CHAPTER 20

Security Concepts in Support of Organizational Risk Mitigation

In this chapter you will learn:

•   The importance of a business impact analysis

•   How to perform risk assessments to select effective controls

•   How to evaluate the effectiveness of security staff and controls

•   Important sources of supply chain risk

Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.

—Warren Buffett

Risk is a constant companion in life. We can take measures to reduce it or transfer it. We might even accept it as inevitable and all but ignore it, but in the end, it is always there. As a cybersecurity analyst, part of your job is to manage risk consciously for your organization. This means that you must understand the business of your organization and ...

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