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Cyber Risk Quantification Guide

Security leaders are increasingly asked to justify spend in the same language as the rest of the business. This cyber risk quantification guide shows how to move from control maturity checklists to quantified loss exposure using loss event frequency, loss magnitude and scenario analysis, so cyber risk can be compared against credit, operational and third-party risk on one register. It also covers quantifying vendor cyber exposure, drawing on Mastercard RiskRecon and Cyber Quant, the cyber risk rating and quantification products we implement for clients.

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What you will learn

  • How to express cyber risk exposure in euros or dollars rather than heat-map colours
  • The difference between control maturity scores and quantified loss exposure
  • How to rank security investments by risk reduction per unit of spend
  • How to brief boards and audit committees on cyber risk without technical jargon

Who this is for

CISOs and security leaders
Operational and enterprise risk managers
Audit, resilience and board risk committees

Topics covered

Cyber risk quantificationFAIR methodologyThird-party cyber riskCyber risk ratingsBoard reporting

Frequently asked questions

What is cyber risk quantification?
Cyber risk quantification expresses cyber exposure as an expected financial loss, using loss event frequency and loss magnitude, so it can be compared with other enterprise risks.
How is it different from a maturity assessment?
A maturity assessment scores controls; quantification estimates what a failure of those controls would actually cost. Both are useful, but only quantification supports investment trade-offs.
Does it cover third-party cyber risk?
Yes. The guide covers rating and quantifying vendor cyber exposure, including how cyber risk ratings feed a third-party risk programme.

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