The overall process of analysing and evaluating risk, that is, the combination of the likelihood of an adverse event and its consequences.
Definitions from Article 2 points 15 and 16 of the Polish Act on the Protection of Classified Information; the Act on the National Cybersecurity System defines risk in a similar way (Article 2 point 12).1,2
Sources
- Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Act of 5 August 2010 on the protection of classified information, consolidated text, Journal of Laws 2025, item 1209 (in Polish)
- Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Act on the national cybersecurity system, consolidated text, Journal of Laws 2026, item 20, as amended (consolidated text prepared by the Chancellery of the Sejm) (in Polish)
Checked: 3 November 2026