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title: "Risk categories"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/RM/3459776802/Risk%20categories"
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Use the **Risk categories** tab (**Space settings **>** Apps **>** Appfire LiveRisk **>** Risk categories**) to manage the categories available for risks in the current space. Categories help teams group and filter risks by areas such as compliance, security, operations, or third-party exposure.

## Add a risk category

1. Click **Add category**.
2. Enter the category details:
  - **Name**: Required. Maximum 100 characters. Category name cannot be changed after creation.
  - **Description**: Optional. Maximum 500 characters.
3. Select **Add**.

The category becomes available for risk work items in this space, allowing you to group and filter risks. 

![Risk filter showing the Category dropdown used to filter risks by category.](media://bc0f4549-6eab-41c4-b1ff-32a97bc36700)

## Edit a risk category

Click **Edit** next to a category to update its description. The category name is read-only and cannot be changed.

## Delete a risk category

Click **Delete** next to the category you want to remove.

If the category is not used by any risks, confirm the deletion. If risks are assigned to it, select another category under **Reassign risks to** before deleting it.

This ensures that existing risks don’t lose their category assignment.

## Import categories from OneTrust

When a OneTrust source is connected, you can import risk categories from OneTrust into the current space.

Imported categories are added to the category list and become available for use on risks.