Qualitative Risk Assessments

Question 1

Qualitative Risk Assessments

Based on subjective risk severity levels rather than numerical ones.

Answer 1

Qualitative Risk Assessment

Question 2

Qualitative Risk Assessments

Up-to-date centralized list of risks and their relative severities and mitigations

Answer 2

Risk Register

Question 3

Qualitative Risk Assessments

used to plot and chart risk severity levels.

Answer 3

Risk Heat maps

Risk Matrices

Question 4

Qualitative Risk Assessments

Based on subjective risk severity levels rather than numerical ones.

Answer 4

Qualitative Risk Assessment

Question 5

Qualitative Risk Assessments

Based on subjective opinions
threat likelihood
impact of realized threat

Threats given a severity rating

Answer 5

Qualitative Risk Assessment

Question 6

Qualitative Risk Assessments

Centralized list of risks, severities, responsibilities and mitigations

Answer 6

Risk Register

Question 7

Qualitative Risk Assessments

Generally considered qualitative

Answer 7

ie: severity or impact ratings

occasionally includes hard numbers (%, $)