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Security+ Flash Cards - Risk Terms
| Term | Definition | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| ALE | Annualized Loss Expectancy | |
| ARO | Annualized Rate of Occurrence | |
| BCP | Business Continuity Plan | BCP identifies critical systems and components that need to be protected. Defines how the business will continue to operate if a disaster occurs. Also known as a COOP. |
| BIA | Business Impact Analysis | |
| CIRT | Computer Incident Response Team | |
| COOP | Continuity of Operations Plan | Also known as a BCP. Defines how the business will continue to operate if a disaster occurs. |
| CP | Contingency Planning | |
| DFIR | Digital Forensics and Incident Response | |
| DLP | Data Loss Prevention | |
| DRP | Disaster Recovery Plan | A DRP is a disaster recovery strategy describing how the company will recover with minimal lost time and money. |
| EF | Exposure Factor | "Exposure factor is the subjective, potential percentage of loss to a specific asset if a specific threat is realized. The exposure factor is a subjective value that the person assessing risk must define. " |
| IR | Incident Response or Incident Report | |
| IRP | Incident Response Plan | |
| ITCP | IT Contingency Plan | ITCP describes alternate procedures for disruptions of service |
| MTBF | Mean Time Between Failures | |
| MTTF | Mean Time to Failure | |
| MTTR (1) | Mean Time to Recover | |
| MTTR (2) | Mean Time to Repair | |
| RMF | Risk Management Framework | |
| RPO | Recovery Point Objective | |
| RTO | Recovery Time Objective | |
| SLE | Single Loss Expectancy | |
| SPoF | Single Point of Failure | |
| PIA | Privacy Impact Assessment | "Often included in a BIA, the PIA identifies and mitigates privacy risks. " |