ISO 27001 Incident and Corrective Action Log Template

ISO 27001 Incident and Corrective Action Log

Stop repeating the same security mistakes. ISO 27001 requires you to demonstrate that you not only record security incidents but also implement corrective actions to prevent them from happening again.

Authored by ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Stuart Barker, this template simplifies your continual improvement process.

  • End-to-End Tracking: Log incidents from discovery through to permanent resolution.
  • Audit-Proof Evidence: Clearly document root causes and corrective actions to satisfy auditors.
  • Continual Improvement: Built to meet the core ISO 27001 requirement for managing systemic improvements.

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Under ISO 27001, recording an incident is just the beginning. The real value and the requirement for certification lies in your ability to prove that you have identified the root cause and implemented corrective actions to stop incidents from reoccurring.

Why Use This Corrective Action Log?

Most businesses struggle with an ad-hoc approach to incident management. This template provides a structured process that ensures your team doesn’t miss critical steps:

  • Identify & Log: A central point to capture all security incidents, audit findings, and staff feedback.
  • Analyse Root Causes: Move beyond surface-level fixes and address the underlying systemic issues.
  • Senior Management Reporting: Keep leadership informed about security performance and resource needs.

Implementation Made Simple

Designed specifically for small and growing businesses, this template is:

  • Fast to Deploy: Spend your time improving security, not building spreadsheets.
  • Highly Customisable: Easily adapt the fields to match your company’s existing IT help desk or ticketing process.
  • Fully Compliant: Engineered to provide exactly the evidence certification auditors demand.

ISO27001 Incident and Corrective Action Log Template

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A note from the author

The Incident and Corrective Action Log Template is used to as part of the process of continual improvement to record and manage incidents and continual improvements. Opportunities for continual improvement may come from incidents, risk management, internal audit, external audit or staff identification. You can easily record the corrective actions and report them to senior management.

It can be used as a supplement to an existing help desk process or fill a gap where one does not exist. It is used to improve the information security management system.

This template is easy to use and highly customisable.

I am Stuart Barker the ISO27001 Ninja and this is the ISO27001 Incident and Corrective Action Log Template

Authored by Stuart Barker. 100% Human. Zero AI.

Every template in the High Table vault is built from scratch by Stuart Barker, a professional ISO 27001 Lead Auditor and former corporate security leader.

When you download these documents, you are getting hard-won, real-world compliance architecture, not generic text pumped out by a language model.

  • Zero Artificial Intelligence: These templates have not been created, edited, touched, or assisted by AI in any way.
  • Pure Human Expertise: Built on actual audit experience to help you implement fast and satisfy the scrutiny of certification bodies first time.
  • Battle-Tested Clarity: Written in plain, accessible English designed specifically for lean teams and growing businesses.
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