BowTie Risk applies the bowtie methodology to cybersecurity and privacy — giving teams a structured, visual way to map threats, document controls, and communicate risk to any audience.
A risk rating tells you how worried to be about a cyber threat. A bowtie diagram tells you exactly why — what could trigger it, what stops it, and what happens if your controls fail.
A bowtie diagram is readable by any stakeholder — the CISO presenting to a board, the IT team responding to an incident, the auditor reviewing controls — without requiring risk management training. It communicates structure and accountability in a way that written documentation rarely achieves.
The bowtie structure maps naturally onto how cyber threats actually work. An attacker or failure event sits in the centre. Every threat vector — phishing, unpatched vulnerabilities, insider threats, third-party access — sits on the left with its prevention controls. Every consequence — data breach, system downtime, regulatory fine, reputational damage — sits on the right with its mitigation controls. Gaps in your defences are immediately visible.
BowTie Risk is designed around the practical constraints of cybersecurity work — sensitive data, restricted environments, and the need to communicate risk clearly across teams.
Cybersecurity risk data is sensitive. BowTie Risk stores everything on-device — no cloud, no server uploads, no third-party access. Your threat models stay private.
Secure facilities, air-gapped environments, or simply a location without reliable connectivity — BowTie Risk works without an internet connection.
Export compliance-ready Detail and Summary Reports. Translate technical cyber risk into language your board, auditors and regulators can understand and act on.
Run a cyber risk workshop on your iPad, review diagrams on your iPhone on the way to a meeting, and present from your Mac. One app, every Apple device.
Bowtie methodology is recognised across major cybersecurity and risk management standards, making it well-suited to compliance-driven environments.