into contact with the system Attachment number 5 \n F-5 Page 317