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Risk Profile

What is Risk Profile?

A comprehensive description of an organization's overall risk exposure, including the types, levels, and distribution of risks across the enterprise.

Risk Management

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as risk profile. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on risk profile

Requirements naming risk profile across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

The framework should require monitoring by IRM of the risk profile relative to appetite and of compliance with concentration limits, reported to the board or its risk committee at least quarterly (monitoring and reporting in G.3 to G.5 more often as the size a...

occ-heightened-standards-12-cfr-part-30-appendix-d::II.G.3 · II.G.3 Quarterly IRM monitoring of risk profile against appetite →

L0 applies where no MOD Identifiable Information is processed and no additional cyber controls beyond standard contract terms are required.

DEFSTAN-L0 · Risk Profile L0 Not Applicable →

The entity must fix material weaknesses in operational risk management, including gaps, weaknesses and failures in controls. Remediation needs clear accountability and assurance, has to tackle root causes promptly, and identified control gaps, weaknesses and f...

apra-cps-230-operational-risk-management::30 · Para 30 Remediate material weaknesses and keep them in the risk profile until fixed →
COBIT 20197 controls

The enterprise keeps an inventory of known risks and their attributes (expected frequency, potential impact, responses), documenting the resources, capabilities and control activities currently associated with them.

cobit-2019::APO12.03 · APO12.03 Maintain a risk profile →

The institution assesses its inherent risk, the threat exposure arising from the types, volumes, values and complexity of its business in cyberspace, by rating each assessment criterion of the inherent risk matrix low, medium or high with supplementary sizing,...

hkma-cyber-resilience-assessment-framework-c-raf::IRA.1 · Inherent risk profile across the five categories →

Underwriting controls, monitoring and reporting fit the syndicate's risk profile so the plan is delivered. The guidance covers five areas. Underwriting authority: prevention and detection controls aligned to the plan;

principles-for-doing-business-at-lloyd-s::P1.3 · 1.3 Underwriting controls, monitoring and reporting appropriate to the risk profile →

Questions people ask about risk profile

What is Risk Profile?
A comprehensive description of an organization's overall risk exposure, including the types, levels, and distribution of risks across the enterprise.
Why is Risk Profile important for compliance?
Risk Profile is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding risk profile 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 Profile?
Risk Profile appears in the requirement text of OCC Heightened Standards (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix D), UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers, APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management, COBIT 2019, HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF). Across these standards we have identified 58 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Risk Profile?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how risk profile 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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