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Risk mitigation

nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026

Prioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk-reducing controls/countermeasures recommended from the risk management process.

Framework senses

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The management of risk through the use of countermeasures and controls
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The process of reducing risks through the introduction of specific controls and risk transfer. It includes the implementation of appropriate controls to reduce the potential for risk and bring the level of risk in line with the board's risk appetite.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Prioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk-reducing controls/countermeasures recommended from the risk management process.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Prioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk-reducing controls/countermeasures recommended from the risk management process.
NIST SP 800-301 senseview framework →
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Prioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk-reducing controls/countermeasures recommended from the risk management process.
NIST SP 800-391 senseview framework →
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Prioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk-reducing controls/countermeasures recommended from the risk management process.
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Prioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk-reducing controls/countermeasures recommended from the risk management process.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column