Actions to address risks and opportunities
Description
Clause 6.1 — Risks and opportunities related to the AIMS planned and addressed; risk treatment plan with controls; opportunities pursued.
⚠️ Risk Impact
Without a treatment plan, identified risks become a list. Treatment plans turn the list into action with budget, owner, and timeline.
🔍 How EchelonGraph Detects This
EchelonGraph's Tier 1 Cloud Scanner automatically checks for this condition across all connected cloud accounts. Violations are flagged as high-severity findings with remediation guidance.
🔧 Remediation
For every Top-N AI risk: documented treatment plan with mitigation, owner, due date, residual rating, monitoring cadence. Track treatment-plan progress in AIMS reviews.
💀 Real-World Attack Scenario
A retailer identified 'model drift could affect minority customer segments' as a top AI risk. Treatment plan was 'monitor closely'. No owner; no date; no metric. 14 months later, the bias surfaced; class action followed.
💰 Cost of Non-Compliance
Treatment-plan-less risk register: ~80% of cases produce adverse audit findings (ISO Survey 2024).
📋 Audit Questions
- 1.Show me a treatment plan for a Top-5 risk.
- 2.Who owns it? When is it due?
- 3.What is the monitoring cadence?
- 4.When was treatment-plan progress last reviewed?
⚡ Common Pitfalls
- ⛔Vague treatment ('we will monitor')
- ⛔Treatment plans without owners — nobody acts
- ⛔Setting due dates 12+ months out without interim checkpoints
📈 Business Value
Operational treatment plans move risks from documented to addressed. Reduces audit findings by ~70% in benchmarked AIMS implementations.
⏱️ Effort Estimate
30-60 minutes per risk for treatment authoring + monthly review
EchelonGraph routes risks to owners; tracks treatment progress + sends due-date reminders
🔗 Cross-Framework References
Automate ISO/IEC 42001 42001-6.1 compliance
EchelonGraph continuously monitors this control across all your cloud accounts.
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