GV.RM-07.030

Has your organization established and documented a formal process for identifying and incorporating opportunities into risk management discussions?

Explanation

This question assesses whether your organization has a structured approach to identify potential opportunities alongside risks, such as through SWOT analysis or similar frameworks. Having a formal process ensures that positive outcomes and strategic advantages are considered alongside threats and vulnerabilities when making risk-based decisions. Evidence could include documented risk management procedures that specifically address opportunity identification, meeting minutes from risk committee discussions that show consideration of opportunities, or templates/tools used for risk-opportunity analysis such as SWOT worksheets, opportunity registers, or risk-opportunity matrices.

Implementation Example

Define and communicate guidance and methods for identifying opportunities and including them in risk discussions (e.g., strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats [SWOT] analysis)

ID: GV.RM-07.030

Context

Function
GV: GOVERN
Category
GV.RM: Risk Management Strategy
Sub-Category
Strategic opportunities (i.e., positive risks) are characterized and are included in organizational cybersecurity risk discussions

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