Risk Assessment Flashcards
What is Risk?
A risk is a potential threat. [If triggered will have an adverse impact on an organization assets or operations]
What a basic formula to help understand the Risk
Risk= Threat x Vulnerability
Impact to Risk formula is
Risk = Threat x Vulnerability x Impact
What is Risk Mitigation?
Method by which a risk is addressed so that it brought within organization risk tolerance
What is Risk Identification?
is the process of identifying the possible threat and vulnerabilities that intersect to create risk
What is Risk Management?
is the entire process by which risk are identified, evaluated, ranked, and mitigated, so an organization can ensure that the extent of institutional risk remains within its risk tolerances
What are Risk Model
define the risk factors to be accessed and the relations among those factors .
What are risk Factors?
characteristic used in the risk models as inputs to determine the levels of risk in risk assessments.