Risk Record — Closure: Network Segmentation Ruleset Drift (CCN-RISK-2025-014)

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Risk register record documenting closure of a firewall segmentation risk identified in July 2025.
Document Risk Record (Closure)
Risk ID CCN-RISK-2025-014
Register CloudCore Enterprise Risk Register (DOC-RISK-001)
Version 2.0 (Closed)
Risk owner Networks Specialist — Carlos Mendes
Risk raised 14-07-2025
Risk closed 28-08-2025
Closure status Accepted — No Further Action

1. Risk Description

As originally raised (14-07-2025):

Potential drift between the documented network architecture and the live rule set on the Malaga primary data-centre internal firewall (CCN-FW-CORE-01), specifically the segmentation rule governing traffic between the administrative VPN segment and the customer-data zone (hosting DB-Server-01). Stale or overly-permissive rules in this zone could permit lateral movement from a compromised administrative account to the customer database.

Field Value at raising
Inherent likelihood Medium
Inherent impact High
Inherent rating High
Existing controls Perimeter firewall; admin VPN; MFA on admin accounts

2. Assessment and Treatment

The risk was reviewed by the Networks team in conjunction with the CISO. The following treatment was determined:

Field Value
Treatment option Accept
Rationale Rule set reviewed against the 2025 architecture diagram; reviewed sample judged current and consistent with operational requirements. No changes required at this time.
Residual likelihood Low
Residual impact High
Residual rating Medium → Accepted

Reviewer comment (28-08-2025): “Core rule set reviewed during the July change window. Rules align with current segmentation model. Treating as accepted; will re-examine at the next semi-annual review.” — C. Mendes, Networks Specialist.

3. Closure

Field Detail
Date closed 28-08-2025
Closed by Carlos Mendes (Networks Specialist)
Approved by Sophia Martines (CISO)
Closure disposition Accepted — No Further Action
Next review Semi-annual firewall review (scheduled 02-2026)
Linked change requests None

4. Sign-off

The risk is recorded as CLOSED in the Enterprise Risk Register as of 28-08-2025. No compensating or corrective actions remain open against this record.


Record extracted from the CloudCore Enterprise Risk Register (DOC-RISK-001). Closure approved 28-08-2025.