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Talk:OWASP Risk Rating Methodology
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Revision as of 19:52, 12 February 2008 by Jeff Williams (talk | contribs) (Talk:How to value the real risk moved to Talk:OWASP Risk Rating Methodology)
Just editing now... Vanderaj 12:04, 22 December 2006 (EST)
What about compensating controls?
I think it is worthwhile to factor in compensating controls into likelihood and impact. For example, if the organization implements an XML firewall, it can reduce like likelihood some data-based attacks. Alternatively, if they backup their data every hour, the impact is then reduced.
