Episode 55 — Residual and Secondary Risks
Every response leaves behind residual risk and may create new secondary risks. This episode defines both and explains how to record, analyze, and monitor them to preserve traceability. Residual risk remains after a response is implemented; secondary risk emerges as a direct consequence of that response. The PMI-RMP exam expects you to recognize when to accept, further treat, or transfer these follow-on exposures. You will learn to document them with unique identifiers, update scores, and link them back to parent entries so reviewers can see lineage.
Examples include residual performance risk after hardware redundancy, or secondary integration risk created by adding new middleware. Best practices include reassessing exposure once responses take effect, verifying that monitoring cadence covers both residual and secondary entries, and revising thresholds if context changes. Troubleshooting advice addresses missing handoffs, confusion between new independent risks and secondary effects, and failure to retire residuals after closure. Effective management of these categories demonstrates mature control and foresight—the kind of reasoning that earns points on both the exam and in practice. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
