The Building Blocks of Human Risk Management (HRM)

Right-Hand’s Human Risk Management Essentials - Chapter 2

In our previous article, we introduced the need for Human Risk Management (HRM) in today’s increasingly complex threat landscape. With AI, Ransomware as a Service (RaaS), and social engineering attacks on the rise, HRM becomes a necessity, due to its preventive approach, rather than a reactive one.

Breaking Down HRM’s Core Components

And how to you move from reaction to prevention? HRM is built on several essential components designed to address these unique organizational needs.

Let's take a closer look at the building blocks that make HRM more aligned to organizations today:

1. Risk Assessment & Quantification - HRM solutions assess risky user behaviors, quantify the likelihood of incidents, and assign risk scores to employees. This visibility helps you identify your riskiest users and the behaviors that need addressing.
2. Targeted Interventions - One-size-fits-all training doesn’t work anymore. HRM platforms generate personalized training plans based on individual risk profiles.
3. Integration with Security Tech Stack - HRM operates best when integrated with your existing security tools like SIEM, SOAR, and EDR. By pulling in user behavior data from these systems, HRM enables a unified view of human risk and supports automated, closed-loop remediation.
4. Behavior Analytics & Reporting - Tracking completion rates is just the beginning. Modern HRM platforms provide in-depth behavior analytics, allowing you to measure real change over time and track ROI. Risk metrics offer a deeper understanding of your organization’s human risk posture beyond basic phishing click rates.
5. Automated Workflows - Managing human cyber risk manually can be time-consuming. HRM automates processes like assigning training, scheduling / randomizing phishing tests, and generating reports, freeing up your team to focus on more strategic risk management activities.

Why These Components Matter

These core components allow HRM to move beyond awareness and into prevention. By focusing on role-specific risks, real-time behavioral insights, and leveraging existing security tools, HRM offers a more tailored, effective defense strategy. It’s not just about training people—it’s about creating a culture of security where employees are actively engaged in protecting themselves and their organization.

At Right-Hand, we’ve been honing these principles since the beginning, helping organizations strengthen their security posture by focusing on human risk. Our commitment to the building blocks presented here ensures that your security initiatives are relevant, timely, and impactful.

What’s Next?

As we continue this series, we’ll dive deeper into HRM’s practical applications. In the next chapter, we’ll explore how to measure the success of an HRM program and the metrics that matter most when managing human risk.

If you're interested in learning more, don’t miss the upcoming articles in this series. Follow us here on LinkedIn and visit www.right-hand.ai for more resources.

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Want to know more?

The Future is Now: Introducing Human Risk Management - By Jinan Bulge, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester

What is Human Risk Management - Our in-depth article on the subject

Forrester’s The Human Risk Management Solutions Landscape, Q1 2024, a comprehensive overview of the HRM Industry and 15 vendors. We’ve published a summary/analysis of the report.?

Here's a cheat sheet with a description of HRM's building blocks described here, to help drive your strategy and platform decisions.

Right-Hand’s Human Risk Management Essentials

This is the second of 10 daily articles where we'll use our expertise to explain HRM's basic concepts, and applications, and how to start with it to move from traditional Security Awareness programs to a more sophisticated and effective path. If you want to follow the whole series, please make sure you follow us here on LinkedIn and visit us at www.right-hand.ai

Previous chapters

Chapter 1 - What is Human Risk management (HRM)?

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