Every business, regardless of its size, holds valuable digital information that must be protected from an ever-growing landscape of cyber threats. To build a strong defense, organizations rely on two fundamental concepts: Risk Assessment and Risk Management. While they sound similar, they play distinct and equally vital roles.

The easiest way to understand the difference is with an analogy. Think of a Risk Assessment as a 'snapshot'—a detailed picture of an organization's security health at a single moment in time. In contrast, Risk Management is the 'movie'—the continuous, ongoing story of how the organization protects itself day after day. This guide will clearly explain this difference and show why every business needs both the snapshot and the movie to stay safe.