# Mitigation

> The activity of reducing a risk's likelihood or impact through deliberate countermeasures.

Record: `lex:mitigation`
Kind: activity
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-mitigation

## category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Risk Management](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/risk-management.md)