Term
| acceptable use policy/rules of behavior |
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Definition
| Agreed-upon principles set forth by a company to govern how the employees of that company may use resources such as computers and Internet access. |
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Term
| annual loss expectancy (ALE) |
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Definition
| A calculation used to identify risks and calculate the expected loss each year. |
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Term
| annualized rate of occurrence (ARO) |
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Definition
| A calculation of how often a threat will occur. For example, a threat that occurs once every five years has an annualized rate of occurrence of 1/5, or 0.2. |
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Definition
| The assessed value of an item (server, property, and so on) associated with cash flow. |
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Term
| business impact analysis (BIA) |
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Definition
| A study of the possible impact if a disruption to a business’s vital resources were to occur. |
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Term
| business partners agreement (BPA) |
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Definition
| An agreement between partners in a business that outlines their responsibilities, obligations, and sharing of profits and losses. |
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Definition
| The potential percentage of loss to an asset if a threat is realized. |
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