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In this Chapter is described how to value the real risk as result of a security assessment. The idea is to create a general methodology to break down the security findings and evaluate the risks with the goal of prioritize and manage them.  
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This Chapter describes how to value the real risk based on the results of a security assessment. The idea is to create a general methodology to break down the security findings and evaluate the risks with the goal of prioritizing and managing those risks. The real risk is presented in a table that can easily represent a snapshot of the assessment. This table represents the technical information delivered to the client and it is important to present an executive summary for the management.
It is presented a table that can easly represent a snapshot of the assessment. This table represents the technical informations to deliver to the client, then it is important to present an executive summary for the management.
 
 
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This Chapter describes how to value the real risk based on the results of a security assessment. The idea is to create a general methodology to break down the security findings and evaluate the risks with the goal of prioritizing and managing those risks. The real risk is presented in a table that can easily represent a snapshot of the assessment. This table represents the technical information delivered to the client and it is important to present an executive summary for the management.

5.1 How to value the real risk
5.2 How to write the report of the testing