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Re: Risk Assessment/Management
From: "Grunchley" <grunchley () lists grunchley com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:11:58 -1000
You might consider the Microsoft Risk Assessment Tool. It took me approximately an hour to complete the interview and provided me with a comprehensive report that included a prioritized action list. The tool is available for free at: https://www.securityguidance.com/ Good luck, Grunchley -----Original Message----- From: Mark Brunner [mailto:mark_brunner () hotmail com] Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 12:02 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Risk Assessment/Management I am looking for a tool, template or clear example of how to perform a Risk Assessment, and then manage the mitigation or acceptance of risk. I've read a lot of the available information regarding the theory, methodologies and strategy, but am having a real hard time taking the concepts and applying them to real world items. I've boiled my risk assessment effort to 5 key questions to start with for ease of creating some kind of matrix (spreadsheet for now). For instance, I try to use the following: 1. What are the resources - Information & Information Systems - I'm actually interested in protecting? Easy enough to figure out which are the critical items once an inventory is made and relationships are established. 2. What is the value of those resources, monetary or otherwise? Easy enough to get the replacement costs of hardware, software, config time, etc. but how do you valuate the data? Based on time and effort to recreate? 3. What are the all the possible threats that that those resources face? Where can I get a compendium of risks to apply to each item for Yes/No response? 4. What is the likelihood of those threats being realized? Am I supposed to GUESS at this? How to quantify? 5. What would be the impact of those threats on my business or personal life, if they were realized? Easy enough to figure out, based on criticality and function. I would appreciate any assistance offered. I'm floundering... Thanks, Mark
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- Re: Risk Assessment/Management Grunchley (Nov 01)
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- RE: Risk Assessment/Management Joshua Berry (Nov 01)
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