Assurance is ...
... "provision of a certain level of trust, confidence, confirmation or proof of something, typically by reviewing, checking, testing, certified compliance or auditing it" [source: SecAware glossary]
... knowing when to stop climbing the ladder
... the absence of anxiety and doubt
... a necessary part of management
... the result of testing - pass or fail
... swimming out of the shark cage
... an integral governance function
... stepping into the shark cage
... packing your own parachute
... a friendly hand reaching out
... engineering the shark cage
... an underappreciated goal
... an undervalued objective
... certifying the shark cage
... welding the shark cage
... confidence in another
... an independent view
... holding all the cards
... a measure of power
... plausible deniability
... taking a space walk
... stacking the deck
... hitting the mark
... being confident
... a winning hand
... self-confidence
... not insurance
... being certain
... confirmatory
... bearing it all
... unnecessary
... nice to have
... checking-up
... baring it all
... naïve belief
... mandatory
... knowledge
... comforting
... reassuring
... being sure
... necessary
... insurance
... oversight
... essential
... checking
... a control
... valuable
... optional
... security
... a game
... testing
... costly
... audit
... valid
... trust
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