7 cyber risk assessment gotchas to avoid

A cyber risk assessment helps security teams identify and prioritize potential threats to company assets, but many leaders make mistakes that reduce its effectiveness. Common errors include treating assessments as checklists rather than business-focused decision tools, hiding concerning results, assessing incomplete system scope (like forgotten servers or AI tools), and creating risk registers (documents listing identified risks) that don't reflect actual exposure. The article explains these seven "gotchas" to help CISOs conduct more effective assessments tied to real business impact.