How To attach controls to mitigation
This guide explains how to attach controls to mitigations in SimpleRisk. The process demonstrated in the video walks users through selecting mitigation records, associating security or compliance controls, and maintaining relationships between risks, mitigations, and controls within the platform. Attaching controls to mitigations helps organizations improve traceability, strengthen governance, and demonstrate how remediation activities reduce identified risks.
Objective
The purpose of attaching controls to mitigations is to:
- Link remediation activities to existing controls
- Improve visibility into control effectiveness
- Strengthen governance and compliance tracking
- Support audit and reporting requirements
- Maintain centralized risk and control relationships
- Improve remediation and oversight workflows
How To attach controls to mitigation
Benefits of Attaching Controls to Mitigations in SimpleRisk
Using control associations in SimpleRisk provides:
- Improved governance visibility
- Better remediation traceability
- Enhanced audit readiness
- Stronger compliance alignment
- Centralized control management
- Improved operational oversight
Conclusion
The ability to attach controls to mitigations in SimpleRisk enables organizations to establish clear relationships between risks, remediation activities, and security controls. By maintaining accurate control mappings and monitoring remediation effectiveness, organizations can strengthen governance processes, improve compliance visibility, and enhance overall risk management maturity.