The risk score consolidates signals from simulations, courses, reports and behavior into a number that can be tracked over time. It's used to prioritize, not to discipline. It's the metric a board can read without translating completion rate.
HRM glossary
Risk score
A comparable index of the human risk of a person, a team or the company.
Definition
SCIM 2.0 — Protocol for automatic user provisioning between the directory and Whalemate.
Security awareness training — The category already installed: training people in cybersecurity. HRM is what comes next.
SIEM — The system where the security team centralizes events and incidents.
Smishing — Phishing via SMS. At Whalemate it runs as a professional service, not a native channel.
HRM glossary
Questions about Risk score
What is Risk score?
A comparable index of the human risk of a person, a team or the company.
How does Whalemate use it?
The risk score consolidates signals from simulations, courses, reports and behavior into a number that can be tracked over time. It's used to prioritize, not to discipline. It's the metric a board can read without translating completion rate.
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May 20, 2026By Federico Hombre
How to measure human risk without turning the score into a disciplinary weapon
The risk score is used to prioritize interventions. The contract must clearly state it's not used to sanction a person.
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