Quantifying Risk: From Heat Maps to Money
Heat maps can't tell you whether a control is worth the money. Estimate risk in dollars, with ranges you can defend.
Prepares you for: Open FAIR Foundation
What you'll be able to do
- Estimate frequency and loss as calibrated ranges
- Use a simple quantitative method without heavy tools
- Compare the cost of a control with the risk it reduces
- Present numbers leaders trust because the reasoning is visible
A quantified risk estimate for one scenario
What's in it. Frequency and magnitude ranges, the calibration behind them, and the decision the number supports.
You build it lesson by lesson, using your own organization, and submit it for your certificate. It's yours to keep and adapt.
Who it's for
Risk analysts, CISOs and finance-minded security leaders.
What's inside
- Part 1Where the requirement comes from 18 min
- Part 2How small teams and enterprises meet it 17 min
- Part 3The method, step by step 20 min
- Part 4Hands-on lab: small team choose one 90 min
- Part 5Hands-on lab: enterprise choose one 120 min
- Part 6Finish and submit your deliverable 18 min
Built for your size
The requirement is the same everywhere. How you meet it depends on who you have. You pick the lab that matches your organization.
How you earn the certificate
Submit your finished deliverable, which is scored against a published rubric, and pass a short scenario quiz. Your certificate goes to your wallet and can be checked by anyone on the public register.