Sankofa/docs/compliance/RMF/RISK_ASSESSMENT_TEMPLATE.md

# Risk Assessment
## Sankofa Phoenix Platform

**Document Version**: 1.0  
**Date**: [Current Date]  
**Classification**: [Classification Level]

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## 1. Executive Summary

[Summary of risk assessment findings and overall risk posture]

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## 2. System Description

[Brief description of system and its purpose]

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## 3. Threat Assessment

### 3.1 Threat Sources
- **Adversarial Threats**: Nation-states, cybercriminals, insider threats
- **Non-Adversarial Threats**: Natural disasters, system failures, human error

### 3.2 Threat Events
- Unauthorized access to classified data
- Data exfiltration
- System compromise
- Denial of service
- Malware infection
- Insider threat

### 3.3 Threat Likelihood
[Assess likelihood for each threat]

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## 4. Vulnerability Assessment

### 4.1 System Vulnerabilities
[Document identified vulnerabilities]

### 4.2 Vulnerability Severity
[Classify vulnerabilities by severity]

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## 5. Risk Determination

### 5.1 Risk Calculation
Risk = Threat Likelihood × Vulnerability × Impact

### 5.2 Risk Levels
- **High**: Immediate action required
- **Medium**: Action required within defined timeframe
- **Low**: Acceptable with monitoring

### 5.3 Risk Register
[Table of identified risks with likelihood, impact, and risk level]

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## 6. Risk Response

### 6.1 Risk Mitigation
[Describe mitigation strategies for each risk]

### 6.2 Risk Acceptance
[Document accepted risks and rationale]

### 6.3 Risk Transfer
[Document transferred risks]

### 6.4 Risk Avoidance
[Document avoided risks]

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## 7. Residual Risk

[Document remaining risk after mitigation]

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## 8. Risk Monitoring

[Describe ongoing risk monitoring approach]

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## Appendix A: References
- NIST SP 800-30: Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments
- NIST SP 800-53: Security and Privacy Controls