risk analysis
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
The process of identifying the risks to system security and determining the likelihood of occurrence, the resulting impact, and the additional safeguards that mitigate this impact. Part of risk management and synonymous with risk assessment.
Framework senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1
- The systematic examination of the components and characteristics of risk.
- §1
- The purpose of this task is to examine and identify the risks to the system, determine the probability of occurrence, analyze the related vulnerabilities of the system, the resulting impact, and the additional safeguards that mitigate this impact.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- The process of identifying risks, determining their probability and impact, and identifying areas needing safeguards.
- §1
- The process of identifying the risks to system security and determining the likelihood of occurrence, the resulting impact, and the additional safeguards that mitigate this impact. Part of risk management and synonymous with risk assessment.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- Examination of information to identify the risk to an information system. See Risk Assessment.
- §1
- Examination of information to identify the risk to an information system. See Risk Assessment.
- §1
- The process of identifying the risks to system security and determining the likelihood of occurrence, the resulting impact, and the additional safeguards that mitigate this impact. Part of risk management and synonymous with risk assessment.