Impact analysis
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A study to prioritize the criticality of information resources for the enterprise based on costs (or consequences) of adverse events In an impact analysis, threats to assets are identified and potential business losses determined for different time periods. This assessment is used to justify the extent of safeguards that are required and recovery time frames. This analysis is the basis for establishing the recovery strategy.
MWEISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
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Information Class
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Variants
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- impact analysesImpact analyses
- possessive
- impact analysis'sImpact analysis's
- pluralpossessive
- impact analyses'Impact analyses'