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Definition[]

IT-related risk is

the net mission/business impact considering
  1. the likelihood that a particular threat source will exploit, or trigger, a particular information system vulnerability, and
  2. the resulting impact if this should occur. IT-related risks arise from legal liability or mission/business loss due to, but not limited to:
Unauthorized (malicious, non-malicious, or accidental) disclosure, modification, or destruction of information.
Non-malicious errors and omissions.
IT disruptions due to natural or man-made disasters.
Failure to exercise due care and diligence in the implementation and operation of the IT.[1]

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