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CRISC Information Systems Control

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1. COBIT
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
Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology
Exists to detect and report when errors - omissions and unauthorized uses or entries occur
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

2. COSO
enterprise risk management
committee of sponsoring organizations
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
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

3. BCP
The net effect - positive or negative - on the achievement of business objectives
business continuity planning
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
Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology

4. Project portfolio
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 probable situation with uncertain frequency and magnitude of loss (or gain)
The translation of the enterprise's mission from a statement of intention into performance targets and results
The set of projects owned by a company. Scope Note: It usually includes the main guidelines relative to each project - including objectives - costs - time lines and other information specific to the project.

5. IT infrastructure

6. Threat analysis
The policies - procedures - practices and organizational structures designed to provide reasonable assurance that business
risk management information systems
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
critical success factor

7. Business risk
A probable situation with uncertain frequency and magnitude of loss (or gain)
Determined based on the acceptable data loss in case of a disruption of operations. It indicates the earliest point in time that is acceptable to recover the data. The RPO effectively quantifies the permissible amount of data loss in case of interrup
Business Process Reengineering
enterprise risk management

8. 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
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
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
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

9. BPM
statistical process control
business process modeling
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.
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

10. IEC
The process of assigning risk to another enterprise - usually through the purchase of an insurance policy or by outsourcing the service
The business risk associated with the use - ownership - operation - involvement - influence and adoption of IT within an enterprise
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
international electrotechnical commission

11. Business impact analysis/assessment (BIA)
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
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
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
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

12. IT architecture

13. Magnitude
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
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
A description of the overall (identified) IT risk to which the enterprise is exposed
A measure of the potential severity of loss or the potential gain from realized events/scenarios

14. IT risk profile
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.
A further development of the business goals into tactical targets and desired results and outcomes
A description of the overall (identified) IT risk to which the enterprise is exposed
The acceptable level of variation that management is willing to allow for any particular risk as the enterprise pursues its objectives

15. Objectivity
enterprise risk management
The ability to exercise judgment - express opinions and present recommendations with impartiality
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
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

16. IT risk scenario
Preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure - including means for protecting privacy and proprietary information
cumulative summary. each value is added for a cummulative total.
business process modeling
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

17. Availability
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
international organization for standards
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 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

18. Feasibility study
The policies - procedures and activities designed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives relevant to a given automated solution (application) are achieved
committee of sponsoring organizations
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
The net effect - positive or negative - on the achievement of business objectives

19. Fallback procedures
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 probable situation with uncertain frequency and magnitude of loss (or gain)
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.
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

20. Internal controls
The remaining risk after management has implemented a risk response
The policies - procedures - practices and organizational structures designed to provide reasonable assurance that business
The ability to exercise judgment - express opinions and present recommendations with impartiality
commission

21. Capability
risk control self assessment
operationally critical threat and vulnerability evaluation
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
The acceptable level of variation that management is willing to allow for any particular risk as the enterprise pursues its objectives

22. Risk avoidance
certified in risk and information systems control
The management of risk through the use of countermeasures and controls
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
The process for systematically avoiding risk - constituting one approach to managing risk

23. Data custodian
The ability to exercise judgment - express opinions and present recommendations with impartiality
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 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 individual(s) and department(s) responsible for the storage and safeguarding of computerized data

24. Application controls
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
The policies - procedures and activities designed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives relevant to a given automated solution (application) are achieved
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.
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

25. MAGERIT
A condition that can influence the frequency and/or magnitude and - ultimately - the business impact of IT-related events/scenarios
cumulative summary. each value is added for a cummulative total.
Methodology for Information Systems Risk Analysis and Management
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

26. Vulnerability event
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.
Guarding against improper information modification or destruction - and includes ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity
operationally critical threat and vulnerability evaluation
The business risk associated with the use - ownership - operation - involvement - influence and adoption of IT within an enterprise

27. Risk appetite
Standards standards published by: ISACA
The ability of a system or network to resist failure or to recover quickly from any disruption - usually with minimal recognizable effect
Carnegie Mellon University
The amount of risk - on a broad level - that an entity is willing to accept in pursuit of its mission

28. Risk mitigation
The management of risk through the use of countermeasures and controls
The acceptable level of variation that management is willing to allow for any particular risk as the enterprise pursues its objectives
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
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

29. Governance
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
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
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
business continuity planning

30. SIE
Software Engineering Institute
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
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

31. Impact analysis
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
A probable situation with uncertain frequency and magnitude of loss (or gain)
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 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

32. Confidentiality
operationally critical threat and vulnerability evaluation
Business Process Reengineering
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
Preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure - including means for protecting privacy and proprietary information

33. Inherent risk
The process of integrating risk assessments at a corporate level to obtain a complete view on the overall risk for the enterprise
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
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
certified in risk and information systems control

34. RMIS
business process modeling
Standards standards published by: ISACA
A measure of the potential severity of loss or the potential gain from realized events/scenarios
risk management information systems

35. Risk culture
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.
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
Software Engineering Institute
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.

36. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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
Any event during which a threat event results in loss. Scope Note: From Jones - J.; 'FAIR Taxonomy -' Risk Management Insight - USA - 2008
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
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

37. RMF
risk management framework
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
enterprise risk management
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

38. Event
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.
Exists to detect and report when errors - omissions and unauthorized uses or entries occur
Something that happens at a specific place and/or time
Business Process Reengineering

39. Access control
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
The processes - rules and deployment mechanisms that control access to information systems - resources and physical access to premises
Any event during which a threat event results in loss. Scope Note: From Jones - J.; 'FAIR Taxonomy -' Risk Management Insight - USA - 2008
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

40. Frequency
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 rate by which events occur over a certain period of time
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
Any event during which a threat event results in loss. Scope Note: From Jones - J.; 'FAIR Taxonomy -' Risk Management Insight - USA - 2008

41. Business process owner
business continuity planning
The business risk associated with the use - ownership - operation - involvement - influence and adoption of IT within an enterprise
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
risk management framework

42. Authentication

43. OCTAVE
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
operationally critical threat and vulnerability evaluation
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
1. An instance of IT risk 2. A combination of control - value and threat conditions that impose a noteworthy level of IT risk

44. Risk map
The set of projects owned by a company. Scope Note: It usually includes the main guidelines relative to each project - including objectives - costs - time lines and other information specific to the project.
A measure of the rate by which events occur over a certain period of time
A (graphic) tool for ranking and displaying risk by defined ranges for frequency and magnitude
Carnegie Mellon University

45. Risk aggregation
British Standards Institution
The process of integrating risk assessments at a corporate level to obtain a complete view on the overall risk for the enterprise
The acceptable level of variation that management is willing to allow for any particular risk as the enterprise pursues its objectives
certified in risk and information systems control

46. BPR
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
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
Business Process Reengineering
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

47. Threat
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 individual(s) and department(s) responsible for the storage and safeguarding of computerized data
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 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

48. Risk transfer
A (graphic) tool for ranking and displaying risk by defined ranges for frequency and magnitude
The process of assigning risk to another enterprise - usually through the purchase of an insurance policy or by outsourcing the service
The individual(s) and department(s) responsible for the storage and safeguarding of computerized data
business process modeling

49. Resilience
Any event during which a threat element/actor acts against an asset in a manner that has the potential to directly result in harm
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
The ability of a system or network to resist failure or to recover quickly from any disruption - usually with minimal recognizable effect
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.

50. treadway
The business risk associated with the use - ownership - operation - involvement - influence and adoption of IT within an enterprise
commission
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
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