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Risk:  In the context of IT Security, Risk is a threat of the loss of control of the integrity of data or systems, the loss of control over the confidentiality of information, or the loss of control over the availability of data or services/systems.  IT Security Risk is usually quantified in an ordinal scale of Low, Moderate, High, and Critical that defines the potential impact associated with the Risk.