Does your organization regularly update cybersecurity policies based on risk management review results to maintain acceptable risk levels?
Explanation
Closing the loop between review and policy is the focus here: whether findings from risk management reviews are regularly folded back into cybersecurity policy updates to keep risk within acceptable limits.
Effective risk management requires continuous improvement as threats evolve, technologies change, and organizational priorities shift. Without regular policy updates informed by risk assessments, security controls may become outdated or misaligned with actual risk exposure.
Evidence could include documented policy review schedules, meeting minutes from risk review sessions, change logs for policy documents showing updates based on risk findings, or formal risk acceptance documentation for cases where policies were not updated despite identified risks.
Implementation Example
Update policy based on periodic reviews of cybersecurity risk management results to ensure that policy and supporting processes and procedures adequately maintain risk at an acceptable level
ID: GV.PO-02.054
Context
- Function
- GV: GOVERN
- Category
- GV.PO: Policy
- Sub-Category
- Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is reviewed, updated, communicated, and enforced to reflect changes in requirements, threats, technology, and organizational mission
Related questions
- Has your organization established and communicated a formal risk management policy that clearly articulates management's intent, expectations, and direction?
- Does your organization have a process to regularly review and update cybersecurity policies and procedures to ensure alignment with your risk management strategy and overall cybersecurity objectives?
- Does your organization require formal approval from senior management for all security policies?
- Has your organization formally documented and communicated its cybersecurity risk management policy, processes, and procedures to all relevant stakeholders?
- Does your organization require personnel to formally acknowledge receipt and understanding of security policies at onboarding, annually, and after policy updates?
- Does your organization have a documented timeline for reviewing and updating security policies in response to changes in the risk environment or mission objectives?
