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What is the FAIR Institute?

Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) has emerged as the standard Value at Risk (VaR) framework for cybersecurity and operational risk.

The FAIR 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 FAIR Institute and its community focus on innovation, education and sharing of best practices to advance FAIR and the information risk management profession.
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Feb 21, 2019 8:00:00 AM

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Feb 14, 2019 2:46:23 PM

While I could easily write a novella focused solely on the many benefits of FAIR over other risk analysis methods, there is an important caveat to keep in mind when conducting FAIR analyses: The analysis is only as reliable as the analyst who conducted it.

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