2023 FAIR Conference & Training | Washington, D.C.

October 17 & 18, 2023

EMBRACE DIGITAL | Managing Digital Transformation, Cloud, and AI Risk

What is the FAIR Institute?

FAIRTM (Factor Analysis of Information Risk)  has emerged as the premier Value at Risk (VaR) model for cybersecurity and operational risk. The FAIRTM Institute is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to advancing the discipline of measuring and managing cyber and operational risk.

It provides information risk, cybersecurity and business executives with the standards and best practices to help organizations measure, manage and report on information risk from the business perspective. The FAIRTM Institute and its community focus on innovation, education and sharing of best practices to advance the FAIRTM model and the cyber and operational risk management professions.
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Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIRTM) is a practical framework for understanding, measuring and analyzing information risk, and ultimately, for enabling well-informed decision making.

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The FAIR Institute is an expert, non-profit organization led by information risk officers, CISOs and business executives to develop standard information risk management practices based on FAIRTM.

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Learn about the industry's best practices; collaborate with other innovators to further advance the profession; and network with your peers to learn from their operational experiences.

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