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Exploring F.A.I.R. – Taxonomy – Vulnerability

by kriggins on July 13, 2010

As usual, all the posts in this series can be found on this page if you want a refresher or are just now jumping on the band wagon.
In the last post in this series, a very very long time ago, we took a look at Threat Event Frequency (TEF). In its most simple form TEF [...]

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Exploring F.A.I.R. – Taxonomy – Threat Event Frequency

by kriggins on July 30, 2009

Well, there I go again, I keep saying I am going to get back to it and then leave you hanging. No real excuse this time other than being mondo busy.
As usual, all the posts in this series can be found on this page if you want a refresher or are just now jumping on [...]

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Exploring F.A.I.R. – Taxonomy – Definition of Risk

by kriggins on June 15, 2009

First, I apologize for the long absence of any further posts in this series. I am sure everybody thought I had decided not to continue. Not the case. With the presentation at Secure360, a bathroom remodel and life in general getting in the way, I didn't take the time to keep on top of this [...]

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My Secure360 2009 Talk about FAIR

by kriggins on June 9, 2009

This is the presentation I gave at Secure360 2009 titled "Measuring and Communicating Risk using Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR)."
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Speaking at Secure360

by kriggins on March 16, 2009

I am really excited. I will be speaking at Secure360. The conference takes place on May 12th and 13th in St. Paul, Minnesota. I will be speaking in the afternoon on the 13th.
From the Secure360 website:
The Upper Midwest Security Alliance (UMSA) serves business, government, and education professionals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. The Secure360 conference [...]

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Exploring F.A.I.R – Assets Redux

by kriggins on February 26, 2009

So, to revisit the post which sparked the last few, let's talk about assets. Before we get started though, just a reminder that all the posts in this series can be found on this page.
And now, on with the show. We have described the organization for which we are performing the assessment. We have also [...]

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