Free Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Templates

By Kate Eby | February 8, 2023

In this article, you’ll find the most effective cybersecurity risk assessment templates for project managers, security analysts, security incident responders, intrusion detection personnel, vulnerability assessors, and cryptologists. 

Included on this page, you’ll find a simple cybersecurity risk assessment template, a cybersecurity risk assessment report template, an information security risk assessment template, a cybersecurity risk assessment checklist template, a cybersecurity risk mitigation plan matrix template, and a cybersecurity risk breakdown structure diagram template.

Simple Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Template

Simple Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Template

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Easily identify and assess cybersecurity risk with this simple cybersecurity risk assessment template. This template enables you to customize a risk rating key to suit your cybersecurity criteria. The template includes pre-built risk-level scoring, so you and your team can determine the acceptable level of risk for each aspect of your business. Use this template to establish your cybersecurity risk-mitigation goals and your plans for achieving them.

Information Security Risk Assessment Template

Information Security Risk Assessment Template

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This information security risk assessment template includes a column for ISO 27001, so you can apply any of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO’s) 14 information security standards steps to each of your cybersecurity risks. For each existing or potential risk, you can enter a unique risk ID number, a general description, an impact description, the ISO 27001 step number, the impact level, the probability level, and the priority level, as well as the mitigation or control strategy for each risk. With this template, you can ensure your adherence to ISO 27001’s standards and, thus, your organization’s subsequent ISO cybersecurity and information security (infosec) certification. 

To learn more, read this guide on everything you need to know about information security management systems.

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Report Template

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Report Template

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This cybersecurity risk assessment report template includes everything you need to assess cybersecurity threats and create an infosec risk-mitigation plan. This step-by-step guide for assembling a solid cybersecurity risk assessment report includes the following sections: project ownership, risk management process, roles and responsibilities, financial impact, timeline impact, risk monitoring, risk categories, risk assessment matrix, mitigation grading matrix, and stakeholder tolerances. Use this comprehensive report plan template to strengthen and standardize your team’s cybersecurity strategy and risk-mitigation procedures. 

To find the template that meets your specific incident-reporting needs, download one of these free incident report templates.

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Checklist Template

Sample Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Checklist Template

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Use this cybersecurity risk assessment checklist template to meet your cybersecurity goals and implement a fail-safe infosec plan. This unique template includes all 14 ISO 27001 information security management steps, so you can account for and optimize all your security components (including application, information, network, end-user, and operational security) in order to prevent security risks.

Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation Plan Matrix Template

Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation Plan Matrix Template

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Document cybersecurity risks quickly and accurately with this cybersecurity risk mitigation plan matrix template. By using this template, security analysts, security incident responders, intrusion detection personnel, vulnerability assessment personnel, and cryptologists can do the following: list risks; describe their potential impact; assess their likelihood; designate an appropriate response, a contingency plan, and a trigger for each risk; and assign an owner for each. Leverage this template’s unique offerings to evaluate cybersecurity risks and plan suitable responses.  

Download free IT incident postmortem templates to help ensure your team is on track.

Cybersecurity Risk Breakdown Structure Diagram Template

Cybersecurity Risk Breakdown Structure Diagram Template

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Proactively identify cybersecurity risks and determine their likelihood and potential severity with this visually dynamic cybersecurity risk breakdown structure diagram template. The template includes six pre-built diagram sections: application security, information security, disaster recovery planning, network security, end-user security, and operational security. However, you can easily customize the template to include the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework components (i.e., identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover) in order to reduce and manage potential cybersecurity risks.

Use a free IT risk template to plan for, track, and mitigate IT-related risks.

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