About the Protection Level Slider
Each Risk Matrix can use multiple Protection Level records, where each Protection Level record
corresponds to one level on a protection level slider. The baseline Risk Matrix does not include a
Protection Level record. Protection Level records can be linked to Risk Category records through the Has
Reference Values relationship, which determines the section in which the protection level slider will
appear.
In this image, you can see that the protection level slider name is Normal, and the description is
Procedural controls; inherent design controls. You can also see in the Unmitigated cell (below the slider)
that the factor for this protection level is 1. In this case, any number that is selected in the Environment
section will be multiplied by 1 to determine the total risk value for the Environment risk category.
Note that when the protection level slider is displayed in a section, the values in the cells in that section
change depending on the level at which the slider is positioned. The factor associated with the current
position of the slider is multiplied by the baseline values in the matrix cells to determine the new numbers
that are displayed in each cell.
For example, in the baseline Risk Matrix, the value in the cell at the intersection of the Remote probability
and Low consequence is 1. If the protection level slider were displayed and the slider was positioned
where the factor was 5, the value in the cell at the intersection of the Remote probability and Low
consequence would be 5 (1 x 5).
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