Risk
Contents
Definitions
Official European Definition
Other International Definitions
UNISDR
The combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences [1].
National Definitions
USA
The potential for an unwanted outcome resulting from an incident, event, or occurrence, as determined by its likelihood and the associated consequences [2].
Standard Definition
ISO/IEC 27000:2014
Measure that is modifying risk (based on the ISO Guide 73:2009)[3]. The standard also notes that controls include any process, policy, device, practice, or other actions which modify risk and that they may not always exert the intended or assumed modifying effect.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Geneva, Switzerland, May 2009.
- ↑ DHS Risk Lexicon 2010 Edition, September 2010
- ↑ ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology -- Security techniques -- Information security management systems -- Overview and vocabulary
