Insider Risk Exposure Assessment Worksheet
An exposure assessment worksheet helps identify where trusted access could create material harm. It connects assets, insider populations, access paths, controls, gaps, evidence, and business impact.
Primary Audience & Scope
Risk owners, program managers, business units, security leaders
When to Use
- •Prioritizing program scope.
- •Reviewing crown jewel or regulated data exposure.
- •Preparing a control improvement plan.
Interactive Work Area
Fill or track items interactively and copy out to your Clipboard
Template Table Structure
| Worksheet field | What to enter | Example prompt | Owner / evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset or process | Name the data, system, facility, IP, relationship, or process. | What would create material harm if misused? | Business owner |
| Insider population | Who has trusted access? | Employees, contractors, admins, developers, executives, MSP users? | HR/IAM |
| Access path | How can the population reach or move the asset? | SaaS, VPN, repository, admin console, badge, cloud storage, API? | IAM/Data owner |
| Potential harm | Describe business, legal, customer, safety, operational, or strategic impact. | Could misuse cause privacy incident, trade-secret loss, outage, fraud, safety harm? | Risk owner |
| Existing controls | List controls currently reducing exposure. | RBAC, PAM, DLP, logging, approval workflow, training, segmentation? | Control owners |
| Control gaps | List missing or weak controls. | No data owner; weak offboarding; no logs; no classification; broad access? | Program owner |
| Evidence sources | Name evidence that supports conclusions. | Access report, DLP logs, HRIS, policy, audit report, system owner input. | Analyst |
| Next action | Define treatment action. | Mitigate, monitor, accept, transfer, investigate, or gather more evidence. | Risk owner |
Checklist Audit List
Confirm business owner and data/system owner.
Define asset impact before reviewing alerts.
Map user populations and third parties.
Review privileged and service account access.
Check data movement and collaboration channels.
Identify legal/privacy constraints.
Record unresolved exposure in risk register.
What Completion Looks Like
- 1Assessment has named asset/process owner.
- 2At least one evidence source supports each finding.
- 3Controls and gaps are documented.
- 4Treatment decision is assigned.
Insider Risk Capability Framework™ (IRCF™) Alignment
Operationalize This Template in RiskTKO®
Use RiskTKO® or request ITMG® support to adapt this template, align it to the Insider Risk Capability Framework™, and connect the output to measurable exposure reduction. Insider Risk Register Template