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A. F. SheikhCompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guidehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6234-4_5

5. Risk Management

Ahmed F. Sheikh1 
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Miami, FL, USA
 

In this chapter you will learn about risk management, vulnerability, and risk assessment. You will gain an understanding of risk-related concepts and risk mitigation strategies.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to
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    Explain risk related concepts.

     
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    Apply appropriate risk mitigation strategies.

     

Risk Management

Risk management is the process of identifying vulnerabilities and threats and their potential impacts. We also need to look at the cost of the countermeasures vs. the cost of the incident itself. A risk assessment can be completed by a qualitative analysis or ...

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