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The Main Categories of Cyber Risk Print

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An inventory.

ACCOUNT COMPROMISE

Someone gaining access to an account you control.

DEVICE COMPROMISE

Malicious software on a computer or phone.

DATA LOSS

Information destroyed, encrypted or taken.

FINANCIAL FRAUD

Money diverted, through deception or compromised systems.

SERVICE DISRUPTION

Something you rely on being unavailable.

SUPPLY CHAIN RISK

A supplier or service you use being compromised.

INSIDER RISK

Harm from someone with legitimate access, deliberate or accidental.

THAT LAST ONE

Mostly accidental. Mistakes outnumber malice considerably.

PHYSICAL RISK

Devices lost, stolen, or accessed by someone present.

WHAT TO ASSESS FOR EACH

How likely, how damaging, and what reduces it.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE LIST

Rank by what would hurt most, and address those first.


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