INTRODUCTION TO
SECURITY RISK ANALYSIS
AND THE COBRA APPROACH
Security risk analysis, also known as risk assessment, is fundamental to the security of any organization. It is essential in ensuring that controls and expenditure are fully commensurate with the risks to which the organization is exposed. However, many conventional methods for performing security risk analysis are becoming more and more untenable in terms of usability, flexibility, and critically... in terms of what they produce for the user. This site is intended to explore the basic elements of risk, and to introduce a security risk assessment methodology and tool which is now used by many of the worlds major corporations. It also embraces the use of the same product to help ensure compliance with security policies, external standards (such as BS 7799) and with legislation (such as Data Protection legislation). The following topics are covered:
Other COBRA Products and Systems
Having reviewed these pages, you may wish to visit one of the
COBRA sales sites or perhaps download the software for evaluation. Alternatively, if you have any questions on any aspect of this approach to risk analysis and security risk assessment, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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