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Risk-Centered Practices

July 2013 White Paper
Julia H. Allen

In this paper, Julia Allen discusses the role that risk management and risk assessment play in choosing which security practices to implement.

Publisher:

CERT

Abstract

This article establishes the role that risk management and risk assessment play in determining what security practices to implement and in what order. Risk management is critical in sustaining an acceptable level of security, given that it is not possible to be 100% secure.