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Glossary: Security+ Exam Prep 1: Strategy and Objective Review

Single loss expectancy (SLE)

Also written: SLE

The dollars lost each time an event happens: asset value × exposure factor, such as $8,000 × 0.75 = $6,000 for a van theft.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

Annualized loss expectancy (ALE)Exposure factor