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Information Security, Risk and Compliance Quarterly Planning

We have three objectives in publishing our quarterly planning:

  1. We want to be transparent about the work we are doing
  2. We want your input on that work and our planning, and we want to document that input and let you know if and when we can add your suggestions to our planning
  3. We want an open dialogue with members and community on developments around Information Security, Risk and Compliance

We launched this initiative in Q2 2022, and we are open to improving what we publish here and how we do that. So let us know if there are ways we can better present our plans. In Q1 2023, we separated the work items of Information Security, Risk and Compliance from the Information Technology and added them to this area.

We will update this page as our activities progress and continue to share updates on RIPE Labs, on the RIPE NCC Membership Discussion and RIPE NCC Services Working Group (WG) mailing lists, and at RIPE Meetings and other events.

Q4 2026 Plans

Last updated: 17 September 2026

Item 1: Ensure Adherence to Regulatory and Security Industry Standards

In Q4 2026, we will continue executing external audit activities for the SOC 2 Type II assurance report for our RPKI service. We are continuing with the ongoing initiative to achieve compliance with the ISO 27001 standard and in Q4 we will be executing the certification audit. Additionally, we will be further improving our incident response processes to ensure regulatory compliance.

Status: In progress

Item 2: Elevate Organisational Risk Resilience

In Q4 2026, we will continue the annual risk assessment activities and the onboarding of our Governance, Risk & Compliance platform. We will also be preparing readiness / crisis management exercises for early 2027.

Status: In progress

Item 3: Secure System Security and Resiliency

During Q4, we will be running a selection process for a Privileged Access Management solution and continue our focus on proactively identifying and remediating vulnerabilities across our development lifecycle. We will also continue from Q3 to set up a foundation for a future penetration testing program.

Status: In progress

Item 4: Strengthen Detection and Response

In Q4 2026, we will continue expanding the coverage of security monitoring tooling and acquisition of managed security services.

Status: In progress

Community Input on Planning

We want the community to contribute to our plans and suggest additional work items. Please share your comments with us or post them on the RIPE NCC Membership Discussion and RIPE NCC Services WG mailing lists. We'll also be monitoring all the other channels where people talk about these services.

When we receive feedback that can significantly impact our planning or that needs a further response, we will add it to the table below.

Archived Quarterly Plans

You can find our plans from the previous quarters on this page. The Q4 2026 plans will be archived once we publish the Q1 2027 planning.