Threat Assessment
A threat assessment tells you what is real.
A structured evaluation of a person of concern, a separation, an event, a residence or a trip — so the response is sized to the actual risk, not to worst-case theater.
A threat assessment is a structured evaluation of whether a person, situation or exposure poses a real risk to a principal, and what the protective response should be. It separates the concern that warrants action from the noise that does not. Ravus delivers it as a sourced, decision-ready assessment with a clear bottom line, backed by OnTrial intelligence.
Principals and families
High-net-worth principals and their families facing a fixated individual, a hostile party, or an exposure they cannot size on their own.
Family offices
Offices coordinating risk across a household or portfolio, and needing a defensible read on a concern before they commit protective resources.
Corporate and executive teams
Security, HR and legal teams assessing a person of concern, a separation or a workplace-violence report, and documenting duty of care.
What an assessment contains
The bottom line, first
An overall rating, a short statement of the situation, the recommended posture and the actions that matter most — readable by a detail lead in under a minute.
Indicators, explained
Each threat and behavioral indicator marked Alert, Caution or Clear, with its confidence level, its sources and what it means for the protectee.
Pattern of life
Where the subject lives, goes and approaches, mapped and dated, with any movement toward the protectee's office or residence called out.
A posture gap analysis
The protectee's current protective posture set against what the threat calls for, so the response is proportionate in both directions.
Sources and limits, stated
Every finding cites its documents, and the assessment states what remains unknown. It is decision support, never a guarantee of safety or a prediction of behavior.
A recommendation you can act on
The protective response the assessment supports — from no change, to monitoring, to an elevated detail — set out in plain language.
The moments an assessment earns its place.
- A person of concern: a fixated individual, a grievance actor or a credible threat, where the question is how seriously to take it.
- A high-risk termination: before a separation that carries a credible risk of harm, so protection is planned around the subject and the site.
- Before an event or travel: when a venue, a destination or an itinerary changes the principal's exposure.
- A residence: when the home and its surroundings need a read on access, approach routes and surveillance posture.
- A principal's exposure: when predictable routines and patterns of movement create openings that can be closed.
Questions buyers ask.
- What is a threat assessment?
- A structured evaluation of whether a person, situation or exposure poses a real risk to a principal, and what the protective response should be. It looks at behavior, grievance, capability and trajectory, and ends in a recommendation. See the glossary.
- When should I commission a threat assessment?
- When a concern needs a defensible answer before you commit resources: a person of concern, an upcoming high-risk termination, an event or trip that changes exposure, or a residence or routine that may be easy to target.
- Is a threat assessment the same as protective intelligence?
- No. A threat assessment is one deliverable. Protective intelligence is the wider discipline: advance work, assessment and ongoing monitoring that inform every protective decision. An assessment can stand alone or be the start of that work.
- What does a threat assessment deliver?
- A sourced, decision-ready assessment: an overall rating and bottom line, each indicator marked Alert, Caution or Clear with its confidence and sources, the subject's pattern of life, and the posture the threat calls for. The sample brief shows the format.
- Do you assess threats before a termination?
- Yes. For a separation that carries a credible risk of harm, Ravus assesses the subject and the threat picture first, then plans protection around the result. See High-Risk Termination & Workplace Violence.
- Can an assessment lead to protection?
- Yes, when the findings call for it. The assessment recommends a posture, and Ravus can scale from advisory into a detail through executive protection. It can equally conclude that no change is needed.
Know what you are facing.
Every engagement begins with a confidential consultation and a clear-eyed assessment of the threat picture.