Residual risk
nounid
3866·updated May 9, 2026candidate
The remaining potential risk after all IT security measures are applied. There is a residual risk associated with each threat.
polysemousMWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Metric85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Residual risks
- possessive
- Residual risk's
- pluralpossessive
- Residual risks'
Framework definitions
- §1
- The remaining risk after management has implemented a risk response
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- The amount of risk remaining after the implementation of controls.
- §1
- The remaining potential risk after all IT security measures are applied. There is a residual risk associated with each threat.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- Portion of risk remaining after security measures have been applied.
- §1
- Portion of risk remaining after security measures have been applied.
- §1
- Portion of risk remaining after security measures have been applied.
- §1
- The remaining potential risk after all IT security measures are applied. There is a residual risk associated with each threat.
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Incoming relationships
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