RA-BR6 Ransomware and Malware
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The important thing with ransomware is what happens once prevention fails. This example covers detection and recovery alongside the defences, so it is a useful head-start for your assessment and shows how backups and response shape the residual risk.
This example risk assessment has been prepared using the
F-Q36 General Risk Assessment form template - a purpose-built template designed to focus entirely on what matters: identifying business risks, assessing their likelihood and impact, and recording the controls that manage them, without any unnecessary fields getting in the way.
The file is supplied in fully editable MS Word format and can be easily customised and saved to Google Docs format if required. The document uses pre-defined style formatting throughout with styles to match the risk-ratings which are input using select boxes pre-populated with all possible risk ratings. All text is in Calibri font for improved readability.
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Ransomware and Malware Risk Assessment
This fully completed ransomware and malware risk assessment example has been prepared by experienced ISO management system consultants. It covers the risks arising from malicious software - including ransomware, viruses, spyware and other malware - across an organisation's devices, systems and networks, and can be used as a starting point when developing your own information security risk assessment.
What Does This Ransomware and Malware Risk Assessment Cover?
This risk assessment identifies the key ransomware and malware risks an organisation faces, including:
- Ransomware encryption and extortion
- Malware delivered by email and through malicious websites and downloads
- Removable media and USB devices
- Compromised software and updates
- Exploitation of unpatched systems
- Malware spreading across the network
- Backup and recovery failure, and detection and response
A residual risk rating is then assigned to each risk, demonstrating how layered controls - such as separated offline backups, anti-malware and email filtering, prompt patching, restricted user privileges and rapid isolation - reduce the overall risk to a tolerable level.
A Professional Easy-to-Use Risk Assessment Template
This document uses colour-coded header styles matched to risk ratings, making it quick to read and easy to communicate during team briefings and staff training. A built-in risk rating matrix supports consistent evaluation of likelihood and consequence, and clear risk symbols help communicate each risk at a glance. An inherent and a residual rating are recorded for every risk, so the effect of your controls is easy to demonstrate.
Risk, Control and Prohibition Symbols
Each row in the assessment is tagged with a small symbol so the type of risk, the control that manages it and any prohibition are clear at a glance. The same icon set runs across every alphaZ business risk assessment, which keeps a finished document quick to read and easy to compare. You can read more about them in our blog post on the alphaZ business risk icons.
Who Is This Ransomware and Malware Risk Assessment Suitable For?
This template is suitable for organisations of any size that want to identify, assess and document the risk of ransomware and malware. It is particularly useful when implementing or maintaining an information security management system aligned with ISO 27001, and when supporting the risks and opportunities requirements (clause 6.1) of ISO management system standards. IT teams, managers and information security leads can all use it as a ready-made starting point.