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CRISC Information Systems Control

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1. Business process owner
The individual responsible for identifying process requirements - approving process design and managing process performance. Scope Note: Must be at an appropriately high level in the enterprise and have authority to commit resources to process-specif
A measure of the potential severity of loss or the potential gain from realized events/scenarios
Ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information. Balanced scorecard (BSC) Developed by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton as a coherent set of performance measures organized into four categories that includes traditional financial mea
Standards standards published by: ISACA

2. Event type
A plan used by an enterprise to respond to disruption of critical business processes. Depends on the contingency plan for restoration of critical systems
The set of shared values and beliefs that governs attitudes toward risk-taking - care and integrity - and determines how openly risk and losses are reported and discussed
For the purpose of IT risk management - one of three possible sorts of events: threat event - loss event and vulnerability event. Scope Note: Being able to consistently and effectively differentiate the different types of events that contribute to ri
The acceptable level of variation that management is willing to allow for any particular risk as the enterprise pursues its objectives

3. Risk indicator
A metric capable of showing that the enterprise is subject to - or has a high probability of being subject to - a risk that exceeds the defined risk appetite Risk management 1. The coordinated activities to direct and control an enterprise with regar
statistical process control
The individual(s) - normally a manager or director - who has responsibility for the integrity - accurate reporting and use of computerized data
critical success factor

4. Enterprise risk management (ERM)

5. IT architecture

6. Confidentiality
A enterprise to automate and integrate the majority of its planning. System packaged business software system that allows an business processes - share common data and practices across the entire enterprise - and produce and access information in a r
The policies - procedures - practices and organizational structures designed to provide reasonable assurance that business
Methodology for Information Systems Risk Analysis and Management
Preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure - including means for protecting privacy and proprietary information

7. Vulnerability
The individual(s) - normally a manager or director - who has responsibility for the integrity - accurate reporting and use of computerized data
A weakness in the design - implementation - operation or internal control of a process that could expose the system to adverse threats from threat events
A probable situation with uncertain frequency and magnitude of loss (or gain)
committee of sponsoring organizations

8. Evidence
The policies - procedures and activities designed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives relevant to a given automated solution (application) are achieved
1. Information that proves or disproves a stated issue 2. Information that an auditor gathers in the course of performing an IS audit; relevant if it pertains to the audit objectives and has a logical relationship to the findings and conclusions it i
Failure modes effects analysis
A metric capable of showing that the enterprise is subject to - or has a high probability of being subject to - a risk that exceeds the defined risk appetite Risk management 1. The coordinated activities to direct and control an enterprise with regar

9. Objectivity
Carnegie Mellon University
Any event during which a threat element/actor acts against an asset in a manner that has the potential to directly result in harm
The ability to exercise judgment - express opinions and present recommendations with impartiality
1. Contains the essential elements of effective processes for one or more disciplines. It also describes an evolutionary improvement path from ad hoc - immature processes to disciplined - mature processes with improved quality and effectiveness. 2. C

10. RMF
A group of people integrated at the enterprise with clear lines of reporting and responsibilities for standby support in case of an information systems emergency. This group will act as an efficient corrective control - and should also act as a singl
Description of the fundamental underlying design of the IT components of the business - the relationships among them - and the manner in which they support the enterprise's objectives
risk management framework
The individual responsible for identifying process requirements - approving process design and managing process performance. Scope Note: Must be at an appropriately high level in the enterprise and have authority to commit resources to process-specif

11. BPR
A study to prioritize the criticality of information resources for the enterprise based on costs (or consequences) of adverse events In an impact analysis - threats to assets are identified and potential business losses determined for different time
A subset of risk indicators that are highly relevant and possess a high probability of predicting or indicating important risk. Scope Note: See also Risk Indicator.
Business Process Reengineering
A repository of the key attributes of potential and known IT risk issues. Attributes may include name - description - owner - expected/actual frequency - potential/actual magnitude - potential/actual business impact - disposition.

12. Magnitude
Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology
1. An instance of IT risk 2. A combination of control - value and threat conditions that impose a noteworthy level of IT risk
The acceptable level of variation that management is willing to allow for any particular risk as the enterprise pursues its objectives
A measure of the potential severity of loss or the potential gain from realized events/scenarios

13. Business risk
expected loss
A set of human - physical - technical and procedural resources to recover - within a defined time and cost - an activity interrupted by an emergency or disaster
A probable situation with uncertain frequency and magnitude of loss (or gain)
A method/process by which management and staff of all levels collectively identify and evaluate risk and controls with their business areas. This may be under the guidance of a facilitator such as an auditor or risk manager.

14. Resilience
The policies - procedures and activities designed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives relevant to a given automated solution (application) are achieved
The ability of a system or network to resist failure or to recover quickly from any disruption - usually with minimal recognizable effect
Documentation of the rationale for making a business investment - used both to support a business decision on whether to proceed with the investment and as an operational tool to support management of the investment through its full economic life cyc
The management of risk through the use of countermeasures and controls

15. Detective control
A (graphic) tool for ranking and displaying risk by defined ranges for frequency and magnitude
critical success factor
Exists to detect and report when errors - omissions and unauthorized uses or entries occur
The set of shared values and beliefs that governs attitudes toward risk-taking - care and integrity - and determines how openly risk and losses are reported and discussed

16. IEC
international electrotechnical commission
The discipline by which an enterprise in any industry assesses - controls - exploits - finances and monitors risk from all sources for the purpose of increasing the enterprise's short- and long-term value to its stakeholders
The permission or privileges granted to users - programs or workstations to create - change - delete or view data and files within a system - as defined by rules established by data owners and the information security policy
business process modeling

17. Vulnerability event
Any event during which a threat event results in loss. Scope Note: From Jones - J.; 'FAIR Taxonomy -' Risk Management Insight - USA - 2008
The set of hardware - software and facilities that integrates an enterprise's IT assets. Scope Note: Specifically - the equipment (including servers - routers - switches and cabling) - software - services and products used in storing - processing - t
Methodology for Information Systems Risk Analysis and Management
Any event during which a material increase in vulnerability results. Note that this increase in vulnerability can result from changes in control conditions or from changes in threat capability/force.

18. RCSA
Preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure - including means for protecting privacy and proprietary information
The management of risk through the use of countermeasures and controls
risk control self assessment
1. Information that proves or disproves a stated issue 2. Information that an auditor gathers in the course of performing an IS audit; relevant if it pertains to the audit objectives and has a logical relationship to the findings and conclusions it i

19. Risk appetite
risk control self assessment
The process of assigning risk to another enterprise - usually through the purchase of an insurance policy or by outsourcing the service
The amount of risk - on a broad level - that an entity is willing to accept in pursuit of its mission
Business Process Reengineering

20. IT infrastructure

21. ISO
The ability of a system or network to resist failure or to recover quickly from any disruption - usually with minimal recognizable effect
international organization for standards
A repository of the key attributes of potential and known IT risk issues. Attributes may include name - description - owner - expected/actual frequency - potential/actual magnitude - potential/actual business impact - disposition.
Preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure - including means for protecting privacy and proprietary information

22. Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
1. Contains the essential elements of effective processes for one or more disciplines. It also describes an evolutionary improvement path from ad hoc - immature processes to disciplined - mature processes with improved quality and effectiveness. 2. C
Any event during which a threat event results in loss. Scope Note: From Jones - J.; 'FAIR Taxonomy -' Risk Management Insight - USA - 2008
The ability to exercise judgment - express opinions and present recommendations with impartiality
The individual(s) and department(s) responsible for the storage and safeguarding of computerized data

23. Risk mitigation
The ability to exercise judgment - express opinions and present recommendations with impartiality
Ensures that stakeholder needs - conditions and options are evaluated to determine balanced - agreed-on enterprise objectives to be achieved; setting direction through prioritization and decision making; and monitoring performance and compliance agai
expected loss
The management of risk through the use of countermeasures and controls

24. OCTAVE
The individual(s) and department(s) responsible for the storage and safeguarding of computerized data
1. The risk level or exposure without taking into account the actions that management has taken or might take (e.g. -implementing controls) 2. The risk that a material error could occur - assuming that there are no related internal controls to preven
operationally critical threat and vulnerability evaluation
A (graphic) tool for ranking and displaying risk by defined ranges for frequency and magnitude

25. BCP
1. A process by which frequency and magnitude of IT risk scenarios are estimated. 2. The initial steps of risk management: analyzing the value of assets to the business - identifying threats to those assets and evaluating how vulnerable each asset is
The amount of time allowed for the recovery of a business function or resource after a disaster occurs
business continuity planning
Documentation of the rationale for making a business investment - used both to support a business decision on whether to proceed with the investment and as an operational tool to support management of the investment through its full economic life cyc

26. RMIS
The set of shared values and beliefs that governs attitudes toward risk-taking - care and integrity - and determines how openly risk and losses are reported and discussed
risk management information systems
For the purpose of IT risk management - one of three possible sorts of events: threat event - loss event and vulnerability event. Scope Note: Being able to consistently and effectively differentiate the different types of events that contribute to ri
1. An instance of IT risk 2. A combination of control - value and threat conditions that impose a noteworthy level of IT risk

27. cusum
An internal control that is used to avoid undesirable events - errors and other occurrences that an enterprise has determined could have a negative material effect on a process or end product
statistical process control
cumulative summary. each value is added for a cummulative total.
A (graphic) tool for ranking and displaying risk by defined ranges for frequency and magnitude

28. Threat analysis
A weakness in the design - implementation - operation or internal control of a process that could expose the system to adverse threats from threat events
The policies - procedures and activities designed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives relevant to a given automated solution (application) are achieved
An evaluation of the type - scope and nature of events or actions that can result in adverse consequences; identification of the threats that exist against enterprise assets Scope Note: The threat analysis usually defines the level of threat and the
statistical process control

29. Control risk self-assessment
The process for systematically avoiding risk - constituting one approach to managing risk
An aptitude - competency or resource that an enterprise may possess or require at an enterprise - business function or individual level that has the potential - or is required - to contribute to a business outcome and to create value
A method/process by which management and staff of all levels collectively identify and evaluate risk and controls with their business areas. This may be under the guidance of a facilitator such as an auditor or risk manager.
The individual(s) and department(s) responsible for the storage and safeguarding of computerized data

30. IT risk profile
A description of the overall (identified) IT risk to which the enterprise is exposed
The set of hardware - software and facilities that integrates an enterprise's IT assets. Scope Note: Specifically - the equipment (including servers - routers - switches and cabling) - software - services and products used in storing - processing - t
cumulative summary. each value is added for a cummulative total.
Guarding against improper information modification or destruction - and includes ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity

31. Business continuity plan (BCP)
A plan used by an enterprise to respond to disruption of critical business processes. Depends on the contingency plan for restoration of critical systems
A plan of action or set of procedures to be performed if a system implementation - upgrade or modification does not work as intended Scope Note: May involve restoring the system to its state prior to the implementation or change. Fallback procedures
international electrotechnical commission
enterprise risk management

32. Integrity
Evaluating the criticality and sensitivity of information assets. An exercise that determines the impact of losing the support of any resource to an enterprise - establishes the escalation of that loss over time - identifies the minimum resources nee
Guarding against improper information modification or destruction - and includes ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity
An evaluation of the type - scope and nature of events or actions that can result in adverse consequences; identification of the threats that exist against enterprise assets Scope Note: The threat analysis usually defines the level of threat and the
The ability to exercise judgment - express opinions and present recommendations with impartiality

33. Risk transfer
A study to prioritize the criticality of information resources for the enterprise based on costs (or consequences) of adverse events In an impact analysis - threats to assets are identified and potential business losses determined for different time
international electrotechnical commission
The process of assigning risk to another enterprise - usually through the purchase of an insurance policy or by outsourcing the service
A (graphic) tool for ranking and displaying risk by defined ranges for frequency and magnitude

34. BSI
A phase of a system development life cycle (SDLC) methodology that researches the feasibility and adequacy of resources for the development or acquisition of a system solution to a user need
Something of either tangible or intangible value that is worth protecting - including people - information - infrastructure - finances and reputation
British Standards Institution
A further development of the business goals into tactical targets and desired results and outcomes

35. IT risk scenario
An internal control that is used to avoid undesirable events - errors and other occurrences that an enterprise has determined could have a negative material effect on a process or end product
British Standards Institution
Ensures that stakeholder needs - conditions and options are evaluated to determine balanced - agreed-on enterprise objectives to be achieved; setting direction through prioritization and decision making; and monitoring performance and compliance agai
The description of an IT-related event that can lead to a business impact IT-related incident An IT-related event that causes an operational - developmental and/or strategic business impact

36. Fallback procedures
risk control self assessment
A plan of action or set of procedures to be performed if a system implementation - upgrade or modification does not work as intended Scope Note: May involve restoring the system to its state prior to the implementation or change. Fallback procedures
The amount of risk - on a broad level - that an entity is willing to accept in pursuit of its mission
The discipline by which an enterprise in any industry assesses - controls - exploits - finances and monitors risk from all sources for the purpose of increasing the enterprise's short- and long-term value to its stakeholders

37. EL
Ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information. Balanced scorecard (BSC) Developed by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton as a coherent set of performance measures organized into four categories that includes traditional financial mea
The set of hardware - software and facilities that integrates an enterprise's IT assets. Scope Note: Specifically - the equipment (including servers - routers - switches and cabling) - software - services and products used in storing - processing - t
expected loss
An aptitude - competency or resource that an enterprise may possess or require at an enterprise - business function or individual level that has the potential - or is required - to contribute to a business outcome and to create value

38. Risk aggregation
Methodology for Information Systems Risk Analysis and Management
The description of an IT-related event that can lead to a business impact IT-related incident An IT-related event that causes an operational - developmental and/or strategic business impact
The process of integrating risk assessments at a corporate level to obtain a complete view on the overall risk for the enterprise
A group of people integrated at the enterprise with clear lines of reporting and responsibilities for standby support in case of an information systems emergency. This group will act as an efficient corrective control - and should also act as a singl

39. Internal controls
The remaining risk after management has implemented a risk response
A measure that determines how well the process is performing in enabling the goal to be reached. Scope Note: A lead indicator of whether a goal will likely be reached - and a good indicator of capabilities - practices and skills. It measures an activ
The process for systematically avoiding risk - constituting one approach to managing risk
The policies - procedures - practices and organizational structures designed to provide reasonable assurance that business

40. Reputation risk

41. Threat
Anything (e.g. - object - substance - human) that is capable of acting against an asset in a manner that can result in harm. Scope Note: A potential cause of an unwanted incident (ISO/IEC 13335)
A plan used by an enterprise to respond to disruption of critical business processes. Depends on the contingency plan for restoration of critical systems
The individual(s) - normally a manager or director - who has responsibility for the integrity - accurate reporting and use of computerized data
The current and prospective effect on earnings and capital arising from negative public opinion. Scope Note: Reputation risk affects a bank's ability to establish new relationships or services - or to continue servicing existing relationships. It may

42. SIE
business process modeling
Software Engineering Institute
For the purpose of IT risk management - one of three possible sorts of events: threat event - loss event and vulnerability event. Scope Note: Being able to consistently and effectively differentiate the different types of events that contribute to ri
The ability of a system or network to resist failure or to recover quickly from any disruption - usually with minimal recognizable effect

43. Application controls
Software Engineering Institute
A condition that can influence the frequency and/or magnitude and - ultimately - the business impact of IT-related events/scenarios
The policies - procedures and activities designed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives relevant to a given automated solution (application) are achieved
risk management framework

44. Risk analysis
Any event during which a threat element/actor acts against an asset in a manner that has the potential to directly result in harm
Standards standards published by: ISACA
1. A process by which frequency and magnitude of IT risk scenarios are estimated. 2. The initial steps of risk management: analyzing the value of assets to the business - identifying threats to those assets and evaluating how vulnerable each asset is
The individual(s) and department(s) responsible for the storage and safeguarding of computerized data

45. Residual risk
Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology
For the purpose of IT risk management - one of three possible sorts of events: threat event - loss event and vulnerability event. Scope Note: Being able to consistently and effectively differentiate the different types of events that contribute to ri
The process of integrating risk assessments at a corporate level to obtain a complete view on the overall risk for the enterprise
The remaining risk after management has implemented a risk response

46. Risk map
A (graphic) tool for ranking and displaying risk by defined ranges for frequency and magnitude
The phases deployed in the development or acquisition of a software system. Scope Note: SDLC is an approach used to plan - design - develop - test and implement an application system or a major modification to an application system. Typical phases of
The amount of time allowed for the recovery of a business function or resource after a disaster occurs
The ability to exercise judgment - express opinions and present recommendations with impartiality

47. Access control
The processes - rules and deployment mechanisms that control access to information systems - resources and physical access to premises
An internal control that is used to avoid undesirable events - errors and other occurrences that an enterprise has determined could have a negative material effect on a process or end product
commission
Description of the fundamental underlying design of the IT components of the business - the relationships among them - and the manner in which they support the enterprise's objectives

48. Risk avoidance
An evaluation of the type - scope and nature of events or actions that can result in adverse consequences; identification of the threats that exist against enterprise assets Scope Note: The threat analysis usually defines the level of threat and the
The net effect - positive or negative - on the achievement of business objectives
The process for systematically avoiding risk - constituting one approach to managing risk
1. The act of verifying identity (i.e. - user - system) Scope Note: Risk: Can also refer to the verification of the correctness of a piece of data 2. The act of verifying the identity of a user and the user's eligibility to access computerized inform

49. Risk portfolio view
1. A method to identify interdependencies and interconnections among risk - as well as the effect of risk responses on multiple types of risk 2. A method to estimate the aggregate impact of multiple types of risk (e.g. - cascading and coincidental th
The acceptable level of variation that management is willing to allow for any particular risk as the enterprise pursues its objectives
A plan used by an enterprise to respond to disruption of critical business processes. Depends on the contingency plan for restoration of critical systems
statistical process control

50. Disaster recovery plan (DRP)
A set of human - physical - technical and procedural resources to recover - within a defined time and cost - an activity interrupted by an emergency or disaster
Something of either tangible or intangible value that is worth protecting - including people - information - infrastructure - finances and reputation
The set of hardware - software and facilities that integrates an enterprise's IT assets. Scope Note: Specifically - the equipment (including servers - routers - switches and cabling) - software - services and products used in storing - processing - t
A subset of risk indicators that are highly relevant and possess a high probability of predicting or indicating important risk. Scope Note: See also Risk Indicator.