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Rights IssuenounMWEan offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public laterverified
Rights OfferingnounMWEan offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public laterverified
Rigor MortisnounMWEmuscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 daysverified
Ring DiseasenounMWEdisease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearumverified
Ring GirlnounMWEa young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fightsverified
Ring of ColornounMWEsmall circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect biteverified
Ring RoadnounMWEa highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the centerverified
Ring RotnounMWEdisease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearumverified
Ring Rot FungusnounMWEfungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoesverified
Ring SnakenounMWEany of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neckverified
Ring VaccinationnounMWEadministering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patientverified
Ring-Necked SnakenounMWEany of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neckverified
Ring-Stalked FungusnounMWEgenus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricusverified
Ring-Tailed CatnounMWEraccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsverified
Ringworm BushnounMWEtropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bitesverified
Ringworm CassianounMWEtropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bitesverified
Ringworm ShrubnounMWEtropical shrub, especially of the Americas, having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bitesverified
Riot GunnounMWEa firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or deathverified
Ripe OlivenounMWEolives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oilverified
Ripping BarnounMWEa steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nailsverified
Ripple MarknounMWEone of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by windverified
Rise to PowernounMWEthe act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)verified
Rising TidenounMWEthe occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)verified
Risk acceptancenounMWEIf the risk is within the enterprise's risk tolerance or if the cost of otherwise mitigating the risk is higher than the potential loss, the enterprise can assume the risk and absorb any lossesverified
risk analysisnounMWEThe 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.verified
risk assessmentnounMWEThe process of identifying risks to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation resulting from the operation of a system. [21]verified
Risk Assessment MethodologynounMWEA risk assessment process, together with a risk model, assessment approach, and analysis approach.verified
Risk Assessment ReportnounMWEThe report which contains the results of performing a risk assessment or the formal output from the process of assessing risk.verified
Risk AssessornounMWEThe individual, group, or organization responsible for conducting a risk assessment.verified
Risk AversenounMWEAvoiding risk even if this leads to the loss of opportunity. For example, using a (more expensive) phone call vs. sending an e-mail in order to avoid risks associated with e-mail may be considered "Risk Averse"verified
Risk avoidancenounMWEThe process for systematically avoiding risk, constituting one approach to managing riskverified
Risk ControlnounMWEmechanisms at the design, implementation, and evaluation stages [that can be taken] into consideration when developing responsible AI for organizations that includes security risks (cyber intrusion risks, privacy risks, and open source software risk), economic risks (e.g., job displacement risks), and performance risks (e.g., risk of errors and bias and risk of black box, and risk of explainability).verified
risk decisionnounMWEA decision by the leadership of an organization to accept an option having a given risk function in preference to another, or in preference to taking no action.verified
Risk ExecutivenounMWEAn individual or group within an organization that helps to ensure that: (i) security risk-related considerations for individual information systems, to include the authorization decisions for those systems, are viewed from an organization-wide perspective with regard to the overall strategic goals and objectives of the organization in carrying out its missions and business functions; and (ii) managing risk from individual information systems is consistent across the organization, reflects organizational risk tolerance, and is considered along with other organizational risks affecting mission/business success.verified
Risk Executive FunctionnounMWEAn individual or group within an organization that helps to ensure that: (i) security risk-related considerations for individual information systems, to include the authorization decisions for those systems, are viewed from an organization-wide perspective with regard to the overall strategic goals and objectives of the organization in carrying out its missions and business functions; and (ii) managing risk from individual information systems is consistent across the organization, reflects organizational risk tolerance, and is considered along with other organizational risks affecting mission/business success.verified
risk exposurenounMWEThe extent of risk faced by an organization that is expressed in terms of either the likelihood or impact of a loss.verified
risk factornounMWEMeasurable characteristic or element, a change in which can affect the value of an asset, such as exchange rate, interest rate, and market price.verified
Risk identificationnounMWEThe process of determining risks and existing safeguards. It generally includes inventories of systems and information necessary to operations and defines the potential threats to systems and operations.verified
risk levelnounMWEThe extent to which vulnerability could be exploited or the amount of damage that could be done. Risk levels are usually measured in a qualitative manner as high, moderate, or low.verified
Risk managementnounMWEThe process of managing risks to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the nation resulting from the operation or use of an information system, and includes: (1) the conduct of a risk assessment; (2) the implementation of a risk mitigation strategy; (3) employment of techniques and procedures for the continuous monitoring of the security state of the information system; and (4) documenting the overall risk management program.verified
risk management controlnounMWEControls associated with instruments that introduce risks that require effective adherence to the relevant clearing house, association, interchange, and regulatory requirements.verified
Risk Management FrameworknounMWEA structured approach used to oversee and manage risk for an enterprise.verified
risk management processnounMWEThe systematic application of management policies, procedures and practices to the activities of communicating, consulting, establishing the context and identifying, analyzing, evaluating, treating,monitoring and reviewing riskverified
risk management programnounMWEA documented listing of procedures, schedules, roles and responsibilities, and plans to be performed to identify, control, and reduce or eliminate risks to operations, assets, or individuals that are inherent to system development and operations.verified
risk management strategynounMWEA plan of action for analyzing and prioritizing risks to organizational operations, assets, and personal in alignment with the organization's mission and business objectives.verified
Risk measurementnounMWEA process to determine the likelihood of an adverse event or threat occurring and the potential impact of such an event on the institution. The result of risk measurement leads to the prioritization of potential risks based on severity and likelihood of occurrence.verified
Risk mitigationnounMWEPrioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk-reducing controls/countermeasures recommended from the risk management process.verified
Risk Mitigation PlannounMWEThis record contains detailed proposals intended to reduce the risks to a critical asset, typically including actions or countermeasures designed to counter the threats to assets.verified