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Risk acceptance dashboard with request statistics and charts

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Overview

Risk Acceptance allows organizations to formally accept certain vulnerabilities when immediate remediation is not feasible. Instead of leaving vulnerabilities unresolved, teams can raise a risk acceptance request with justification, business context, and compensating controls — ensuring every decision is documented, reviewed, and auditable.
Risk Acceptance ensures that accepted risks are intentional, reviewed, and documented — not ignored.

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What You Can Do

  • Review Requests
    • View all submitted risk acceptance requests
  • Approve or Reject
    • Take action based on risk, justification, and business impact
  • Track Status
    • Monitor requests as Pending, Approved, or Rejected
  • Maintain Audit Trail
    • Keep full visibility of decisions and approvers

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Escalations List

Risk acceptance escalation list showing pending, approved, and rejected requests
The Escalations page provides a centralized view of all risk acceptance requests.

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Key Details

  • Vulnerability
    • Associated vulnerability for which risk is being accepted
  • Requested By
    • User who raised the request
  • Status
    • Pending, Approved, Rejected
  • Reason
    • Summary of why acceptance is requested
  • Approver
    • Assigned reviewer or decision-maker
  • Resolution Date
    • Date of approval or rejection
  • Actions
    • Take action directly from the table
Use filters to quickly identify pending approvals or high-risk requests requiring immediate attention.

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Reviewing a Request

Risk acceptance details modal with justification and approval options
Click Take Action to open the full request details.

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Included Information

  • Vulnerability Context
  • Submitted By & Date
  • Reason for Acceptance
  • Business Justification
  • Compensating Controls

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Taking Action

From the request panel, you can:
  • Approve
    • Accept the risk based on justification and controls
  • Reject
    • Require remediation or additional clarification
Approval should be based on risk impact, business necessity, and presence of compensating controls.

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Dashboard Insights

The dashboard provides a high-level overview of:
  • Total requests
  • Pending approvals
  • Approved requests
  • Rejected requests
It also includes visual breakdowns by:
  • Business Unit
  • Severity
  • Department

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Why It Matters

Risk Acceptance brings governance and accountability into vulnerability management. It ensures:
  • No vulnerability is silently ignored
  • Business decisions are documented and justified
  • Security and business teams stay aligned
  • Compliance and audit requirements are met

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