Risk Register
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003618
1. A repository of risk information including the data understood about risks over time.
2. A central record of current risks, and related information, for a given scope or organization. Current risks are comprised of both accepted risks and risk that are have a planned mitigation path (i.e., risks to-be-eliminated as annotated in a POA&M). See OMB Circular A-11 for detailed information about risk register contents for Federal entities.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-003618 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| References | NIST SP 800-221 from OMB Circular A-11; NISTIR 8286 from OMB Circular A-11; NISTIR 8170; NIST CSRC Glossary |
Record as JSON
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}
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