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Risks

Navigate to Risks in the assessment’s navigation panel.

Empty Identified risks view with the Create risk button, filters, and an empty table

1. Click + Create risk.

2. Name the risk, and optionally select a risk category and a risk owner and describe the risk.

3. Select the impact and probability of the risk.

4. Under Risk mitigation and current status, select the Risk status. A new risk is usually Identified.

Create risk modal with name, risk category, risk owner, description, impact, probability, and risk mitigation and current status fields

5. Click Create.

Risks list with one created risk with the status Identified and its impact and probability

6. To modify a risk, open the row actions menu (⋯) of the risk and select Edit.

7. Describe the measures taken to mitigate the risk, select the residual impact and residual probability, and change the Risk status to Mitigated.

Edit risk modal with the mitigation measures described, residual impact and probability selected, and the risk status set to Mitigated

8. Click Save.

Risks list with the risk now in Mitigated status and showing its residual impact and probability

1. Open the row actions menu (⋯) of the risk and select Delete.

Risks list with the row actions menu open showing Edit and Delete Delete risk confirmation dialog

2. Confirm by clicking Confirm.

Example of an assessment’s risk assessment

Section titled “Example of an assessment’s risk assessment”
Risks list with ten example risks showing their category, target asset, status, impact, probability, and residual values