Why Cybersecurity Audit?
A cybersecurity audit is an extensive review of an organization’s cybersecurity measures and is an important element of a comprehensive risk management strategy. Correctly conducted cybersecurity audit should reveal an organization's cybersecurity risks and specify the procedures, policies and supervision to the efficient risk management.
An extensive cybersecurity audit can unfold the following information:
- An infrastructure performance and vulnerability
- Sensitive and vulnerable hardware physical security practices
- Performance of the software and hardware
- In use practices of data security
- Status of regulatory and legal compliance
- Security policies and procedures existence and effectiveness
- The findings of an internal and external threats
A targeted audit covers one specific area of the cybersecurity program, such as:
- Network infrastructure security
- Software and firmware updates
- Data security
- Awareness of the cybersecurity risks
- Vulnerability scanning
- Compliance assurance
- Cybersecurity resource allocation
How Often Should A Cybersecurity Audit Be Conducted?
The recommended frequency and a scope of the audits depend such as:
- Data sensitivity stored and managed via an internal systems
- A volume and type of the network endpoints
- A volume and type of the software and hardware
- Specific regulatory, industry, and legal compliance requirements
- The availability of the cybersecurity resource
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