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The Problem in the Risk Register
Traditional risk management takes weeks. AI agents do it in seconds. Here's exactly how it works with a real example we just built.
Demonstration Video of an AI Agent
The AI Agent Approach: 30 Seconds
We gave this risk to Claude AI connected to a Notion risk register. Here's what happened automatically.
Step 1: AI Connects to Your Risk Register (5 seconds)
Claude AI connected to our Notion database through MCP (Model Context Protocol). No manual data entry needed.
Notion official MCP docs: https://developers.notion.com/docs/get-started-with-mcp
Risk Register Location:
https://www.notion.so/grcvector/Risk-Register-MCP
How to connect Notion MCP and Claude:
Go to Settings → Connectors, then click Browse Connectors.
In the connector list, search for “Notion”.
Select the Notion app from the results.
Click Connect → you’ll be redirected to the Notion authorisation page → click Continue.
Return to the Connectors page and verify that Notion appears as connected (cross-check its status).
Browse Connectors
search for “Notion”.
Select the Notion app from the results. and click connect
Notion authorization page → click Continue.
Redirected into Claude
Connectors page
Step 2: AI Analyses the Risk (10 seconds)
The AI agent understood:
What's at risk: Corporate network, employee devices, sensitive data
Threat type: Shadow IT enabling ransomware
Severity: High likelihood, Very high impact
Controls needed: NIST security controls AC-3, AC-20, CM-7, SC-7, SI-3
Step 3: AI Creates Complete Entry (15 seconds)
Auto-generated Risk ID: RISK-5
What the AI created automatically:
✅ Risk Name: Unauthorised Cloud Storage and Personal Device Usage
✅ Risk Score: 20/25 (Critical)
✅ Priority: P1 - Critical
✅ Likelihood: High (4/5)
✅ Impact: Very High (5/5)
✅ Affected Assets: Corporate network, endpoints, sensitive data, business systems
✅ Security Controls: AC-3, AC-20, CM-7, SC-7, SI-3 (NIST SP 800-53)
✅ Mitigation Plan: Deploy EDR, enforce policies, implement DLP, use MDM for BYOD, provide approved cloud storage, and conduct training
✅ Date Identified: December 12, 2025
Total time: 30 seconds
Manual work: Zero
Risk exposure: Immediately tracked and managed
How It Works: The Setup
You need three simple components:
1. Notion Risk Register
Cost: Free or $10/month
Setup: 30 minutes
Template: Pre-built database with NIST framework
2. Claude AI with MCP
Cost: $20/month (Claude Pro)
Setup: 5 minutes
What it does: Connects to your Notion database
3. Risk Rules
Setup: 15 minutes
What you define: Risk scoring, priority levels, control mappings
Total monthly cost: $30
Total setup time: 50 minutes
Maintenance: 1 hour per month
Real-World Example: Friday Afternoon Incident
Here's how the AI agent handles a real security incident:
2:23 PM - Alert Triggered
DLP tool detects employee uploading customer data to Dropbox
2:23 PM (5 seconds later) - AI Agent Responds
The AI automatically:
✅ Finds existing RISK-5 (Unauthorised Cloud Storage)
✅ Assesses incident: Marketing team member, 500 customer records, PII data
✅ Updates risk entry with incident evidence
✅ Blocks employee's Dropbox access
✅ Alerts security team via Slack
✅ Creates an incident ticket
✅ Implement Cloud Storage configuration
✅ Emails CISO: "Shadow IT incident managed"
2:24 PM - CISO Approval
CISO reviews on phone, approves secure cloud storage deployment (30 seconds)
2:25 PM - Resolution
Marketing team gets approved cloud storage, training scheduled
Results:
Response time: 2 minutes (alert to resolution)
Manual effort: 30 seconds (approval only)
Incident prevented: Potential data breach avoided
The Business Value - ROI Calculation
Annual Investment:
Setup: 1 hour (one-time)
Monthly cost: $30
Maintenance: 1 hour/month
Total annual cost: $360 + 13 hours
Annual Returns:
Time savings: 160 hours/quarter × 4 = 640 hours
At $150/hour (security analyst cost): $96,000
Incidents prevented: 1 major incident avoided
Average incident cost: $500,000
Compliance efficiency: 80 hours saved
At $200/hour (consultant cost): $16,000
Total ROI: $612,000 return on $2,310 investment = 26,400% ROI
Next Steps
Try it yourself: Set up your own AI-powered risk register this weekend
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