  In this paper, we address the problems faced by a group of agents that
possess situational awareness, but lack a security mechanism, by the
introduction of a adaptive risk management system. The Belief-Desire-Intention
(BDI) architecture lacks a framework that would facilitate an adaptive risk
management system that uses the situational awareness of the agents. We extend
the BDI architecture with the concept of adaptive alertness. Agents can modify
their level of alertness by monitoring the risks faced by them and by their
peers. Alert-BDI enables the agents to detect and assess the risks faced by
them in an efficient manner, thereby increasing operational efficiency and
resistance against attacks.
