# Risk Framework As Decentralized finance (DeFi) is gaining more traction, the industry is posing some risks to operating cross-border through open protocols. Pawnfi bewares of security issues and has deployed root and branch risk management. Besides agent-based audits, e.g. PeckShield, Pawnfi has been forming a risk assessment model, to provide empirical support against malicious patterns and extreme conditions in the protocol. In the meantime, Pawnfi introduces sophisticated risk parameters to ensure a higher level of protection for all users. The following documentation will specify the potential risks emerging in the lending market, and how Pawnfi will address them correspondingly. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.pawnfi.com/risk/risk-framework.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.