The threat of malicious assailant incidents is increasing globally, putting lives at risk, and exposing a broad range of industries and companies to physical, financial, and reputational damage. Active assailant attacks encompass a significant proportion of this risk, including property damage, business interruption and non-damage business interruption resulting from a variety of attack types.
Understanding the global threat landscape, including how the opportunity, motive and means for malicious actors has evolved, is crucial to effective mitigation and response to active assailant attacks.
The threat landscape of malicious active assailant attacks is evolving. With a complex range of grievances motivating individuals to turn to violence, and a wide variety of weaponry used to carry it out, these threats will likely remain difficult to predict. However, understanding the causes behind this threat evolution and its implications for industry liabilities is key to establishing effective mitigation measures, minimising the impact of attacks on business operations.
CHC Global continuously monitors the threats posed by active assailant and lone actor violence, identifying lessons to be learned from past incidents, and the most important areas of concern for businesses to understand, manage and transfer their future risks