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Risk Management
A live risk register that is continuously informed by your vulnerabilities, vendors, incidents and control failures, not by annual workshops.
Fussion_GRC consumes data from your existing tools. It does not perform security scanning.
- Vulnerability tools (Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7)Every 4–24 hours
- CMDB / asset inventoryDaily
- Third-party risk moduleOn change
The problem
What problem this domain solves
Risk management is how the organisation identifies, measures, treats and monitors information security risk in business terms. It includes the risk register, the scoring method, risk appetite, treatment plans and formal risk acceptance.
For the CISO
Why this matters to the CISO
Boards ask a simple question: are we more or less exposed than last quarter? Without a live, evidence-backed register, the CISO answers from instinct. ISO 27001 clause 6.1, NIST CSF, RBI and DPDP all require a documented, repeatable risk process.
A heatmap and trend of top risks, appetite breaches and the decisions that need approval.
How it works
How Fussion_GRC works in this domain
Fussion_GRC consumes data from your existing tools. It does not perform security scanning. It connects to the tools that already hold risk data, then does the following:
- 01Scores each risk on likelihood and impact using your chosen method, with the inputs visible.
- 02Raises the likelihood of a risk automatically when related vulnerabilities, incidents or control failures appear.
- 03Compares residual risk against the approved risk appetite and flags breaches.
- 04Sets an expiry date on every acceptance and schedules re-review.
Data in
Exactly where the data comes from
| Source tool | Data received | Typical sync |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability tools (Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7) | Findings by asset and severity | Every 4–24 hours |
| CMDB / asset inventory | Asset criticality, business owner, data classification | Daily |
| Third-party risk module | Vendor risk ratings and assessment results | On change |
| Incident and control modules | Incidents, failed controls, missing evidence | Real time |
Typical frequencies; exact intervals depend on each tool's API limits and your configuration. Connector availability varies — see integrations.
Data flow
From your tools to the boardroom
- 1. Scanner and CMDB data
- 2. Fussion_GRC
- 3. Risk scoring
- 4. Appetite check
- 5. Treatment / acceptance
- 6. Executive heatmap
Automation
Automation and workflows
Workflows created
- Risk identified → scored → treatment chosen → owner assigned
- Risk acceptance request → CISO / risk owner approval → expiry reminder
- Indicator change → automatic re-score → owner notified
Actions for leaders
- Approve or reject a risk acceptance
- Update treatment plan progress
- Review risks whose score increased
Controls & evidence
Controls and evidence
Controls are defined once and mapped across frameworks. See supported frameworks.
Controls
- Documented risk methodology
- Risk register reviewed at least quarterly
- Treatment plan for every risk above appetite
- Formal, time-bound risk acceptance
Evidence generated
- Risk register snapshot with history
- Treatment plan progress
- Signed risk acceptance with expiry
- Risk committee review minutes
AI assistance
How Fussion AI helps
Answers come from your own Fussion_GRC data, with sources. Learn about Fussion AI.
Questions you can ask
- "Which risks increased this month and why?"
- "Explain the top three risks in board language."
- "Draft a treatment plan for the cloud misconfiguration risk."
- Risk registers updated once a year and disconnected from what security tools are seeing.
- Scores that are subjective and cannot be explained to an auditor or the board.
- Risk acceptances that never expire and are never reviewed.
Every point links to its source record. Recommendation only — a named owner approves decisions.
Dashboard
Dashboard example
Roles
Who uses this domain
CISO
Boards ask a simple question: are we more or less exposed than last quarter? Without a live, evidence-backed register, the CISO answers from instinct. ISO 27001 clause 6.1, NIST CSF, RBI and DPDP all require a documented, repeatable risk process.
CIO
Sees how risk affects IT services, investment priorities and the systems the business depends on.
Security Manager
Runs day-to-day risk operations from one queue instead of separate tool consoles.
GRC Manager
Maps risk controls to frameworks, tracks evidence freshness and prepares audits.
Control Owner
Their risks, treatment tasks, due dates and the indicators that changed the score.
Auditor
The methodology, register history, treatment records and signed acceptances.
Technical Owner
Receives specific, prioritised tasks in Jira or ServiceNow with the context needed to fix them.
Executive
A heatmap and trend of top risks, appetite breaches and the decisions that need approval.
Integrations
Tools you can connect
- Tenable
- Qualys
- Rapid7
- ServiceNow CMDB
- Jira
- Microsoft Defender
- AWS Security Hub
Named tools show typical sources; availability may be planned, roadmap or custom connector. Confirm during a demo.
See all integrationsOutcomes
Business outcomes
Example
Example workflow
- 1System
New signal from Vulnerability tools (Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7)
- 2Fussion_GRC
Scores each risk on likelihood and impact using your chosen method, with the inputs visible.
- 3Control owner
Risk identified → scored → treatment chosen → owner assigned
- 4GRC manager
Evidence attached: Risk register snapshot with history
- 5CISO
Approve or reject a risk acceptance
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can we keep our own risk scoring method?
Yes. Fussion_GRC supports qualitative matrices and quantitative approaches. Your method is configured once and applied consistently.
Does AI decide our risk scores?
No. AI can suggest changes and explain why, with its sources. A named person always approves risk scores and acceptances.
Does Fussion_GRC scan our environment?
Fussion_GRC consumes data from your existing tools. It does not perform security scanning.