1. Risk Management
WatchDog Security Help Center
Admin Guide
  • Docs Home
  • Admin Guide
  • User Guide
  • MSP Guide
  • Getting Started
  • Create Your Free Organization
  • Domain Reservation
  • Company Management
    • Manage Branding
    • Delete Organization
  • Notification Center
    • Organization Events
    • User Events
    • Configure Notification Settings
    • User Notification Override
  • Posture Management
    • View Integrations
    • Configure Automated Integrations
    • Manage Automated Monitors
    • Configure Manual Integrations
    • Manage Manual Monitors
  • WatchDog University
    • Assigning Courses using WatchDog University
    • Auditing Course Completion
    • Downloading a Certificate of Completion
  • Policy Management
    • Create Policy
    • Publish Policy
    • Track Policy Acceptance
    • Send Policy Reminder
    • Update Policy
    • Download Policy Version
    • Delete Policy
    • Retire Policy
  • Risk Management
    • Perform A Risk Assessment
    • View and Manage Risks in Risk Register
    • Create Manual Risk
    • Edit and Manage Risk
    • Manage Risk Tasks
    • Manage Risk Lifecycle
  • Vendor Management
    • Add Vendor
    • Track Security Events
    • Manage Vendor Documents
    • Perform Vendor Assessments
    • Classify Vendor Risk
  • Inventory
    • Add Inventory Item
    • Update Inventory Item
    • Auto Populate Inventory
  • Compliance Center
    • Add Compliance Framework
    • Edit Compliance Framework
    • Assigning Control Owners
    • Pause Monitors and Documents
    • Manage Compliance Documents
    • Schedule Audit
    • Automated Monitoring
    • Cross-Framework Reuse
    • Progress Tracking
  • Trust Center
    • Customize Trust Center
    • Manage Trust Center Access
    • Monitor Access Activity (Events)
    • Custom Domain Setup
  • Vulnerabilities
    • Centralized Vulnerability Tracking
    • Import Vulnerabilities
    • Create Manual Vulnerabilities
    • Assign And Collaborate On Vulnerabilities
    • Configure Time To Remediate (TTR)
  • Control Panel
    • Manage Support Access
    • Phishing Campaigns
      • Creating an Allowlist for Phishing Simulations in Microsoft 365
      • Configure Google Workspace Allowlist for Phishing Simulations
  • User Management
    • Add Users
    • Configure Directory Sync
    • Manage User Access
    • Assign Licenses
    • Manage Invites And Users
    • Change Account Owner
    • Reset 2FA
  • Integrations
  1. Risk Management

Manage Risk Lifecycle

Who can use this feature?
All Account Owners and Security Admins
Any End Users assigned as an owner to one or more risks
Available on the Free, Core and Business plans

Archive A Risk#

1
Sign in to WatchDog Security
Sign in to the WatchDog Security Platform.
2
Open Risk Management
Select Risk Management from the left-hand navigation.
3
Locate Risk
Find the risk you want to archive in the risk register.
4
Archive Risk
Click the archive icon under Action beside the risk.

What Happens Next#

The risk is removed from the active risk register.
The risk is preserved in an archived state.
Archived risks do not impact active risk tracking.

Unarchive A Risk#

1
Sign in to WatchDog Security
Sign in to the WatchDog Security Platform.
2
Open Risk Management
Select Risk Management from the left-hand navigation.
3
Show Archived Risks
Enable Show Archived Risks to view archived items.
4
Open Risk Menu
Click the 3 dots beside the archived risk.
5
Unarchive Risk
Select Unarchive to restore the risk.

Delelete A Archived Risk#

1
Sign in to WatchDog Security
Sign in to the WatchDog Security Platform.
2
Open Risk Management
Select Risk Management from the left-hand navigation.
3
Show Archived Risks
Enable Show Archived Risks to view archived items.
4
Open Risk Menu
Click the 3 dots beside the archived risk.
5
Unarchive Risk
Select Delete to delete the risk.

What Happens Next#

The risk is restored to the active risk register.
The risk becomes visible in standard views and filters.
All previous risk data and history remain intact.

Troubleshooting#

Cannot Archive Risk
Verify your role is Account Owner or Security Admin
Ensure the risk is not already archived
Refresh the page and try again
Archived Risk Not Visible
Cannot Unarchive Risk
Modified at 2026-03-26 21:55:28
Previous
Manage Risk Tasks
Next
Vendor Management
Built with