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What is Technology Risk?

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Technology risk is the potential for technology failures and shortfalls to result in losses. This is actually a broad category of risk that includes the following risks.
Cybersecurity Risk
Operational Risk
Vendor Risk
Technology Compliance Risk
Project Risk
Legacy Technology Risk
Data Privacy Risk
Capacity Risk
Technology Budget Risk
Infrastructure Risk
Facility Risk
Business Continuity Risk
In theory, there are also low probability but high impact technology risks such as existential risks related to AI.

Examples

An ecommerce website crashes resulting in lost revenue.
A technology project goes over budget and fails to meet goals set out in its business case.
A security incident results in theft of customer data resulting in legal liability, reputational damage and compliance issues.
A trading algorithm makes a series of illogical trades that result in losses.
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The potential for technology failures and shortfalls to result in losses.
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