Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Template

Overview

This cybersecurity risk assessment template provides a structured framework for identifying and evaluating security risks across your organization. Use it to systematically catalog threats, assess vulnerabilities, and prioritize remediation efforts.

What’s Included

• Risk identification worksheet — Catalog assets, threats, and vulnerabilities across your environment
• Impact and likelihood scoring matrix — Quantify risk levels using a consistent methodology
• Control gap analysis — Map existing security controls against identified risks
• Remediation priority tracker — Rank and assign action items based on risk severity
• Executive summary template — Communicate findings to leadership in clear, actionable terms

Who This Is For

This template is designed for IT directors, security managers, and compliance officers at organizations with 50 to 500 employees who need a practical, repeatable approach to cybersecurity risk management. If you need to translate these technical findings into financial terms for leadership, pair this template with our CFO Playbook for IT Risk Analysis.

How to Use It

1. Start with the asset inventory section to catalog your critical systems and data
2. Use the threat identification worksheet to document potential attack vectors
3. Score each risk using the impact and likelihood matrix
4. Identify gaps in your current security controls
5. Build a prioritized remediation roadmap