By now you have a general sense of what the risk management process is all about and why it’s necessary to assemble a plan to make sure that your business captures risks before they turn into major disruptive events.

Now it’s time to dive into the details of risk as they pertain to your company. The following two chapters identify specific categories of risk that can afflict your company and your industry. You’ll discover what causes these risks to materialize, either as separate events or in groups. Finally, you’ll get a firm grasp on why businesses need to pinpoint their most potentially damaging risks and understand the relationship of those risks to the company.