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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
Ringernoun(horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or pegverified
Ringletnouna round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)verified
Ringtailnounraccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsverified
Ringwaynouna highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the centerverified
Ringwormnouninfections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patchesverified
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
Ripcordnouna cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descendverified
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
Ripple-Grassnounan Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regionsverified
Riptidenouna stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another currentverified
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
risknounA measure of the extent to which an entity is threatened by a potential circumstance or event, and typically a function of: (i) the adverse impacts that would arise if the circumstance or event occurs; and (ii) the likelihood of occurrence. [Note: Information system-related security risks are those risks that arise from the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information or information systems and reflect the potential adverse impacts to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation. Adverse impacts to the Nation include, for example, compromises to information systems that support critical infrastructure applications or are paramount to government continuity of operations as defined by the Department of Homeland Security.]Metric
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 lossesControl
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.Process
risk assessmentnounMWEThe process of identifying, prioritizing, and estimating risks. This includes determining the extent to which adverse circumstances or events could impact an enterprise. Uses the results of threat and vulnerability assessments to identify risk to organizational operations and evaluates those risks in terms of likelihood of occurrence and impacts if they occur. The product of a risk assessment is a list of estimated potential impacts and unmitigated vulnerabilities. Risk assessment is part of risk management and is conducted throughout the Risk Management Framework (RMF).ProcessRegulated
Risk Assessment MethodologynounMWEA risk assessment process, together with a risk model, assessment approach, and analysis approach.Process
Risk Assessment ReportnounMWEThe report which contains the results of performing a risk assessment or the formal output from the process of assessing risk.ArtifactConfidential
Risk AssessornounMWEThe individual, group, or organization responsible for conducting a risk assessment.Role
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"Requirement
Risk avoidancenounMWEThe process for systematically avoiding risk, constituting one approach to managing riskProcess
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).Control
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.Artifact
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.Role
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.Role
risk exposurenounMWEThe extent of risk faced by an organization that is expressed in terms of either the likelihood or impact of a loss.Metric
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.Metric
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.Process
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.Metric
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.Process
risk management controlnounMWEControls associated with instruments that introduce risks that require effective adherence to the relevant clearing house, association, interchange, and regulatory requirements.ControlRegulated
Risk Management FrameworknounMWEA structured approach used to oversee and manage risk for an enterprise.Framework
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 riskProcess
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.ProcessRegulated
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.Process
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.ProcessInternal
Risk mitigationnounMWEPrioritizing, evaluating, and implementing the appropriate risk-reducing controls/countermeasures recommended from the risk management process.Control
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.ControlRegulatedCUI
Risk ModelnounMWEA key component of a risk assessment methodology (in addition to assessment approach and analysis approach) that defines key terms and assessable risk factors.Framework
Risk MonitoringnounMWEMaintaining ongoing awareness of an organization’s risk environment, risk management program, and associated activities to support risk decisions.Process
Risk of InfectionnounMWEthe probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurredverified
Risk ProfilenounMWEThis record contains an outline of the number, type, and potential effects of risks to which an asset or organization are exposed.ArtifactRegulated
Risk reductionnounMWEThe implementation of controls or countermeasures to reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk to a level within the organization’s risk tolerance.Process
risk responsenounMWEAccepting, avoiding, mitigating, sharing, or transferring risk to organizational operations (i.e., mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation.Process
Risk tolerancenounMWEThe level of risk an entity is willing to assume in order to achieve a potential desired result.Metric
Risk transfernounMWEThe process of assigning risk to another enterprise, usually through the purchase of an insurance policy or by outsourcing the serviceProcess