Security Executives

Credit: SvetaZi
In executive discussions, risks are routinely described as “mitigated,” often with an implicit assumption that mitigation equates to resolution. Controls are implemented, policies are updated, or technologies are deployed, and leadership takes comfort in the belief that exposure has been sufficiently addressed. From an ESRM perspective, however, mitigation is only one of several risk treatment options, and it is rarely absolute.
From cyber-physical convergence to insider threats and supply chain exposure, ESRM practitioners know that mitigation only reduces risk; it does not eliminate it. The challenge...
June 12, 2026