June Webinar  Risk Assessments Rationalized
Channel: HIPAA Survival Guide
Date: 2018-11-20

A Risk Assessment is a process by which an Organization identifies the following: (1) Threats to the Organization (i.e. to its Operations, Assets, or Individuals); (2) Vulnerabilities internal and external to the Organization; (3) The harm (i.e. adverse Impact) that may occur given the potential for Threats exploiting Vulnerabilities; and (4) The Risk associated with a specific Threat, Vulnerability and Impact combination.