Overview
The Risk Heatmap provides a graphical display of the risks impacting your organization. It is fully customizable and can be filtered to display multiple types of risk.
IMPORTANT
Risk items in ZenGRC have a different set of permissions than other objects. To review those permissions and how they impact user access, please see Role-Based Permissions for Risk.
Accessing the Risk Heatmap
To access the Risk Heatmap, complete the following:
- Click Dashboard | Risk Heatmap.
- The Risk Heatmap home page displays.
Filtering the Heatmap View
The heatmap displays a color-coded matrix that is configured on the Heatmap Settings page. When a risk is identified and scored, it displays as a numerical value in the associated grid.
Several dropdowns allow users to narrow results displayed.
Filter by Mapped Object or Status
To filter the heatmap by mapped object, complete the following steps:
- In the Filter Risks by Mapped Object section, select an option in the first dropdown. The options only include objects that have a mapping to a risk. For example, in the below screenshot, the only objects that have mappings are controls, issues, policies programs, tasks and vendors.
- Once a selection is made, the page refreshes with the number of risks populating each cube.
- You can further refine results by clicking the next dropdown box and selecting a specific item to review its risk rating.
If there are more than one risk attached to the option selected, they will all display in the heatmap.
- To view the risks associated with any cube in the quadrant, click the cube.
- The page refreshes with the selected cube highlighted and its risks displayed at page bottom or to the right of the matrix depending on your resolution.
- Click a risk in the Title column to open the Risk Details page.
Finding Risks by Status
To filter the heatmap by status, complete the following steps:
- In the Filter Risks by Status section, select an option in the first dropdown. The options only include statuses currently assigned to risks. For example, in the below screenshot, the only statuses in use are Draft and Closed.
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- If other filters are selected, the heatmap takes all selections into account and displays matches to all.