A calculation of vulnerability including the vulnerability of a certain system to a explicit attack and the prospects accessible to a threat agent to mount that attack.

a profile with a specific focus on the relationship between a natural hazard and recipient subject

A measurement of vulnerability which includes the susceptibility of a particular system to a specific attack and the opportunities available to a threat agent to mount that attack.

The extent of injury and damage that may result from a hazard event of a given intensity in a given area. The vulnerability assessment should address impacts of hazard events on the existing and future environment.

the susceptibility or exposure to injury or loss from a hazard.