American business interests, both at home and abroad must learn to operate in this increasingly high risk, technically sophisticated, asymmetric threat environment. While threats of terrorism and regional political instability remain a fact, we nevertheless see a growing range of new threats characterized by identity theft and cyber attacks to supply chain disruptions. To continue in this volatile environment, businesses must comprehend the range of potential threats, their vulnerability and the ultimate consequences and implications on the safety and security of their assets.

Beyond "man-made" acts of terrorism are threats such as natural disasters which continue to test and often expose the vulnerability of companies to withstand a major disaster and maintain a continuity of business operations. Hurricane Katrina, as did the Tsunami's, highlighted the inadequate preparation for a natural disaster and response to a massive destruction of urban infrastructure on an unimaginable scale. See Business Solutions: Disaster Management