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Incident Register

What is Incident Register?

A centralized log of all security incidents including their type, severity, response actions, and resolution status.

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Frameworks that govern incident register

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on incident register

Requirements naming incident register across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

Australian Information Security Manual1 control

A cyber security incident register contains the following for each cyber security incident: - the date the cyber security incident occurred - the date the cyber security incident was discovered - a description of the cyber security incident - any actions taken...

ISM-1803 · A cyber security incident register contains the following for each cyber security incident →
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)1 control

Implement fraud monitoring per CBN Risk-Based Cybersecurity Framework + behavioural analytics + transaction monitoring + suspicious activity detection + sanctions screening.

NGOB-5 · Fraud Monitoring, Incident Notification, and Reporting to CBN →

Questions people ask about incident register

What is Incident Register?
A centralized log of all security incidents including their type, severity, response actions, and resolution status.
Why is Incident Register important for compliance?
Incident Register is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding incident register 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 Incident Register?
Incident Register appears in the requirement text of Australian Information Security Manual, Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023). Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Incident Register?
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