Select and prioritize risk-based
What digital risks are the first to require attention?
A risk analysis information security translates digital threats into concrete business scenarios, priorities and board-level choices. Kynexis Information Security brings opportunity, impact, existing control and ownership together in a clear risk register and an executable roadmap.
Do you recognize this?
- You know which systems are important, but not what scenario the continuity can hit hardest.
- Investments are mainly made through incidents, supplier advice or isolated findings.
- Governance and management lack a sound picture to determine priorities and budget.
- The organisation works with multiple risk lists or separate audit findings.
What are the risks? Without a coherent risk picture, choices remain dependent on assumptions and critical processes may be given too late attention.
Our promise of service
Under-suited choices on risk, priority and treatment
With a risk analysis information security you get a government-based picture of threats, vulnerabilities, impact and existing control.
- Risks in understandable business scenarios
- Priorities based on opportunity and impact
- Owners, treatment and acceptance recorded
Information security risk assessment
What is Risk Analysis Information Security?
A risk analysis information security explores which digital scenarios can affect your organisation's continuity, service and sensitive information. Opportunities, impacts, vulnerabilities and existing measures come together in a clear picture of risk.
When does this service fit?
A risk analysis that supports board-level choices
This board-level risk analysis fits when you want to systematically assess digital risks, prioritize investments or need a current basis for NIS2, ISO 27001, BIO2 or internal control. It delivers the most value after a baseline assessment, assessment or audit, as available findings can then be translated directly into scenarios, priorities and risk choices.
- The organisation works with multiple risk lists or separate audit findings.
- the board and management want to know which risks require the most attention.
- Budget, risk appetite or risk acceptance require a substantiated determination.
- The board is considering taking out cyber insurance and first wants to determine which risks are deliberately transferred.
Board-level information
What information does a board member really help to steer?
A useful risk picture shows what goes well, what demands attention, what incidents or disturbances caused damage, how suppliers follow actions and what digital changes are coming. This will enable the management to underpin priorities, budget and risk acceptance.
Choose the appropriate form
Boardroom cyber session or risk analysis?
Both support board-level choices, but have a different purpose and result.
Boardroom cyber session
A guided board-level work session to discuss digital risks, risk appetite and decisions together. The session gives direction and can be used independently or open or complete a risk analysis.
View the Boardroom cyber session →Information security risk assessment
A methodical study of critical processes, scenarios, opportunity, impact and existing control. You will get a risk register, priority matrix and executable road map.
Matching scenarios and board-level risk choicesBuilding of risk analysis
Critical processes and concrete risk treatment
The method is designed proportionally and makes technology, organisation, people and suppliers visible in the same risk weighting.
Critical processes
Identify the services, information and recovery periods that are most important for the organisation.
Threats and scenarios
Develop relevant scenarios, such as ransomware, breakdown, fraud, data leaks and vendor incidents.
Vulnerabilities
Assess where technology, processes, people or agreements increase the chance or impact.
Opportunities and impact
Consistently value risks on continuity, finance, trust, security and compliance.
Risk appetite
Connect board-level boundaries and acceptance criteria to concrete risks and decisions.
Treatment and follow-up
To define measures, owners, deadlines, residual risk and evaluation moments.
Suppliers and Chain
Put outsourced IT, processors and critical partners as risk scenario and dependency, including continuity, incident arrangements, assurance and exit.
Frameworks, contracts and labels
Use NIS2, ISO 27001, BIO2, sector standards, contractual chain requirements and relevant labels as cross-compliance where they really apply. They are not an automatic purpose of any risk analysis.
Your result
A risk register, priority matrix and executable road map
The outcome makes it visible which risks require attention, why they are given priority and who decides on treatment or acceptance. This creates a governance-based basis for policy, budget, improvement actions and demonstrable internal control.
- Overview of critical processes, crown jewels and dependencies
- Concrete and identifiable cyber scenarios
- Quantified risk register with opportunity, impact and existing control
- Priority matrix and map with owners
- Board-level decision points and explicit risk choices
How we work
Analyze, value and decide together
- 01
Determining context
Define objectives, processes, data, suppliers and risk frameworks.
- 02
Analyze Scenarios
Assess threats, vulnerabilities and existing measures with stakeholders.
- 03
Appreciate risks
Chances, impact and existing control are consistent and followable.
- 04
Recording choices
Anchoring treatment, acceptance, ownership and evaluation.
Organise risk management
The risk analysis forms the basis for targeted implementation
After the risk analysis you can focus on deepening, implementing and periodically assessing.
Critical processes
Define what the organisation wants to protect.
Information security risk assessment
Assessing scenarios, likelihood, impact and existing controls.
Fit for this implementation phaseRisk treatment
Capture priority, budget, owner and residual risk.
CISO as a Service
Organize improvements and monitor progress.
View this phase →Trusted Advisor
Periodically check whether the risk picture and approach are still correct.
View this phase →Discuss your critical processes, desired decisions and the appropriate scope for a risk analysis information security.
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Practical answers on Information security risk assessment
What is a risk analysis information security?
Risk analysis information security brings together critical processes, digital threats, vulnerabilities, corporate impact and existing control. The result is a risk register with priorities, owners, risk choices and a road map.
Is a risk analysis also called Cyber RI&E?
A risk analysis information security is sometimes called Cyber RI&E, but Kynexis Information Security uses the name risk analysis information security to avoid confusion with the legal arbo-RI&E.
What's the difference from zero?
A baseline assessment is a broad assessment of how information security is now set up. A risk analysis is explicitly based on scenarios, probability, impact and risk appetite and determines treatment or acceptance per risk.
Does the risk analysis follow NIS2 and ISO 27001?
Yes. Risk analysis and treatment are important building blocks for NIS2, the Dutch Cybersecurity Act and ISO 27001. The analysis can also be linked to BIO2 or an existing integrated risk management process.
Is this the same as the legally required arbo-RI&E?
No. This service focuses on information security and digital business risks. The working conditions-RI&E has a different purpose and legal framework.
Who participates in the risk analysis?
A useful analysis involves process owners, management and where relevant privacy, quality, finance and supplier management alongside IT. They know the impact and can take responsibility for choices.
Start with realistic business scenarios and financial or operational impact. Only then can you decide which risks you control, accept or transfer.