Chapter 81: Assessments and Audits

Lauren Collins     Winning Edge Communications, New Lennox, IL, United States

Abstract

Risk management is a discipline that exists in every professional environment. Having the ability to gauge and measure exposure within an environment effectively prepares the organization to implement work flows and assessments proactively. Defining security holes in an organization is the delineation of risk that may exist. It is necessary to architect a framework to analyze exclusive incidents, potential outcomes that may arise from such incidents, and the impending consequences. Managing vulnerability in which a team can identify, classify, remediate, and mitigate potential situations is critical to keeping a business up and ...

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