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risk management
management to identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks
risk assessment
analysis with risk acceptance criteria or other decision parameters
Thinking, Fast and Slow
2011 non-fiction work by Daniel Kahneman
climate change vulnerability
The propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected by climate change. It can apply to humans but also to natural systems (ecosystems).
Scenario planning
a strategic planning method that some organizations use to make flexible long-term plan for decision makers
stress test
simulation of a financial asset or institution under crisis conditions
IT risk
any risk related to information technology, which may underlie an organization's business processes in varying degrees
risk appetite
level of risk that an organization or individual is prepared to accept in pursuit of objectives, before action is deemed necessary to reduce the risk
life-critical system
system whose failure or malfunction may result in death, serious injury or other severe damage
cybergeddon
Cybergeddon (from tech. cyber-, "computer", and Armageddon, from Hebrew Har Megiddo, "mountain of the final battle") is a popular term in computer security, the media and international relations for a hypothetical cataclysm caused by large-scale sabotage of computerised networks, systems and data flows. The scenario typically combines cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, cybercrime and hacktivism into cascades of attacks capable of disrupting the Internet, critical infrastructure and global financial and industrial systems.
The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
method of assessing the certainty in evidence
cindynics
scientific assessment and study of risks
Integrated Risk Information System
human health assessment program
Risk–benefit analysis
analysis that seeks to quantify the risk and benefits, and hence the ratio of the two
business risk analysis
technique used to identify and assess risk sources and factors that may jeopardize the success of a business or project
Singleton
hypothetical world order in which there is a single decision-making agency
Event chain methodology
network analysis technique