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Risk reduction

nounid 3932·updated May 9, 2026
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The implementation of controls or countermeasures to reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk to a level within the organization’s risk tolerance.

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Process82%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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plural
Risk reductions
possessive
Risk reduction's
pluralpossessive
Risk reductions'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The implementation of controls or countermeasures to reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk to a level within the organization’s risk tolerance.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The implementation of controls or countermeasures to reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk to a level within the organization’s risk tolerance.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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