A living risk register, not a stale spreadsheet
Identify risks in one shared register, score them consistently by likelihood and impact, link them to the controls that mitigate them, and watch residual risk fall as your posture improves, with a record that holds up in front of leadership and auditors.
What it does
Living risk register
Catalog risks with owner, category, source, and status in one shared, always-current place.
Inherent & residual scoring
Score likelihood × impact for an inherent rating, then track residual risk after mitigating controls are applied.
Control linkage
Connect each risk to the controls that reduce it, so mitigation is explicit and measurable.
Risk taxonomy & categories
Group risks by category and source for a structured view across the whole register.
Treatment & status tracking
Move risks through identified, mitigated, accepted, transferred, or avoided, with dates and owners.
Treatment records
Document the decision and rationale behind every risk so your treatment is defensible under review.
Risk assessments
Run structured assessments and reassessments on a cadence, not just once at onboarding.
Executive reporting
Summarize risk posture and trend for leadership without rebuilding a deck each cycle.
Compliance alignment
Tie the register to the frameworks and controls it supports so risk work counts toward audits.
From setup to proof
Step 1
Capture the risk
Log risks with an owner, description, category, and source in one shared register, so nothing lives in someone's inbox or a forgotten tab.
Step 2
Score inherent risk
Rate likelihood and impact on a consistent scale for an inherent score the whole team reads the same way.
Step 3
Link mitigating controls
Connect each risk to the controls that reduce it, then recompute residual risk to see what your program actually buys you.
Step 4
Decide the treatment
Mitigate, accept, transfer, or avoid, and record the rationale so the decision is defensible later.
Step 5
Report and defend
Summarize posture for leadership and keep every treatment decision audit-ready, with history intact.
A register that stays current
One consistent scale
Scoring everyone reads the same way
Risk falls apart when 'high' means something different to every reviewer. A consistent likelihood-and-impact scale produces an inherent score the whole team trusts, and the same method recomputes residual risk once mitigating controls are in place, so you can show the actual reduction your program delivers.
- Likelihood × impact scoring on one shared scale.
- Inherent score before controls, residual score after.
- Recompute residual risk automatically as controls are linked.
- Compare risks fairly across categories and owners.
Risk tied to controls
Mitigation you can actually point to
A risk register that floats free of your controls is just a list of worries. Linking each risk to the controls that mitigate it turns the register into a working part of your program: when a control's posture changes, the risk it backs is right there, and reviewers can see exactly what reduces what.
- Every risk connects to the controls that reduce it.
- Residual risk reflects the mitigations actually in place.
- Shared control and evidence model with compliance automation.
- Gaps in mitigation are visible, not buried.
Defensible decisions
Treatment with a paper trail
Auditors and leadership don't just want to know your risks. They want to know what you decided and why. Each risk carries its treatment decision, owner, dates, and rationale, with history retained, so accepting a risk is a documented choice rather than an unexplained gap.
- Mitigate, accept, transfer, or avoid, each recorded with rationale.
- Owners and review dates on every risk.
- Full history of how a risk and its treatment evolved.
- Exportable records for audits and board review.
Risk work that earns its keep
Framework risk assessments
Produce the documented risk assessment SOC 2, ISO 27001, and similar frameworks expect, and keep it current.
Connecting risk to controls
Show auditors and leadership exactly which controls mitigate which risks, with residual scores to match.
Board & leadership reporting
Give executives a clear, trended view of top risks and treatment status without a manual deck.
Risk-rating vendors
Bring third-party risk into the same register so your overall posture is one view, not two systems.
Ongoing reassessment
Reassess on a cadence so the register reflects today's reality, not last year's snapshot.
Distributed ownership
Assign risks to the people who actually own them and track follow-through to closure.
Risk you can actually act on
Capability and direction, built honestly, proven by your own evidence as deployments land.
- A prioritized view of risk by inherent and residual score.
- Clear ownership, status, and review dates for every risk.
- Risks connected to the controls that address them, with residual risk recomputed automatically.
- Documented treatment decisions that hold up under audit.
- Reporting that stands in front of leadership and the board without a manual rebuild.
Why this beats a spreadsheet
The product choices that matter when this workflow becomes part of your audit engine.
Connected, not siloed
Risks share the control and evidence model with the rest of the platform, so mitigation is real and measurable, not a column someone hopes is accurate.
Residual risk, automatically
Link mitigating controls and residual scores recompute, so the register reflects the reduction your program actually delivers.
Defensible by default
Owners, dates, decisions, and rationale are captured as you go, so treatment decisions stand up under audit without a reconstruction effort.
Reporting without rebuilds
Leadership and board views come straight from the live register, so each reporting cycle isn't a manual deck assembly.
Questions, answered
How is risk scored?
Risks are scored on a consistent likelihood-and-impact scale to produce an inherent rating. Once mitigating controls are linked, the same method yields a residual rating, so you can see the reduction your controls provide.
What's the difference between inherent and residual risk?
Inherent risk is the exposure before controls are applied. Residual risk is what remains after the mitigating controls are in place. Tracking both shows how much your program actually reduces risk.
Can risks be linked to controls and frameworks?
Yes. Each risk can be connected to the controls that mitigate it, and those controls map to the frameworks they support, so your risk work counts toward compliance and the relationships are explicit.
How are treatment decisions handled?
For each risk you record a treatment (mitigate, accept, transfer, or avoid) along with the owner, dates, and rationale. History is retained so the decision is defensible later.
Does this replace our risk assessment process?
It gives that process a living home. You still decide your methodology and risk appetite; the register makes assessment, scoring, treatment, and reporting repeatable and audit-ready.
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