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Customizing Risk Thresholds

Adjust scoring thresholds to match your organization's risk appetite

Overview

By default, Ezy Risk uses standard thresholds to classify vendors into Low, Medium, High, and Critical risk levels. However, your organization may have different risk tolerance levels based on your industry, regulatory requirements, or internal policies.

Enterprise plans can customize these thresholds to better reflect your organization's risk appetite.

Default Thresholds

The standard risk level thresholds are:

75 - 100%
Low Risk
50 - 74%
Medium Risk
25 - 49%
High Risk
0 - 24%
Critical Risk

How to Customize Thresholds

1

Go to Settings

Navigate to Settings → Risk Configuration (Enterprise plans only).

2

Adjust Threshold Values

Use the sliders or input fields to set the score boundaries between risk levels.

3

Save Changes

Click Save. New thresholds apply to all future assessments. Existing assessments retain their original classification.

Example Configurations

Conservative (High Security)

For organizations with strict security requirements (financial, healthcare):

  • • Low: 85-100% (only highest performers)
  • • Medium: 70-84%
  • • High: 50-69%
  • • Critical: Below 50%

Standard (Default)

Balanced approach suitable for most organizations:

  • • Low: 75-100%
  • • Medium: 50-74%
  • • High: 25-49%
  • • Critical: Below 25%

Lenient (Low Security Impact)

For non-sensitive vendors or initial screening:

  • • Low: 60-100%
  • • Medium: 40-59%
  • • High: 20-39%
  • • Critical: Below 20%

Best Practices

  • Align with policies

    Match thresholds to your organization's documented risk acceptance criteria.

  • Document changes

    Keep records of threshold changes and the rationale for auditors.

  • Test before applying

    Review how existing assessments would be classified under new thresholds.

  • Avoid too-lenient thresholds

    Setting thresholds too low may miss genuine security risks.

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