WEEK 1 & 2

"Life is all about taking risks. If you don't have the balls to do so, you'll end up working for someone who does." Taking risks does not mean plunging carelessly into a situation you hardly knew how to deal with. Taking risks means that the probability for success is something that is worth giving a shot considering the possible consequences. When we put 'taking risks' into security terms, it involves correlating factors such as threats, vulnerabilities, exposures and control. To be honest, I never knew risks can be calculated. Taking risks is considerable whether you are dying to admit on your crush, committing an unconventional strategy that could cost you the game, or perhaps, making the right but risky decision for the greater good. In the corporate world, risks never made an absent on the attendance sheet. To take business matters in our own hands, one must have something what we call as the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning. The business must be ensured that it will operate normally throughout any circumstances for long term. When IT-oriented disruptions occur, Disaster Recovery Planning should be enforced to focus on the underlying threat and mitigate the impact. You can list infinite number of risks just for a specific organization. These risks can pose endless possibilities of threats and it is for certain you can only mitigate some but not all. Nevertheless, taking precautionary measures like these will ensure the business will thrive despite any drastic changes that might happen.