# COSO ERM
One-sentence definition: Enterprise Risk Management framework integrating strategy, performance, and risk across the organization.
## Key Facts
- Components: Governance & Culture; Strategy & Objective-Setting; Performance; Review & Revision; Information, Communication & Reporting.
- Focus on risk appetite and portfolio view.
- Aligns with internal control (COSO cube) and reporting.
- Useful for board-level risk oversight and metrics.
- **Verify:** check official (ISC)² CBK and current exam outline.
## Exam Relevance
- Tie security metrics and appetite to enterprise ERM.
**Mnemonic:** “GSPRI” → Govern, Strategy, Performance, Review, Info.
## Mini Scenario
Q: Board asks if cyber risk fits appetite—what model helps?
A: COSO ERM (linking appetite to objectives).
## Revision Checklist
- Name two COSO ERM components.
- Explain portfolio vs individual risk.
- Describe linkage to appetite.
## Related
[[ISO 31000 Risk Management Principles]] · [[Security Metrics, KPIs, KRIs]] · [[Risk Appetite, Tolerance, Capacity]] · [[Security Strategy and Roadmap]] · [[Risk Register and Reporting]] · [[Domain 1 - Index]]