Foundation glossary/Core concepts

Risk

Companion card for the Foundation course — study the related lesson for full progress.

Simple explanation

Chance of harm × how bad it would be.

Technical explanation

Likelihood × impact, reduced by controls.

Real-life scenario

Reused banking password on a gaming site after that site is breached.

Security relevance

Risk language helps leaders fund the right controls — not every CVE equally.

Practical example

Public RDP without MFA on finance server = high risk.

Mini quiz

Risk is best described as:

• Only CVE count
• Likelihood × impact (context)
• Any open port
• A firewall

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