This page defines the risk method used by the ISMS. Keep it short enough to use in practice and precise enough to justify decisions.
Risk identification
Identify risk from:
- architecture and infrastructure changes
- incidents, near misses, and repeated operational failures
- supplier dependencies
- vulnerability findings, audit observations, and customer requirements
- strategic or organisational changes that alter exposure
Risk assessment
Define a simple scoring model that fits Helixiora. For example:
- score likelihood on a low, medium, high scale
- score impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability, and contractual exposure
- combine those factors into a treatment priority
Document the chosen scoring model and keep it stable unless there is a deliberate decision to change it.
Risk treatment
Each material risk should have one clear treatment path:
- mitigate through new or improved controls
- transfer through contractual or insurance arrangements where appropriate
- avoid by changing the activity or architecture
- accept with explicit approval and review conditions
Maintain a risk register that records owner, status, due date, residual risk, and approval where acceptance is used.
Review cadence
Reassess risk when:
- a significant system or supplier changes
- an incident shows the current assessment is no longer accurate
- a scheduled periodic review is due
Link the register location and review frequency here once Helixiora chooses the operating rhythm.