If you’re a software developer, chances are you’d want to know about potential bugs that could throw months or even years of hard work out the window. Risk Matrix, a part of the Risk Management Toolkit, is a downloadable program that can pinpoint potential flubs in software applications and help you deal with them should they actually occur.
Risk Matrix uses a risk assessment process developed by the Air Force's Electronic Systems Center (ESC). MITRE and ESC have expanded and improved the original process, creating what it calls the Baseline Risk Assessment Process. This means you get government-level security.
The Web site offers support for those using Risk Matrix, like facilitator training, taxonomies and standard definitions. Risk Matrix follows the risk management seven-step process, which spans topics such as preparation, assessing and prioritizing risks, control options and handling plans. Best of all, it's free and easy to use.