A recent study presents a new framework for records managers to assess risks in two dimensions — risk probability and risk impact — and offers guidance for risk-treatment measures. Traditionally, assessing risks applicable to records management has not been perceived as a priority for managers. These risks can vary, ranging from minor human error or system failure to more systemic problems and major natural disasters that can lead to heavy loss and even corporate failure.

Natural disasters are

probably the most neglected environmental threat to records, despite the fact that organizations that suffer major natural disasters frequently don’t recover. However, the most common source of threat to records is humans — particularly employees who are unaware of which records need protection or how they should be protected.

With the move to electronic records, different kinds of man-made risks have emerged: passive and active intrusion and sabotage. As in the case […]

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