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list a significant process risk that it must manage.
Process risk is the potential for losses related to a business process. It is usually considered a type of operational risk as most processes are part of the day-to-day operations of a business.Following are some of the proces risks in an organization.
Infrastructure Risk
Information Technology Risk
Human Error
Process Quality
Lets talk about information technology risk..
There are a number of different ways that information technology risks can have an extensive impact on a business.If your business relies on information technology (IT) systems such as computers and networks for key business activities you need to be aware of the range and nature of risks to those systems.Technology risks threaten assets and processes vital to your business and may prevent compliance with regulations, impact profitability, and damage your company’s reputation in the marketplace. Information technology (IT) risk can result from human error, malicious intent, or even compliance regulations.
It’s also important to identify and verify events such as data breaches, network failure, electronic fraud, and other suspicious activities before they result in fines and expenses,
The IT risk can be again classified as follows.
Artificial Intelligence Risk
Audit Risk
Asset Management Risk
Compliance Violations
Data Quality
Innovation Risk.
These are some of the IT risks.As the modern age is the age of information technology this list will never be exhaustive.
Some of the solutions for IT risks can be listed as below
IT risk assessment
IT audit co-sourcing
Penetration testing
Cloud computing risk assessments
Information privacy and data protection