Abstract

Review on information Security risk assessment

Author(s): Ren Shuai , Lou Zong-Zong , Zhang Tao , Mu De-Jun

Risk assessment of information security is the important evaluation methods and decision mechanism for construction of information safety assurance system in kinds of fields. It is also an important component in research of information security. In this paper, the domestic and foreign general development situation of information security risk assessment will be introduced, and the related methods will be classified and summarized. Based on the discussion on some typical assessment methods, the advantages and disadvantages, emphasis and the applied characteristics in accessing process of them are analyzed. As a conclusion, issues urgently need to be addressed for recent information security assessment is proposed