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Risk treatmentnounMWEThe process of selection and implementation of measures to modify risk (ISO/IEC Guide 73:2002)Process
Risk-Adaptable Access ControlnounMWEA form of access control that uses an authorization policy that takes into account operational need, risk, and heuristics.Control
risk-based approachnounMWEAn approach whereby FMIs identify, assess and understand the risks to which they are exposed to and take measures commensurate with these risks.ProcessRegulated
risk-based auditingnounMWEAn approach that focuses upon how an organization responds to the risks it faces in achieving its goals and objectives.Process
risk-based authenticationnounMWEAny risk-based system of authentication that detects anomalies or changes in the normal use patterns of a Person and require s additional verification of the Person’s identity when such deviations or changes are detected, such as through the use of challenge questions.ControlRegulatedPII
risk-based data managementnounMWEA structured approach to managing risks to data and information by which an organization selects and applies appropriate security controls in compliance with policy and commensurate with the sensitivity and value of the data.Process
Rite of PassagenounMWEa ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)verified
Ritual KillingnounMWEthe act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deityverified
Ritualismnounexaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worshipverified
River BlindnessnounMWEinfestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleasverified
River HorsenounMWEmassive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africaverified
River LimpetnounMWEminute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plantsverified
River OtternounMWEsociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North Americaverified
River PrawnnounMWElarge (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian riversverified
Rivest-Shamir-AdlemannounAn algorithm for asymmetric cryptography, invented in 1977 by Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman.Capability
RloginnounRemote login. A UNIX utility that allows a user to login to a remote host on a network, as if it were directly connected, and make use of various services. Remote login is an information exchange between network-connected devices where the information cannot be reliably protected end-to-end by a single organization's security controls.CapabilityRegulated
Road MapnounMWEa detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of actionverified
Road RollernounMWEvehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavementsverified
Road to DamascusnounMWEa sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)verified
Roadblocknouna barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.verified
Roadhousenounan inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gamblingverified
Robber FlynounMWEswift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wingverified
Robin's PlantainnounMWEcommon perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple raysverified
Roblenounlarge tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth podsverified