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UNDERSTAND: Turning data into strategic decisions

This article will guide you through the purpose and components of the UNDERSTAND module.

Naroa Legarra Arrieta avatar
Written by Naroa Legarra Arrieta
Updated over 3 weeks ago

What is UNDERSTAND?

The UNDERSTAND module is the second pillar of the Creolytix Platform, designed to help professionals move beyond real-time monitoring and into proactive decision-making. While the SEE module focuses on situational awareness, UNDERSTAND delivers structured intelligence and historical analysis to inform planning, prioritization, and strategic reporting.

Also, the UNDERSTAND module helps you gain a deeper understanding of specific areas, incidents, or countries, and why that matters to your team. It provides actionable intelligence through in-house and third-party analyses—including reports from trusted providers like MAX Security and Dragonfly, as well as insights from our Analytix Team. Any bespoke analysis you’ve requested from Creolytix or its partners will also be made available here.

UNDERSTAND supports teams across functions who need to make informed, context-aware decisions. It is particularly useful for:

  • Professionals evaluating exposure across locations or operations

  • Teams planning for disruption or regional expansion

  • Analysts reviewing historical patterns and trends

  • Roles responsible for traveler safety, continuity, or strategic reporting

UNDERSTAND provides two complementary capabilities:


Asset Risk Analysis (ARA)

ARA analyzes critical events and risk levels linked to each asset. It focuses on what has happened to your assets based on recent event data, making it a powerful tool for:

  • Understanding exposure at the asset level (sites, routes, or travelers)

  • Comparing frequency and severity of events

  • Exploring event patterns and sources over time

ARA includes widgets such as:

  • Interest Risk Profile

  • Event Feed

  • Time Wise Distribution

  • Event Trend

  • Reports

  • Country Assessment Reports

Each of these gives your team visibility into different dimensions of how your assets have been affected.


Asset Risk Management (ARM)

ARM evaluates country-level threat levels and trends based on linked interests. Instead of showing what has already happened, it helps teams understand where risk is shifting and how threats compare geographically.

Use ARM to:

  • Benchmark countries or regions

  • Track trends in severity and event type

  • Identify coverage gaps or low-visibility areas

ARM includes widgets such as:

  • Event Code

  • Geographic Risk Profile

  • Severity Level Distribution

  • Threat Rating

  • Top Event Categories

  • Data Provider Frequencies


Why ARM and ARA Together?

ARA and ARM combined provide your company with a fact-based rationale for risk planning. It enables you to shift from reactive response to proactive risk management, developing resilience plans founded on complete and contextualized intelligence.

These together allow you to:

  • Identify vulnerabilities at asset level

  • Visualize future threats at the national level

  • Prioritize strategy based on actual data

  • Make evidence-based decisions to reduce risk

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