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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.

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Meet a Member: Zach Cossairt of Equinix on the Human Element in Risk Quantification

Oct 26, 2021 7:44:00 AM

Zach Cossairt, Information Risk Program Manager at Equinix, the global data centers company, spent nine years on active duty as a member of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force. During his time at sea, he was responsible for aggregating and analyzing data from intelligence sources

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Gartner’s John Wheeler on the New Risk Management of the COVID Era (FAIRCON21 Keynote)

Oct 25, 2021 8:00:00 AM

John A. Wheeler, Global Research Leader - Risk Management Technology at Gartner, gave the Day Two keynote address to the 2021 FAIR Conference with a look at how the pandemic era has changed the expectations of boards and business leaders for risk management.

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FAIRCON21 Day Two: Jack Jones Releases FAIR-CAM™ and Risk Management Leaders Share the Latest on Data Science, Board Reporting, Critical Infrastructure and More

Oct 21, 2021 7:30:00 AM

Day Two of the 2021 FAIR Conference (FAIRCON21) offered a widely diverse agenda with actionable tips and teachable insights from the forefront of the FAIR movement. But the centerpiece was the this-changes-everything speech by FAIR standard creator Jack Jones introducing the FAIR Controls Analytics Model™ (FAIR-CAM™)

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I recently had a conversation with clients around a risk analysis they conducted and noticed as they walked me through it that they seemed to get hung up on the terms “inherent risk” and “residual...

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'Risk Appetite' vs. 'Risk Tolerance'. What’s the Difference?

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The terms “risk appetite” and its close cousin “risk tolerance” are often poorly understood, very rarely used to good effect, and commonly used interchangeably.

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Security Exception vs. Risk Acceptance: What's the Difference?

Feb 6, 2019 2:00:00 PM

FAIR model creator Jack Jones recently answered a FAIR Institute member's question about terminology that's one of those easily confused yet critical distinctions in cyber risk management: What's the...

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