Centralized risk records
Track risks as connected records — each with an owner, a category, and an inherent and residual rating — instead of a disconnected spreadsheet.
Risk Register
A centralized risk register for your whole program
Record risks with an owner, an inherent and residual rating, and a treatment decision — and move each one through a reviewable approval workflow, with every risk linked to the vendor, assessment, or finding behind it.
Treatment decisions
RemediateAcceptTransferAvoidMonitor
Risk in one place, with a decision behind every entry
Risk that lives in scattered spreadsheets is hard to own and harder to defend at audit. VeriGRC centralizes risk as connected records: each one has an owner, an inherent and residual rating, and a treatment decision — and moves through a review-and-approval workflow so the history behind every decision stays reviewable. Risk is not eliminated; it is tracked, owned, and decided on by the people accountable for it.
What you can do
Centralized records, clear ownership, real treatment decisions, and a reviewable history behind each one.
Ownership and accountability
Every risk has an owner who proposes a treatment and an approver who reviews it — so accountability for a risk is explicit, not assumed.
Treatment decisions
Choose a treatment for each risk — remediate, accept, transfer, avoid, or monitor — and record the justification behind the choice.
A reviewable decision history
Risks move through a clear workflow — draft, review, approve, return, or deny — and approved acceptances can expire and be renewed, all captured in an audit trail.
Linked to its source
A risk links to the vendor, assessment, or finding it came from, so the context behind a rating is one click away — not lost in a separate file.
AI-assisted insight
AI can help surface and summarize risk from your assessments and findings and point to where attention is needed — while the decision to accept or treat a risk stays with your team.
Accepted risk that stays visible
Accepting a risk should not mean forgetting it. When a risk is formally accepted, the decision is owned, justified, and time-bound — and as its expiry approaches, it surfaces for renewal so an accepted risk gets a fresh look instead of quietly lingering. The decisions stay with the people accountable for them, backed by a reviewable history.
Connected to the rest of your program
Risk is not a separate ledger. Records link to your third-party risk, vendor security ratings, and external attack surface signals, connect to your compliance controls and audit reporting, roll up into role-based dashboards, and are available to the AI Assistant. Explore the full platform.
Risk register — frequently asked questions
What is a risk register?
A risk register is a centralized record of the risks an organization is tracking, each with an owner, a rating, and a decision about how it will be handled. In VeriGRC, risks are connected records with inherent and residual ratings, a treatment decision, and a reviewable history — linked to the vendors, assessments, and findings behind them.
What treatment options does VeriGRC support?
Each risk can be assigned a treatment — remediate, accept, transfer, avoid, or monitor — along with the justification behind the choice. VeriGRC tracks the decision and its history; it does not eliminate risk on its own.
Who can accept or approve a risk?
Risk acceptance follows a review workflow: a risk owner proposes a treatment and submits it, and an approver reviews and approves, returns, or denies it. Accountability for the decision stays with people, not automation.
Does an accepted risk expire?
Yes. A formally accepted risk can be time-bound, and as its expiry approaches it surfaces for renewal — so an accepted risk gets a fresh review rather than lingering unnoticed. Every step is recorded in an audit trail.
How does AI help with risk?
AI can help surface and summarize risks from your assessments and findings and suggest where attention is needed. It assists and recommends; the decision to accept or treat a risk remains with your team.
How does the risk register connect to the rest of my program?
Because the platform shares one data model, risks link to third-party risk, security ratings, and external attack surface signals, connect to your compliance controls and audit reporting, roll up into role-based dashboards, and are available to the AI Assistant in context.