RiskNote
Industry: information security

Risk analysis for information security & cyber

ISO 27001 Statement of Applicability, NIS2 compliance, DORA reporting, GDPR Art. 32. RiskNote gives security leads and CISOs a risk register that stays consistent across frameworks.

Typical risks in information security

Information security is a risk management domain where the standards are clear (ISO 27001, ISO 27005, NIST SP 800-30, FAIR), but where SMEs rarely have the resources to implement them fully.

RiskNote gives you a lightweight but standards-based entry: the ISO 31000 process (the parent of ISO 27005) and a structure that maps to ISO 27001 controls as you grow.

Typical risks the AI suggests for infosec

  • Critical system downtime

    Cloud providers, SaaS dependencies, network infrastructure. Often underestimated.

  • Unauthorised access

    Missing MFA, stale accounts, shared credentials, weak offboarding.

  • Phishing and social engineering

    Usually the first step in a breach. Hard to mitigate without awareness training.

  • Ransomware

    Especially dangerous without a backup strategy that's been actually tested.

  • Supply chain risk

    Third parties with access to your systems, dependency on critical SaaS services.

  • Insider risk

    Intentional or accidental internal incidents. Often missing from the register.

Regulatory frameworks RiskNote supports

  • ISO 27001 / ISO 27005

    RiskNote implements ISO 31000, the parent process. Mapping to ISO 27001 controls in V1.2 (Q3 2026).

  • NIS2

    Essential and important entities must have a risk management process. RiskNote roadmap has NIS2 framework support Q3 2026.

  • DORA

    Financial sector, operational resilience including information and ICT risk.

  • GDPR Art. 32

    Risk-based security for personal data. RiskNote fits that assessment.

  • SOC 2 / CIS

    If you sell to US customers or follow CIS controls.

Why security leads fit RiskNote

  • A register that actually updates

    Most ISO 27001 registers update once a year. RiskNote turns it into a 20-minute task per quarter.

  • AI that knows cyber

    The AI has seen more incidents than most CISOs. A useful sparring partner for finding blind spots.

  • Traceability per risk

    Every change is logged. When the auditor asks “when did you last assess this?” you have the answer.

  • EU-hosted

    Your risk data, which can itself be sensitive, is stored in Stockholm, not the US.

Common questions from security teams

Does RiskNote replace a full ISO 27001 tool?

For organisations up to ~100 people: often yes. For larger organisations with many ISMS processes (asset management, incident handling, vendor review), RiskNote is a strong complement but not a full ISMS platform.

Can I link risks to specific ISO 27001 Annex A controls?

Mapping to ISO 27001 Annex A controls and NIS2 requirements ships in V1.2 (Q3 2026). Today you can use free text to reference the controls.

How does RiskNote handle residual risk?

Each risk can carry a “post-treatment” assessment of likelihood and consequence. That becomes the residual risk after the mitigation is in place.

Does RiskNote fit a GDPR Art. 35 DPIA?

For the risk portion of a DPIA, yes, well. For the full DPIA process (necessity, proportionality, DPO consultation) a separate template is needed. A DPIA template is planned as a free tool Q3 2026.

Can we run RiskNote self-hosted?

Not today, RiskNote is a SaaS service operated in Stockholm. Self-hosted is not on the current roadmap.

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