Terminology Flashcards
Asset
Anything of value that can negatively impacted resulting in loss.
Threat
Any agent capable of acting against an asset that results in loss.
Alternatives to threat:
Threat actor
Threat agent
Threat community
(when talking about assets)
What do threats do?
They act against assets.
Vulnerability
The probability that a threat agents action will result in loss.
Risk is a measurement of…
Probablity frequency and magnitude of future loss.
Is Risk a thing or a quantity?
Quantity
Risk is derived from…
Frequency & Magnitude
For when is risk measured?
The future
What is Risk measured from?
Loss event frequency
x
Loss magnitude
(Using ranges)
Loss event elements (3)
Asset
Threat community
Effect of threat