Introduction to Open FAIR™ Body of Knowledge - John Linford
Channel: The Open Group
Date: 24/08/2021

The Open FAIR Certification for People program is aimed at meeting the needs of risk analysts and organizations employing risk analysts. 


The program is based on the Open FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk), which provides a model and taxonomy for understanding, analyzing, and measuring information risk. https://www.opengroup.org/certifications/openfair



The Open FAIR Certification Program is based on the Open FAIR™ Body of Knowledge, which is comprised of two standards:



Open Risk Taxonomy Technical Standard (O-RT). This standard defines a standard taxonomy of terms, definitions, and relationships used in risk analysis.
Open Risk Analysis Technical Standard (O-RA). This standard describes the process aspects associated with performing effective risk analysis.



The Open Group has also published additional risk analysis guidance, which may be useful to risk practitioners and as additional background for those seeking Open FAIR Foundation certification. These documents can be found in The Open Group Library and are listed on the Security Forum Risk Analysis publications page



Open FAIR certification is available to individuals who want to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the body of knowledge for The Open Group FAIR Certification Program.



John Linford is the Forum Director of The Open Group Security Forum and Open Trusted Technology Forum. As staff at The Open Group, John supports the leaders and participants of the Security Forum in utilizing the resources of The Open Group to facilitate collaboration and follow The Open Group Standards process to publish their deliverables. 


Prior to joining The Open Group in June 2019, John worked as a Lecturer for San Jose State University, teaching courses in Economics.John is Open FAIR™ certified and was the lead author of the Open FAIR Risk Analysis Process Guide (G180), which offers best practices for performing an Open FAIR risk analysis with an intent to help risk analysts understand how to apply the Open FAIR risk analysis methodology.



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