APPENDIX E – METHODOLOGIES, GUIDELINES AND TOOLS

The Collins English Dictionary defines a methodology as a way of proceeding or doing something, especially a systematic or regular one.

The discipline of risk management has its fair share of methodologies, some of which are described here.

METHODOLOGIES

CORAS

CORAS is an open-source risk management tool available from SourceForge without the additional scope included in Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (SABSA; see below). It consists of eight distinct steps,1 which follow the generic risk management principles:

  • Step 1 is the initial preparations for a risk analysis. The main objectives are to understand what the target is and what the size of the analysis will be.
  • Step 2 is ...

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