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Risk assessment

In plain language

A review that lists what could go wrong with your technology, how likely it is, and what to do first.

The metaphor

Like a building inspection before you renovate: it finds the weak beams and tells you which to fix first.

Going deeper

How it works

  • List your systems and data.
  • Note what threatens them and how bad it would be.
  • Rank the gaps by risk and cost.
  • Turn it into a plan with owners and dates.

How WILDCARD handles it

A risk assessment and a prioritized roadmap are vCIO outputs.

In practice
  • A clinic ranks backups ahead of new Wi-Fi.
  • A law firm maps its answers to an insurer's form.
  • A shop finds unpatched point-of-sale software.

A question owners ask

How often should this be done? Yearly, and when something big changes, such as a new system or office.

Where WILDCARD handles this
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vCIO
  • Fractional CIO on retainer
  • Moonlight, Sunlight, Starlight tiers
  • Credits for single outputs
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Related terms
AIArtificial IntelligenceALEAnnualized Loss ExpectancyAROAnnualized Rate of OccurrenceAUPAcceptable Use PolicyBCPBusiness Continuity PlanningBIABusiness Impact AnalysisCARCorrective Action ReportCIOChief Information Officer

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