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Inherent risk

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

The risk level or exposure without taking into account the actions that management has taken or might take (e.g., implementing controls)

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Inherent risks
possessive
Inherent risk's
pluralpossessive
Inherent risks'