
The FAIRTM (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) cyber risk framework has emerged as the premier Value at Risk (VaR) framework for cybersecurity and operational risk. The FAIRTM Institute is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to advancing the discipline of measuring and managing information 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 cyber risk framework and the information risk management profession.
Feb 25, 2021 7:28:00 AM
Good choice - There are an estimated 3.5 million unfilled jobs in cybersecurity worldwide right now and the position of cyber risk analyst is on the cutting edge of career choices
Feb 24, 2021 3:08:00 PM
I wear my ‘FAIR™ evangelist’ badge proudly. I have had the opportunity to present quantitative risk analysis to a variety of audiences
Feb 24, 2021 11:31:49 AM
It’s a risk analyst’s nightmare: An extremely low-frequency event with extremely high magnitude impact. That’s what the state of Texas has been living through
Sep 7, 2017 3:18:43 PM
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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The terms “risk appetite” and its close cousin “risk tolerance” are often poorly understood, very rarely used to good effect, and commonly used interchangeably.
Similar to the word “risk,” you will...
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Yes, this is Cyber Risk 101, but risk analysis vs risk assessment is common confusion, so let Jack Jones explain it in an excerpt from his book Measuring and Managing Information Risk: A FAIR Approach
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