Discuss the essential elements of a Network Security Risk Assessment and the methodology of performing a network security risk assessment. Four pages are required with a minimum of four references. 

1. Adhere to and properly apply the Basic Citation Styles of the APA (Use as a reference the APA Manual.).
2. Do not copy and paste information from the Internet. Paraphrase your sources but remember to cite every source you use. 
3. References list must be formatted per APA.