SY0-701 · Security Program Management and Oversight

Elements of the risk management process

Objective 5.2 · Explain elements of the risk management process.

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Single loss expectancy

Estimates financial loss from one occurrence of a risk.

Annualized rate of occurrence

Estimates how often a risk event occurs each year.

Annualized loss expectancy

Estimates yearly loss by multiplying SLE by ARO.

Risk register

Tracks identified risks owners responses and current status.

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Use a fictional organization. Name the risk, choose the narrowest useful control, and state what evidence would prove the control worked.

  1. State the expected result before changing or testing anything.
  2. Name the observation, command, log, or report that would confirm it.
  3. Explain why the closest alternative does not fit the same requirement.
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Official Security+ certification and objectives overviewCompTIA ↗Official Security+ SY0-701 V7 exam objectivesCompTIA ↗