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ISO/IEC 27005 Risk management implementation hub

Use these guides to build a repeatable information security risk process that supports ISO/IEC 27001 rather than sitting beside it. ISO/IEC 27005:2022 is Edition 4, published in October 2022, and it covers the full risk management cycle for information security: assessment, treatment, communication, monitoring, and review.

This is practical implementation guidance, not legal advice. ISO 27005 is a guidance standard, so focus on decision quality, ownership, and evidence quality rather than on certificate theater.

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Sorena AI
Published
Mar 4, 2026
Updated
Mar 4, 2026
What this artifact helps you do
Set explicit risk and acceptance criteria
Define how risk is scored, what is acceptable, and who has authority to approve exceptions.
Run consistent risk assessments
Standardize identification, analysis, evaluation, and prioritization so results are comparable across teams.
Turn risk into owned action
Convert assessed risks into treatment plans, residual risk decisions, monitoring, and review cycles.
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ISO 27005
Current edition
Edition 4 of ISO/IEC 27005 was published in October 2022 and aligns the guidance to ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 31000.
What it is
A guidance standard for information security risk management, not a certification standard on its own.
What it covers
Assessment, treatment, communication, monitoring, and review, with practical templates for assessments and treatment plans.
ISO 27005 works when criteria, ownership, and follow-up are explicit enough that risk decisions can be defended months later.
5
Guides
2022
Edition
Guide
Not certifiable
Full cycle
Risk process
Define criteria
Assess risks
Treat and review

Topic guides

Deep dive pages for implementation planning, controls, reporting, and evidence.

1
ISO 27005 Compliance Playbook
Operationalize ISO/IEC 27005:2022 with a practical playbook for context, criteria, risk assessment, risk treatment, residual risk acceptance, communication.
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2
ISO 27005 FAQ
Answers to common ISO/IEC 27005 questions on risk criteria, acceptance criteria, risk owners, treatment plans, residual risk, NIST comparisons.
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3
ISO 27005 Risk Assessment Template
Use this ISO/IEC 27005 risk assessment template to capture context, criteria, scenario details, likelihood, consequence, uncertainty, risk owner, evaluation.
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4
ISO 27005 Risk Treatment Plan Template
Use this ISO/IEC 27005 risk treatment plan template to document treatment options, selected actions, owners, milestones, evidence links, acceptance criteria.
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5
ISO 27005 vs NIST SP 800-30
Compare ISO/IEC 27005 and NIST SP 800-30 to see how information security risk management guidance and risk assessment guidance fit together.
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What this unlocks
  • Start from ISO/IEC 27005 Risk management implementation hub and route the work by entity, product, team, or control owner.
  • Use Assessment Autopilot to turn the guidance into owned tasks, evidence requests, and review checkpoints.
  • Use Research Copilot to answer scope, timing, and interpretation questions with cited outputs.
  • Move from artifact reading to accountable execution without rebuilding the guidance in separate files.
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