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Chapter 2
Information Security
Risk Assessment Basics
It is the aim of this book to provide an extensive discussion of information security
risk assessment. As such, you will nd detailed information, discussion, and advice on
all elements of the information security risk assessment. Many of the sections of this
book will provide a rather detailed discussion of a single element of information secu-
rity risk assessment. However, before we get into this level of discussion, it would be
useful to provide a brief overview of the information security risk assessment process.
For the purposes of this book, the i ...