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Glossary: Policies, Standards and Risk Management

SLE (single loss expectancy)

Also written: SLE, single loss expectancy

The cost of one occurrence of a risk. For one stolen laptop it is $2,100 (the new laptop plus Alex's setup time).

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

ARO (annualized rate of occurrence)ALE (annualized loss expectancy)quantitative analysis