Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Risk" in English language version.
ISO 31073:2022 — Risk management — Vocabulary — uncertainty.state, even partial, of deficiency of information related to understanding or knowledge
Note 1: In some cases, uncertainty can be related to the organization’s context as well as to its objectives.
Note 2: Uncertainty is the root source of risk, namely any kind of “deficiency of information” that matters in relation to objectives (and objectives, in turn, relate to all relevant interested parties’ needs and expectations).
ISO 31073:2022 — Risk management — Vocabulary — objective.result to be achieved
Note 1: An objective can be strategic, tactical or operational.
Note 2: Objectives can relate to different disciplines (such as financial, health and safety, and environmental goals) and can apply at different levels (such as strategic, organization-wide, project, product and process).
Note 3: An objective can be expressed in other ways, e.g. as an intended outcome, a purpose, an operational criterion, as a management system objective, or by the use of other words with similar meaning (e.g. aim, goal, target).
ISO 31073:2022 — Risk management — Vocabulary — threat.potential source of danger, harm, or other undesirable outcome
Note 1: A threat is a negative situation in which loss is likely and over which one has relatively little control.
Note 2: A threat to one party may pose an opportunity to another.
