Reduce your risk exposure
Prioritize the highest inherent risks, treat them with the right strategy and controls, confirm the residual position, and track the trend with KRIs.
Try it in CybervergentOverview
Drive material risks down from inherent to an acceptable residual level.
Step-by-step
- 1 Open the 'Risk Register' and sort attention to the highest inherent ratings.
- 2 Open a high risk and go to its 'Treatment' tab.
- 3 Choose a treatment strategy and justify it, then apply control measures under 'Risk Controls'.
- 4 Click 'Assess Residual Risk', set the post-treatment likelihood and impact, and apply the treatment.
- 5 Confirm the residual rating on the register is within your risk appetite.
- 6 Track the trend with KRIs on the 'Risk Indicator' tab and report progress to leadership.
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