Risk assessment tool for public cloud services — Excel version
Record your answers from the risk assessment tool — use the Excel spreadsheet or your own document for recording them.
Update to the tool for public cloud services
The risk assessment tool is current. The Government Chief Digital Officer will be publishing improvements to the tool in winter 2023. Check back for updates on this website or by joining the Cloud Capabilities Network.
Ways to record your answers
Government organisations can record their answers to the questions in the tool in either:
- the Excel version of the risk assessment tool for public cloud services
- your own document for recording them.
In both cases, government organisations must complete the questions relevant to their situation — and any other questions that are unique to their business and technical contexts.
Download the Excel version of the tool
Risk assessment tool for public cloud services (XLSX 89KB)
Help with the risk assessment tool
The tool is not the risk assessment itself — it helps you discover and record information needed to do a risk assessment. The tool is split into:
Questions 1 to 27 help you decide if you need to then do questions 28 to 105.
Use the tool to help you assess the risks
Your answers to these questions will help you to complete your risk assessment of using a public cloud service.
Assess the risks of using a public cloud service
Help with public cloud services
In addition to the information on Digital.govt.nz, the Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO) has set up a network for learning about using public cloud services.
Join the Cloud Capabilities Network — help with public cloud services
Utility links and page information
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