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    Create a risk manually

    Risk administrators can create risk records when they see a potential for a gain or loss of value.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_risk.admin and sn_risk.manager

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Risk > Risk Register > Create New.
    2. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. Risk form
      Field Description
      Name Name for the risk. Field is auto-populated if the risk is generated from a risk statement, but can be changed without affecting the relationship between the risk and risk statement.
      Number Unique identification number. This field automatically populated.
      State Risk state. Possible choices are:
      • Draft In this state, all risk users can modify the risk. Only available when creating a one-off control. One-off controls are possible but not recommended.
      • Attest When the risk is created from a risk statement, controls are in this state.
        Note: When a risk is set back to draft, the assessment is canceled.
      • Review Risks are automatically moved to review from the assessment phase.
      • Monitor In this state, all risk managers can move the risk from review to monitor.
      • Retired Risk managers or administrators can move a risk from Monitor to Retired. Indicators do not run when the risk is in this state.
        Note: When a risk is retired, any assessment associated with it is canceled.
      Owning group Owning group for the risk.
      Category Category of risk which applies to the profile.
      • Legal
      • Financial
      • Operational
      • Reputational
      • Legal/Regulatory
      • Credit
      • Market
      • IT
      If the risk is generated from a risk statement, the field is automatically populated/
      Owner Owner for the risk.
      Note: The owner is always added as a respondent.
      Risk Statement Statement this risk is associated with.
      Inherit from risk statement Option to create a risk independent of risk statement.
      Entity Entity related to the risk.
      Note: Only active entities are shown.
      Description Description of the risk and how it is a threat to the organization.
      Additional Information Details that help others understand the risk record.
    3. Click the Assessment Summary tab.
      This tab is only visible if you have the Advanced Risk plugin activated. The scores of the risk assessment methodology selected as the primary are displayed in the risk scoring section.
    4. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 2. Risk Scoring Form
      Field Description
      Assessment Assessment to attach to this risk.
      Note: If you are defining this risk for a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), select GDPR DPIA Assessment.
      Assessment respondents Users assigned to the assessment of this risk.
      Note: Only a user with the sn_grc.user role can be added as a respondent.
      When both the Assessment and Assessment respondents fields are set, assessments are created when you click Assess.
    5. Click the Scoring tab.
    6. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 3. Risk Scoring form
      Field Description
      Inherent SLE Monetary value of a risk if it occurs before any mitigation strategies are in place.
      Residual SLE Monetary value of a risk if it occurs after all mitigation strategies are in place.
      Inherent ARO Probability that a risk occurs in any given year before any mitigation strategies are in place.
      Residual ARO Probability that a risk will occur in any given year after all mitigation strategies are in place.
      Inherent ALE Annualized loss expectancy ALE = SLE x ARO before any mitigation strategies are in place.
      Residual ALE Annualized loss expectancy ALE = SLE x ARO after all mitigation strategies are in place.
      Inherent score The score of the risk before any mitigation strategies are in place.
      Residual score The score of the risk after all mitigation strategies are in place.
      Calculated ALE Annualized loss expectancy based off all calculations.
      Calculated score The corresponding score for the calculated ALE.
    7. Click the Response tab.
    8. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 4. Risk Response form
      Field Description
      Response
      • Accept
      • Avoid
      • Mitigate
      • Transfer
      Justification Enter a reasonable justification for the selected response
    9. Click the Monitoring tab.
      Table 5. Risk Monitoring form
      Field Description
      Control compliance percentage Percentage of compliant controls
      Control non-compliance percentage Percentage of non-compliant controls
      Control failure factor Sum of failed controls weighting divided by total controls weighting
      Indicator failure factor Uses the last result of each associated indicator. Number of last results failed divided by total number of indicators associated.
      Calculated risk factor This value is calculated from (Indicator failure factor + Control failure factor) / 2.
    10. Click the Activity Journal tab.
    11. Enter additional comments, as necessary.
    12. Click Submit.
    Related tasks
    • Create a risk framework and associate risk statements to it
    • Create a risk statement
    • Generate a risk from a risk framework
    • Generate a risk from a risk statement
    • Relate risks to each other
    • Request RiskLens Analysis on a risk
    • Follow a risk
    • Add an indicator to a risk
    • Add a control to a risk
    Related concepts
    • Manage risks linked to the same risk statement
    • Association of entities at any level of a risk statement

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      Create a risk manually

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      Create a risk manually

      Risk administrators can create risk records when they see a potential for a gain or loss of value.

      Before you begin

      Role required: sn_risk.admin and sn_risk.manager

      Procedure

      1. Navigate to Risk > Risk Register > Create New.
      2. On the form, fill in the fields.
        Table 1. Risk form
        Field Description
        Name Name for the risk. Field is auto-populated if the risk is generated from a risk statement, but can be changed without affecting the relationship between the risk and risk statement.
        Number Unique identification number. This field automatically populated.
        State Risk state. Possible choices are:
        • Draft In this state, all risk users can modify the risk. Only available when creating a one-off control. One-off controls are possible but not recommended.
        • Attest When the risk is created from a risk statement, controls are in this state.
          Note: When a risk is set back to draft, the assessment is canceled.
        • Review Risks are automatically moved to review from the assessment phase.
        • Monitor In this state, all risk managers can move the risk from review to monitor.
        • Retired Risk managers or administrators can move a risk from Monitor to Retired. Indicators do not run when the risk is in this state.
          Note: When a risk is retired, any assessment associated with it is canceled.
        Owning group Owning group for the risk.
        Category Category of risk which applies to the profile.
        • Legal
        • Financial
        • Operational
        • Reputational
        • Legal/Regulatory
        • Credit
        • Market
        • IT
        If the risk is generated from a risk statement, the field is automatically populated/
        Owner Owner for the risk.
        Note: The owner is always added as a respondent.
        Risk Statement Statement this risk is associated with.
        Inherit from risk statement Option to create a risk independent of risk statement.
        Entity Entity related to the risk.
        Note: Only active entities are shown.
        Description Description of the risk and how it is a threat to the organization.
        Additional Information Details that help others understand the risk record.
      3. Click the Assessment Summary tab.
        This tab is only visible if you have the Advanced Risk plugin activated. The scores of the risk assessment methodology selected as the primary are displayed in the risk scoring section.
      4. On the form, fill in the fields.
        Table 2. Risk Scoring Form
        Field Description
        Assessment Assessment to attach to this risk.
        Note: If you are defining this risk for a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), select GDPR DPIA Assessment.
        Assessment respondents Users assigned to the assessment of this risk.
        Note: Only a user with the sn_grc.user role can be added as a respondent.
        When both the Assessment and Assessment respondents fields are set, assessments are created when you click Assess.
      5. Click the Scoring tab.
      6. On the form, fill in the fields.
        Table 3. Risk Scoring form
        Field Description
        Inherent SLE Monetary value of a risk if it occurs before any mitigation strategies are in place.
        Residual SLE Monetary value of a risk if it occurs after all mitigation strategies are in place.
        Inherent ARO Probability that a risk occurs in any given year before any mitigation strategies are in place.
        Residual ARO Probability that a risk will occur in any given year after all mitigation strategies are in place.
        Inherent ALE Annualized loss expectancy ALE = SLE x ARO before any mitigation strategies are in place.
        Residual ALE Annualized loss expectancy ALE = SLE x ARO after all mitigation strategies are in place.
        Inherent score The score of the risk before any mitigation strategies are in place.
        Residual score The score of the risk after all mitigation strategies are in place.
        Calculated ALE Annualized loss expectancy based off all calculations.
        Calculated score The corresponding score for the calculated ALE.
      7. Click the Response tab.
      8. On the form, fill in the fields.
        Table 4. Risk Response form
        Field Description
        Response
        • Accept
        • Avoid
        • Mitigate
        • Transfer
        Justification Enter a reasonable justification for the selected response
      9. Click the Monitoring tab.
        Table 5. Risk Monitoring form
        Field Description
        Control compliance percentage Percentage of compliant controls
        Control non-compliance percentage Percentage of non-compliant controls
        Control failure factor Sum of failed controls weighting divided by total controls weighting
        Indicator failure factor Uses the last result of each associated indicator. Number of last results failed divided by total number of indicators associated.
        Calculated risk factor This value is calculated from (Indicator failure factor + Control failure factor) / 2.
      10. Click the Activity Journal tab.
      11. Enter additional comments, as necessary.
      12. Click Submit.
      Related tasks
      • Create a risk framework and associate risk statements to it
      • Create a risk statement
      • Generate a risk from a risk framework
      • Generate a risk from a risk statement
      • Relate risks to each other
      • Request RiskLens Analysis on a risk
      • Follow a risk
      • Add an indicator to a risk
      • Add a control to a risk
      Related concepts
      • Manage risks linked to the same risk statement
      • Association of entities at any level of a risk statement

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