Periodically, (Company) may contract with a third-party vendor to conduct an independent risk assessment and/or to validate the effectiveness of the (Company) risk management process.All risks will be classified and prioritized according to their importance to the organization.Stakeholders’ expectations and perceptions, and negative consequences for goodwill and reputation.Operational and business importance of availability, confidentiality, and integrity.Legal and regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations.The criticality of the information assets involved.The strategic value of the business information process.Risk evaluation criteria should be developed for evaluating the organization’s information security risks considering the following:.Information security risk management procedures must be developed and include the following (at a minimum):.Risk assessments must account for administrative, physical, and technical risks.Formal organization-wide risk assessments will be conducted by (Company) no less than annually or upon significant changes to the (Company).