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Classifying risk associated with specific users

I don't believe there are any common standards which focus upon assigning risk levels to users specifically, but there are certainly elements of this task in almost all risk management methodologies. … Personally, I'd start with the OWASP Risk Rating Methodology, focusing primarily on the threat actor section and technical/business impact factors sections. …
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Can risk mitigation controls bring down the impact?

The impact may change if the control put in place alters a potential attacker's abilities should the problem be exploited. A good example of where the impact would change is when the mitigation invol …
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Security risks replying to emails using a personal account

There are a number of reasons that replying to an email from someone you don't know may be a bad idea in a business context: In some situations you may see a "from" email address that is spoofed, wi …
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How to convince my management of a physical security risk?

If you want to take the pragmatic approach, tell him to look at it from a fiscal risk perspective: ask him how much it'd directly cost the business if data was leaked (tailor the kind of data to the org's … Let them accept the risk - after all, it's absolutely up to them. If they don't get popped in the future, lucky them. If they do get popped, give them a call. They'll be listening now. …
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Risk Assessment of Windows Cert Store

The exact level of risk depends on the specific configuration, but enabling Virtual Secure Mode so that the LSA can benefit from IUM is a significant security protection. …
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