Title: Incident Register Template
Document ID: [REG-INCIDENT-001]
Version: 0.1 Draft
Status: Draft
Owner: CISO (Paul Jenkins)
Approver: CISO (Paul Jenkins)
Classification: Internal
Effective date: [DD Month YYYY]
Review date: [DD Month YYYY]

# Incident Register Template

## Purpose

This template provides the structure for recording security incidents and tracking their status and outcomes.

## Scope

This register applies to suspected and confirmed information security incidents affecting in-scope people, information, systems, services, suppliers, or customers.

## Data Fields / Expected Columns

The register should record at least:

- incident ID
- date reported
- reported by
- incident title
- affected asset or service
- severity
- status
- summary
- containment status
- notification required
- owner
- closure date
- lessons learned or linked actions

## Ownership

This register should be owned by [Role]. Incident coordinators or handlers should maintain the status and outcome of each entry.

## Update Frequency

The register should be updated when incidents are opened, reclassified, escalated, contained, communicated, or closed.

## Retention

Incident records should be retained in line with legal, contractual, audit, and operational requirements.

## Template Table

| Incident ID | Date Reported | Reported By | Incident Title | Affected Asset / Service | Severity | Status | Summary | Containment Status | Notification Required | Owner | Closure Date | Lessons Learned / Linked Actions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [INC-001] | [DD Month YYYY] | [Name / Role / System] | [Short title] | [Asset / service] | [Low/Medium/High/Critical] | [Open / Investigating / Contained / Closed] | [Summary] | [In Progress / Complete] | [Yes / No / Under Assessment] | [Role] | [DD Month YYYY] | [Summary / corrective action ref] |

## Related Documents

- Incident Response Policy
- Security Incident Handling Procedure
- Breach Notification Procedure
- Corrective Actions Register Template