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risk assessment |
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risk assessmentA report that shows assets, vulnerabilities, likelihood of damage, estimates of the costs of recovery, summaries of possible defensive measures and their costs and estimated probable savings from better protection. A "risk analysis" is the process of arriving at a risk assessment, which is also called a "threat and risk assessment." A "threat" is a harmful act such as the deployment of a virus or illegal network penetration. A "risk" is the expectation that a threat may succeed and the potential damage that can occur. See risk management. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I finally
convinced the evaluation team that we must select the small business, as
we had put them in our competitive range, and therefore technically
should be able to do the work with acceptable risk. * Be able to help clients optimize their capital structure to
maximize returns at an acceptable risk tolerance, whether employing
traditional reinsurance or tapping a broadening array of other capital
sources. Another factor in defining acceptable risk levels relates to the
healthcare worker's specialty. |
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