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June 5, 2025

What Is a Live Risk Register, and Why Should You Ditch the Spreadsheet?

Written by

Maher Ahmed

Let’s face it — most risk registers today are still static spreadsheets. That may work in theory, but in practice, it’s a mess.

  • No version control
  • No link to actual mitigation efforts
  • No visibility for leadership
  • No integration with audit or compliance data

What you need is a live risk register — not just a table of risks, but an interactive system that updates in real time, reflects mitigation progress, and ties to the rest of your GRC data.

In LockThreat, your risk register:

  • Tracks ownership, scoring, treatments, controls
  • Links to real frameworks and policies
  • Provides real-time status across business units
  • Powers reporting with full traceability

It’s more than a list. It’s an operational hub for managing risk across the business.

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