What is a Security Risk Assessment?

A Risk Assessment that is performed to allow businesses and organizations to assess, identify and modify their security posture. This enables security, operations, management and personnel to view the organization from a hacker's perspective. The process helps organizations gain management support for modifications to the security posture, hardware and software devices to gain protection from outsider threats.

What elements does it entail?

Security Risk Assessments include Identifying IT assets, threats, vulnerabilities, the likelihood that vulnerability will be exploited, and the impact of the risk. Some common actions performed to accomplish these elements are penetration testing, war driving, social engineering and reverse social engineering....