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BOWTIE RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR YOUR TEAM
Make every
barrier count.
You want your people to get home safely.
Map what could go wrong. Agree who looks after each barrier and when to check it.
No credit card · One bowtie · One week of team editing
Keep it viewable afterwards. Keep editing for €19 per editor/month.
BY THE MAKERS OF SolidQMS
Map it together
Your colleagues know the work.
Agree who does what
Give each barrier an owner.
Check it still works
Follow up on checks and changes.
A colleague notices
“The machine guard is loose.”
Agree an owner and a check
YOUR PEOPLE
Safety starts
with your people.
Your colleagues know where things could go wrong. Give them a say in the assessment, and agree what needs to change.
WORKING TOGETHER
Talk it through.
Agree what happens next.
- 01
Map it together
Start with one risk. Map the threats, what could happen and the barriers your team relies on. Explore the method ↗
- 02
Give each barrier an owner
Agree who looks after each barrier and how you’ll know it works. Record the checks your team needs to make.
- 03
Come back to it
Review overdue checks, weak barriers and incidents. Update the assessment when the work changes.
IN YOUR WORKSPACE
Bowties you can
work on together.
See who is responsible
Give each barrier an owner. Record its condition and what could stop it working.
Keep track of checks
Schedule inspections, tests and reviews. See which checks are overdue.
Work with your team
Edit together, record incidents and export the diagram or barrier register for your next review.
AI drafts need a confirmed email and have usage limits. Barrier health is based on recorded condition and check dates; your team reviews the evidence.
TRY THE EXAMPLE
See the bowtie
and the work behind it.
Select a barrier to see who owns it and when it needs checking.
SolidBowtie/Security workspaceTHE RISK PICTURE
Ransomware. One risk, every angle.
THREATSCONSEQUENCES
Stolen credentials1 preventive barrier
HAZARD
Networked IT estate
TOP EVENTRansomware executes
Operations stop1 recovery barrier
Malicious attachment1 preventive barrier
EffectiveEndpoint protectionDetection & isolation
Wider compromise1 recovery barrier
EffectiveDegradedFailed★ critical┄ escalation factor
Select a barrier. See the responsibility behind the green dot.
BARRIER DETAIL
Effective
Strong access controls
Require phishing-resistant authentication and a managed device for administrative access.
Priya ShahSecurity operations
KEEP IT EFFECTIVEAccess policy proof testCheck scheduled
Try a password-only sign-in through every administrative entry point. Each attempt should be denied.
BARRIER DETAIL
Degraded
Isolated recovery copies
A backup is only a recovery barrier when your team can restore from it.
Jordan LeePlatform engineering
KEEP IT EFFECTIVERestore a priority workload8 days overdue
The assurance check is overdue. An overdue check degrades an otherwise effective barrier. Your team still needs to review the evidence and assess its condition.
BARRIER DETAIL
Effective
Incident response
Contain affected systems, revoke compromised sessions and coordinate recovery with an accountable lead.
Alex MorganIncident response
KEEP IT EFFECTIVEContainment tabletopCheck scheduled
Rehearse an affected segment being isolated. Verify that essential, unaffected services remain available.
Owners. Assurance. Action.Illustrative scenario · No sign-in needed
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one risk.
Build one bowtie with your team. Edit it free for a week, then keep it viewable.
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One bowtie · No credit card
- Every product feature
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- One bowtie in your workspace
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What is a bowtie diagram?
It maps threats, a top event, consequences and the barriers between them on one page. Our guide, What is the bowtie method?, shows the full anatomy.
Is SolidBowtie really free?
Yes. Build one bowtie with every feature for a week without a card. It then becomes read-only and remains viewable. Teams keep editing for €19 per editor per month.
How is this different from drawing a bowtie in PowerPoint or Visio?
A drawing freezes in time. SolidBowtie connects every barrier to its owner, health, assurance work and incident history, so your team can keep the picture current.
Do I have to start from a blank page?
No. Copy a template from our library or describe your operation and let AI create an editable first draft.
YOUR FIRST BOWTIE
Bring a risk.
Talk it through.
Build your first bowtie and agree the next steps with your team.
Build my first bowtie →No credit card. Start from a template or your own scenario.