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Heat Map

What is Heat Map?

A visual representation of risks plotted on a matrix by likelihood and impact, using colors to indicate severity levels for prioritization.

Risk Management

Terms that appear alongside heat map

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as heat map. The number is how many controls name both.

Frameworks that govern heat map

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on heat map

Requirements naming heat map across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

IRM Enterprise Risk Management Framework (Institute of Risk Management)2 controls

Risk Reporting + KRIs + Performance + Horizon Scanning translate the risk management process into actionable management information.

IRM-Reporting-KRIs-Performance-HorizonScanning-Dashboard-Heatmap-RiskRegister-EmergingRisk · IRM Risk Reporting + Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) + Performance Measurement + Horizon Scanning + Dashboard + Heat Map + Risk Register + Emerging Risk Identification →
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)1 control

Sapin II Pillar 3 - Corruption Risk Mapping (Cartographie des risques de corruption). REQUIREMENTS: a documented + risk-based + regularly-updated MAPPING of corruption risks across the organization.

Sapin2-Pillar3-Risk-Mapping · Pillar 3 - Corruption Risk Mapping (Cartographie des Risques) →
ISMAP (Japan)1 control

ISMAP Cloud Governance establishes the management framework for Cloud Service Providers operating under ISMAP. (1) Information Security Management System (ISMS): based on ISO/IEC 27001:2022 + JIS Q 27001 (Japanese Industrial Standard equivalent) + ISMS-AC Info...

ISMAP-CloudGovernance-ISMS-RiskAssessment-SharedResponsibility-Policy-RegulatoryCompliance-RolesResponsibilities · ISMAP Cloud Governance - ISMS per ISO 27001/JIS Q 27001 + Risk Assessment + Shared Responsibility Model + Cloud Security Policy + Regulatory Compliance + Roles and Responsibilities →
MITRE ATT&CK1 control

Select and apply appropriate ATT&CK matrix for target environment. ATT&CK FOR ENTERPRISE primary matrix covers Windows + macOS + Linux + Office Suite + IaaS + SaaS + Identity Provider + Network platforms.

MITRE-ATTACK-Matrices-Enterprise-Mobile-ICS-Cloud-AWS-Azure-Google-Office-365-Container-Platform-Specific · MITRE ATT&CK Matrices + Enterprise + Mobile + ICS + Cloud + AWS + Azure + Google + Office 365 + Container →

Questions people ask about heat map

What is Heat Map?
A visual representation of risks plotted on a matrix by likelihood and impact, using colors to indicate severity levels for prioritization.
Why is Heat Map important for compliance?
Heat Map is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding heat map helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Heat Map?
Heat Map appears in the requirement text of IRM Enterprise Risk Management Framework (Institute of Risk Management), French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691), ISMAP (Japan), MITRE ATT&CK. Across these standards we have identified 5 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Heat Map?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how heat map applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.