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Glossary › Risk Appetite
What is Risk Appetite?
Risk appetite guides decisions on vendor onboarding, cloud adoption, outsourcing, and control expectations. It defines acceptable ranges for operational, compliance, cyber, and financial risks. In TPRM, risk appetite determines how vendors are tiered and which risks require mitigation or rejection.
FAQs
Why define risk appetite?
To align decisions with leadership expectations.
Does risk appetite change over time?
Yes, based on strategy or regulation.
Does risk appetite guide vendor approvals?
Yes, it sets boundaries for acceptable vendor risk.
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