Governance Risk Compliance
A formal decision to acknowledge and accept the consequences of a specific risk, typically documented and approved by authorized management.
Quick answer: A formal decision to acknowledge and accept the consequences of a specific risk, typically documented and approved by authorized management.
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A formal decision to acknowledge and accept the consequences of a specific risk, typically documented and approved by authorized management.
Risk Acceptance matters because it supports clear communication in Governance Risk Compliance contexts for SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, and CEH.
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In this glossary, Risk Acceptance refers to: A formal decision to acknowledge and accept the consequences of a specific risk, typically documented and approved by authorized management.
In cybersecurity communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "Risk acceptance must be formally documented and justified when risk mitigation is not feasible."
Risk Acceptance matters because it supports clear communication in Governance Risk Compliance contexts for SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, and CEH.
Risk Acceptance is mainly used by SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders.
In this glossary, Risk Acceptance is grouped under Governance Risk Compliance. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.
This definition is sourced from ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK and published by Protermify Cybersecurity as a static cybersecurity reference page.
A formal decision to acknowledge and accept the consequences of a specific risk, typically documented and approved by authorized management.
Risk acceptance must be formally documented and justified when risk mitigation is not feasible.
English reference definition
ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK
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