Australian Information Security Manual
Guidelines for cyber security roles

Australian Information Security Manual ISM-1203: Threat and risk assessment for each system

System owners, in consultation with each system's authorising officer, conduct a threat and risk assessment for each system.

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 3 controls

  • NIST-CSF-GV.RM-06 A standardized method for calculating, documenting, categorizing, and prioritizing cybersecurity risks is established and communicated
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-03 Internal and external threats to the organization are identified and recorded
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-05 Threats, vulnerabilities, likelihoods, and impacts are used to understand inherent risk and inform risk response prioritization

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.7 Threat intelligence

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) · 1 control

  • 1.1.65.C.01 1.1.65.C.01 Risk assessment supporting a non-compliance dispensation

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2026 · 1 control

  • 0087 0087 Base authorisation decisions on the ISM risk-based approach

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