Ensuring Stability – Risk Assessment Resources
31 December 2009
Helpful risk management resources for organizations that need to minimize their risks.
- The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is an independent information security certification governed by the not-for-profit International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, commonly known as (ISC2). The CISSP recommend specific risk assessment and management procedures and strategies.
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) The NIST computer security division has a Special Publication Series, SP800 with magnificent recommendation and suggested practices to ensure stable, secure systems. The following two are particularly helpful resources for performing a risk assessment:
- OCTAVE®
This stands for CERT’s Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability EvaluationSM, which comes in the form of the OCTAVE Allegro method, a streamlined process used for information asset risk evaluation

