Residual Risk
The remaining risk after implementing risk treatment measures. It is the risk that persists despite controls being in place.
Residual risk is an integral part of the risk management process. It refers to the risk that remains after all possible risk treatments have been applied.
Understanding residual risk is crucial for an organization's decision-making process. It helps in determining whether the level of risk is acceptable or if further treatments are necessary.
In compliance with frameworks like ISO 27001 and NIS2, organizations must assess and document residual risks, ensuring they are managed within acceptable parameters.
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Related Terms
Risk Assessment
A systematic process of identifying potential threats, evaluating vulnerabilities, and determining the likelihood and impact of risks to an organization's information assets and operations. Risk assessments are foundational to ISO 27001, DORA, and virtually every compliance framework.
Risk Treatment
The process of selecting and implementing actions to modify risk, including avoiding, reducing, sharing, or accepting the risk.
Risk Register
A document or database that systematically records all risks identified within an organization, along with their potential impacts and proposed mitigation strategies.
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