Threat Levels and How to Respond

Question 1

What are the 5 Levels of Threat the MDP may come across?

Answer 1

Critical - HIGHEST THREAT
Severe
Substantial
Moderate
Low - LOWEST THREAT

Question 2

What is an ACTO-Store?

Answer 2

Any item that is “ATTRACTIVE TO CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS” (ACTO)

Question 3

What are examples of an ACTO-Store?

Answer 3

Uniform
Offensive Weapons e.g. Guns
Any other Ministry of Defence equipment e.g. Night Vision Goggles

Question 4

What Pneumonic can you use to identify if an article may be considered an ‘ACTO-Store’?

Answer 4

CRAVED

Question 5

What does the pneumonic ‘CRAVED’ in relation to ‘ACTO-Stores’ stand for?

Answer 5

C oncealable
R emovable
A vailable
V aluable
E njoyable
D isposable

Question 6

Approximately how many Organised Crime Groups exist in the UK alone?

Answer 6

Over 4500

Question 7

What is an Insider Threat?

Answer 7

Anyone who is within an establishment or company who knowingly or unknowingly becomes a threat to that establishment or company. Effectively someone on the inside of something who may cause harm or damage to it.

Question 8

What is an Unwitting Insider in relation to an ‘Insider Threat’

Answer 8

Anyone who unknowingly poses a threat to an organisation or company generally through negligence or accident. This could be through something as simple as forgetting to encrypt sensitive documents before sending them on

Question 9

What is a Witting Insider in relation to ‘Insider Threat’

Answer 9

Someone within an organisation or company who DELIBERATELY and KNOWINGLY exploits equipment or information to cause damage or harm to that organisation or company usually for their own gain.

Question 10

What is the UK’s Strategy for Counter-terrorism?

Answer 10

CONTEST (Prevent, Pursue, Protect and Prepare)