Impact is ...
... "adverse change to the level of business objectives achieved"
[source: ISO/IEC 27000]
... the inertial energy imparted by a moving mass impinging upon an object
... "the
adverse outcome or consequences caused by or arising from an
information security incident, leading to
direct and/or indirect
(consequential) losses/costs to the organisations
and/or
the individuals concerned" [source: SecAware glossary]
... the point when probability functions collapse
... when possibility becomes reality
... when threat meets vulnerability
... short, medium and long-term
... loss of control over an asset
... too late to prevent or avoid
... being smacked in the head
... when p(occurrence) hits 1
... when gloved fist hits chin
... what we tried to prevent
... what we sought to avoid
... an impressive entrance
... the resonance of a bell
... when risk eventuates
... when shit meets fan
... being compromised
... a successful attack
... the point of failure
... adverse outcome
... the after-effects
... hard to quantify
... inconsequential
... career-limiting
... a wake-up call
... loss of control
... consequences
... being harmed
... consequential
... unanticipated
... ramifications
... a pivot point
... motivational
... the moment
... open-ended
... unexpected
... anticipated
... predictable
... memorable
... an incident
... a dull thud
... percussion
... disastrous
... dispersed
... negligible
... bad news
... predicted
... expected
... dramatic
... being hit
... a breach
... a failure
... a crater
... a driver
... focused
... harmful
... gradual
... striking
... serious
... a crash
... sudden
... general
... moving
... a miss
... severe
... shared
... crunch
... a dent
... costly
... trivial
... oh oh
... a flop
... hurty
... costs
... bang
... ouch
... a hit
...
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- Audit is ...
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- Information is ...
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- Oversight is ...
- Resilience is ...
- Responsibility is ...
- Risk is ...
- Security is ...
- System is ...
- Threat is ...
- Trust is ...
- Vulnerability is ...