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Risk Metric

What is Risk Metric?

A quantifiable measure used to track and communicate the level of risk exposure and the effectiveness of risk management activities.

Risk Management

What the standards actually require on risk metric

Requirements naming risk metric across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.

OSFI B-132 controls

Establish governance + risk management + three lines of defense per OSFI Guideline B-13 Technology and Cyber Risk Management (issued July 2022, effective 1 January 2024).

OSFIB13-1 · Governance, Risk Management, and Three Lines of Defense →

Advanced control principles for cyber risk identification, assessment, treatment and monitoring (required, with baseline and intermediate, of an AI whose inherent risk is high).

hkma-cyber-resilience-assessment-framework-c-raf::2.2.A · 2.2 Cyber risk identification, assessment, treatment and monitoring: advanced level →

The FI should institute a process to assess and monitor the design and operating effectiveness of IT controls against identified risks;

monetary-authority-of-singapore-technology-risk-management-guidelines::4.5 · 4.5 Risk Monitoring, Review and Reporting →

Every source of liquidity risk, and every event that could cause it to crystallise, is identified; the consequences are considered under both normal and stressed conditions;

principles-for-doing-business-at-lloyd-s::P9.1 · 9.1 Identify and assess key sources of liquidity risk with monitoring and reporting →

Questions people ask about risk metric

What is Risk Metric?
A quantifiable measure used to track and communicate the level of risk exposure and the effectiveness of risk management activities.
Why is Risk Metric important for compliance?
Risk Metric is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding risk metric helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Risk Metric?
Risk Metric appears in the requirement text of OSFI B-13, FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT), HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF), Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines, Principles for Doing Business at Lloyd's. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Risk Metric?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how risk metric applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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