Overview
The Business Assets Exposure Distribution graph gives you a fast, visual way to spot high-risk assets. It maps Likelihood (X-axis) and Cost of Breach (Y-axis) to help you understand which business assets represent the greatest cyber risk.
This article explains how to read the graph, what the colors mean, and how to use it to guide mitigation priorities.
Reading the Graph
Each dot represents a business asset, plotted based on:
Likelihood (X-axis): The chance this asset will be attacked:
Cost of Breach (Y-axis): The potential financial damage if it is:
This lets you visually compare exposure levels across your assets — where Exposure = Likelihood × Cost of Breach.
What the Dot Colors Mean
The dot’s color indicates exposure severity:
Dark red: Very high exposure — these assets should be prioritized immediately.
Light red: Medium to high exposure — review and monitor closely.
Gray: Lower exposure — currently lower risk, but still worth tracking.
Tip: Focus first on dark red dots in the top-right quadrant — these are the assets with both high breach likelihood and high cost impact.
Hover for Details
Hover over any dot to see a tooltip with business asset details:
If multiple assets share the exact same likelihood and CoB, they’re shown as a single dot with a number inside, indicating how many assets it represents.
Important notes
The exposure calculation is dynamic — updates to mitigation status, business asset definitions, or Cost of Breach inputs will shift dot position and color.
Hover tooltips rely on current data from the Business Assets module — stale inputs can affect visibility.
Wrap-up / Next Steps
This graph helps you focus your security efforts where they matter most. Use it as a visual shortcut to spot high-risk assets and investigate them further in the Business Assets or Mitigation Planner views.
And don’t worry about fixing everything at once — this view helps you choose what’s worth fixing first.