Risk management for municipalities, regions & agencies
Security protection law, information security, NIS2, freedom-of-information principles, GDPR. The public sector has its own regulatory stack and its own risk types. RiskNote gives municipal, regional, and national-agency operations a tool that's EU-hosted and fits public-budget cycles.
Typical risks in the public sector
Municipalities, regions, and government agencies face a unique blend of risks: citizen services that can't go down, transparency obligations that require open handling, security protection for essential functions, NIS2 for larger actors, and constant budget constraints.
At the same time, risk-management work in the public sector is often fragmented, one municipality can have separate registers for social services, IT department, education, and emergency preparedness with no shared view.
RiskNote collects them in one structure without requiring centralised management. Each department head can keep their own register, and leadership can review them together.
Typical risks the AI suggests for the public sector
Downtime in essential systems
E-services, health-record systems, welfare payment systems, emergency alarms. Can be essential entities under NIS2.
Information leakage
Unauthorised access to diaries, classified information, personal data in school or social-service files.
Cyber incidents
Ransomware has hit multiple municipalities. National CERT support exists but recovery often takes weeks.
Vendor risk in procurement
Procured suppliers facing financial trouble, not meeting security requirements, or lacking competence.
Personnel risk, key skills
Difficult to recruit specialists (IT security, legal, software engineers) to the public sector. Retirements.
Emergency preparedness
Pandemic, extreme weather, power outages, civil defence. Continuity plan requirements tightening.
Essential entity under NIS2
Larger municipalities and regions can be classified as essential entities. In effect from 2026.
Regulatory frameworks for the public sector
Security protection law
For operations that can affect national security. Security protection analysis required.
NIS2 / Cybersecurity Act
Public administration is in scope. Larger municipalities, regions, and agencies.
GDPR
Public sector has stricter requirements on legal basis for processing. DPO mandatory for authorities.
Freedom of information / secrecy law
Balance between transparency and protection of sensitive information.
Archive law
Retention of public records. Affects IT-system lifecycle.
Public procurement law
Risk assessment in procurement. Supplier compliance with mandatory requirements.
Why public sector fits RiskNote
EU-hosted from day one
All data in Stockholm (Elastx, ISO 27001). Fits procurement requirements on EU establishment and GDPR transfers.
Affordable within budget cycles
From $3/month per account. No major investment or implementation project that requires board decision.
Register per operation
A municipality can keep separate registers for social services, schools, IT, technical department. The Pro plan has unlimited.
Easy to anchor
Understandable for department heads without a risk management background. No IT-heavy implementation required.
Common questions from the public sector
Are we in scope for NIS2?
Public administration is in scope for NIS2. Size threshold: over 50 employees or €10 million budget. Most municipalities and regions will be covered.
How do we handle security protection analysis in RiskNote?
RiskNote can be used as a tool to structure security protection analysis. But formal security protection analysis often requires external competence, use RiskNote as a working surface, not a replacement for formal analysis.
Can we procure RiskNote directly, or must it go via public procurement?
Direct procurement is possible up to the threshold value. For RiskNote, which costs a few hundred euro per year, direct procurement is almost always applicable. Contact sales@risknote.io for framework-agreement questions.
Does RiskNote satisfy freedom-of-information principles?
Data in RiskNote is internal operational information. If a municipality/agency makes a risk assessment that becomes a public record, it can be requested, but that's a question for your diary, not for RiskNote. Your data is yours; we don't see it.
Can we share with political leadership or the auditor?
The Business plan gives unlimited sharing with role-based access (editor/viewer). Fits sharing with committees, municipal auditor, or board.
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