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The Risk Management Framework (RMF) is a United States federal government guideline, standard and process for risk management to help secure information systems (computers and networks) developed by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The RMF, illustrated in the diagram to the right, provides a disciplined and structured ...
IT risk management is the application of risk management methods to information technology in order to manage IT risk, i.e.: The business risk associated with the use, ownership, operation, involvement, influence and adoption of IT within an enterprise or organization. An IT risk management system (ITRMS) can be considered a subcomponent of a ...
An example of a physical security measure: a metal lock on the back of a personal computer to prevent hardware tampering. Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is the protection of computer software, systems and networks from threats that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, theft of (or damage to) hardware, software, or ...
Project risk is defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as, "an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on a project’s objectives." [ 1] Within disciplines such as operational risk, financial risk and underwriting risk management, the concepts of risk, risk management and individual risks ...
Information security management ( ISM) defines and manages controls that an organization needs to implement to ensure that it is sensibly protecting the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of assets from threats and vulnerabilities. The core of ISM includes information risk management, a process that involves the assessment of the ...
Information security, sometimes shortened to infosec, [ 1] is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information risk management. [ 2][ 3] It typically involves preventing or reducing the probability of unauthorized or inappropriate access to data or the unlawful use, disclosure, disruption ...
Security information and event management ( SIEM) is a field within the field of computer security, where software products and services combine security information management (SIM) and security event management (SEM). [ 1][ 2] SIEM is typically the core component of any security operations center (SOC), which is the centralized response team ...
Factor analysis of information risk. Factor analysis of information risk ( FAIR) is a taxonomy of the factors that contribute to risk and how they affect each other. It is primarily concerned with establishing accurate probabilities for the frequency and magnitude of data loss events. It is not a methodology for performing an enterprise (or ...