1. Risk Management
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  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 21:55:37
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