Quantifying Cyber Risk with FAIR

Risk isn't just some vague concept you throw around in meetings. It's actually measurable,

and the FAIR framework breaks it down into something you can actually work with. Think about it like

this. A bank has an HR executive with her password literally stuck on her monitor.

Cleaning crew walks by every single night. That's your threat agent right there.

They see the sticky note, they copy the credentials, and suddenly they've got access to sensitive

employee data. But here's where FAIR gets interesting. It doesn't stop at saying "that's

bad." It quantifies everything. First, you look at Loss Event Frequency.

How often does this threat actually turn into a real problem? You've got contact