Using key risk indicators (KRIs) to illustrate changes in the risk profile PRIMARILY helps to:

KRIs are leading indicators designed to signal changes in an organization's risk exposure over time. Their primary value is in illustrating these trends, enabling effective and timely communication to relevant stakeholders so they can understand and respond to the evolving risk profile. This proactive communication supports informed decision-making.

Assigning ownership of emerging risk scenarios is a governance activity related to risk identification and treatment, not the primary function of KRIs themselves, which are for monitoring and signaling.

While KRIs might indirectly highlight issues that could lead to noncompliance, their primary purpose is to signal changes in the risk profile, not specifically to flag noncompliance with policies. Compliance monitoring often uses Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or specific compliance metrics.

KRIs can certainly relate to emerging technologies, but their general purpose is to identify changes in the risk profile across the board, not limited primarily to threats to emerging technologies.