Risk Communication
What is Risk Communication?
The exchange of information about risks between decision-makers, stakeholders, and affected parties to support informed risk-based decisions.
Terms that appear alongside risk communication
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as risk communication. The number is how many controls name both.
- risk assessment 5 shared controls
- audit 3 shared controls
- risk register 3 shared controls
- risk identification 3 shared controls
- risk treatment 2 shared controls
- governance 2 shared controls
- nist 2 shared controls
- compliance 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern risk communication
What the standards actually require on risk communication
Requirements naming risk communication across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Communicate and consult with internal and external stakeholders on risk throughout the process.
9.1 · Risk communication and consultation →Communicate privacy risks and treatments to internal and external stakeholders including data subjects where appropriate.
ISO27557-8.1 · Privacy Risk Communication →Communicate risk per NIST SP 800-30 Rev 1 Section 3.3 Step 7 (Communicating and Sharing Risk Assessment Information). Communication must address (a) decision makers (system owner, mission owner, authorising official, Risk Executive Function, board) with approp...
NISTSP30-7 · Risk Communication and Sharing →The IRM Risk Management Process is a 5-stage continuous cycle aligned closely with ISO 31000:2018 + COSO ERM 2017. (1) Risk Identification: systematic identification of risks through workshops + interviews + SWOT/PESTLE analysis + scenario analysis + bow-tie a...
IRM-Process-Identification-Analysis-Evaluation-Treatment-Monitoring-Review-ISO31000-Aligned · IRM Risk Management Process - 5-Stage Cycle + Identification + Analysis (Inherent/Residual) + Evaluation + Treatment (4Ts Tolerate/Treat/Transfer/Terminate) + Monitoring + Review + Communication + Risk Register →Section 1.6 introduces two key Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) Enablers - Knowledge Management and Quality Risk Management. Section 4.1 Knowledge Management: systematic approach to acquiring + analysing + storing + disseminating information related to prod...
ICH-Q10-Section1-Enablers-KnowledgeMgmt-QRM-FoundationICH-Q8-Q9 · ICH Q10 Section 1 - PQS Enablers + Knowledge Management + Quality Risk Management (ICH Q9 Foundation) →Japan AI Guidelines for Business adopt a risk-based approach to AI system categorisation following Hiroshima AI Process principles + conceptually aligned with EU AI Act tiering though voluntary rather than mandatory.
JP-AIG-Risk-Based-AI-System-Categorisation-Tiered-Approach-EU-AI-Act-Aligned-Generative-Foundation-Models · Japan AI Guidelines Risk-Based AI System Categorisation + Tiered Approach + EU AI Act Aligned + Generative AI + Foundation Models + High-Risk + Limited-Risk + Minimal-Risk + AISI Capability-Based Thresholds →Questions people ask about risk communication
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