Procedure

Using your knowledge of your own circumstances and skills, you should have identified the countermeasures you want to introduce.

The next step is to prioritise them, so that you do them in the order that will give you the highest benefits for your efforts.

In these circumstances most people find that they do not have the time, money or skills to introduce all of their proposed countermeasures. That leaves you with an administrative and managerial task to perform.

You must manage and administer the outstanding vulnerabilities and countermeasures, so that you don’t lose track of them. You should also keep them in mind so that you can implement them as and when the opportunity presents itself.

As time passes, you must also manage that process, to ensure that you revisit and reprioritise them as your circumstances change. You must review and prioritise the outstanding vulnerabilities and countermeasures, to make sure that you concentrate your effort where you will get the greatest benefit.

Remember that an ‘identified’ vulnerability and a ‘proposed’ countermeasure are like a lock that isn’t used – useless! You took the time to identify them, why not address them to make your life happier and safer?