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SAVI: A PC-based vulnerability assessment program

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7177836

SAVI (Systematic Analysis of Vulnerability to Intrusion) represents a new generation of analysis programs, which assess the vulnerability of a physical protection system and are designed for use on personal computers. Features unique to SAVI include (1) analysis of all adversary paths, (2) a safeguards-component catalog with a detection/delay performance database, (3) results in graphic form, and (4) path-upgrade recommendations. The primary figure of merit calculated for system effectiveness is the probability of adversary interruption before mission completion. SAVI has been taught to more than 200 security analysts from the US Department of Energy and is currently its standard tool for outsider-threat vulnerability analysis. 8 figs.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
7177836
Report Number(s):
SAND-88-1279; ON: DE88016500
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English