cyberrisker

Cyberrisker is a term used to describe a person, role, or organization that specializes in identifying, evaluating, and mitigating cyber risk within information systems and digital operations. It is a neologism formed from cyber risk and the agentive suffix -er. The term is informal and not yet standardized, with usage varying across industries and regions.

In practice, a cyberrisker may operate within risk management teams, security operations, or governance functions, coordinating with IT, information security, legal, and business units. Typical duties include risk identification, threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, controls design, risk scoring, scenario analysis, and reporting to executives or boards. They aim to translate technical findings into business risk terms and to support decisions on budgets, cyber insurance, and risk treatment.

Methods and frameworks commonly associated with cyberriskers include standards such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27001, and quantitative approaches like the FAIR model to estimate likelihood and impact. They maintain risk registers, monitor residual risk, and align cyber risk with broader enterprise risk management practices.

Variability and debate surround the term, given its informal status. Roles described as cyberriskers can range from data-driven risk analysts to consultants who build risk models for clients. Some contexts also describe automation tools or platforms that perform cyber risk assessment as cyberriskers. See also: cyber risk, risk management, NIST CSF, FAIR, ISO 27001.