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The Risk module is your information risk register. Every identified risk to personal data or information security should be recorded here, assessed, and tracked to resolution.

How to log a risk

1. 1 Go to Dashboard → Risks.
2. 2 Click + New Risk (bottom right).
3. 3 Enter a clear Risk Title (e.g. "Unencrypted laptops used for home working").
4. 4 Add a Description explaining the nature and potential impact of the risk.
5. 5 Select the Risk Category: Data Protection, Cyber Security, Physical Security, Business Continuity, Legal/Regulatory, or Other.
6. 6 Set Impact: Low, Medium, High, or Critical.
7. 7 Set Likelihood: Low, Medium, or High.
8. 8 Enter the Owner's name.
9. 9 Add a Mitigation Plan describing what actions will reduce the risk.
10. 10 Set the Status: Open, In Progress, Mitigated, or Closed.
11. 11 Click Save.

Risk rating matrix

Folelse automatically calculates a risk rating from your Impact and Likelihood scores:

• Low Impact + Low Likelihood = Low Risk.
• High Impact + High Likelihood = Critical Risk.
• High Impact + Low Likelihood = High Risk.
• Low Impact + High Likelihood = Medium Risk.

Creating a task from a risk

Click "Create Task" on a risk card to automatically generate a linked remediation task, pre-filled with the risk title and description. The task and risk remain linked so progress on the task is visible from the risk record.