Cybersecurity: Know More, Do More
Security audits are critical to modern businesses. All businesses rely heavily on technology to deliver their services. But cyber attacks have also increased over time. It is important to make sure your information is protected from attackers. A security audit is one of the best ways to check your organization’s security level. Most organizations consider security audits a waste of time. However, security audits protect the company from security breaches and improper controls.
Create a team of experts in your organization, including owners/CEOs, IT managers, and heads of various teams or functional areas as needed. This core team leads the assessment, prepares the report, and makes recommendations.
Your business may or may not already have a security policy. If you don’t have one, now is the time to create one. If you have, review it now to make sure it is relevant to recent market changes. Your security policy should include security strategy, data backup plan, password management policy, security update/patch schedule and other relevant details.
Prepare a comprehensive inventory of all software and hardware assets owned by the company. This includes networks, servers, desktop computers, laptops, software applications, websites, point-of-sale devices, personal devices used by employees to check email, external drives, and more.
Based on past experiences, peer experience, news reports, etc., make a list of all possible threats your business may face. Identify system gaps where these threats can be exploited. IT security software that provides features such as vulnerability scanning, and vulnerability alerts can be used to identify application and network weaknesses. We also have a dedicated vulnerability assessment service provider that offers vulnerability management services to help you identify vulnerabilities in your business.
For example, how would a credit card breach affect your business? The impact can be financial, loss of customers, or loss of brand value and credibility. Categorize the impact of a cyberattack as “high,” “moderate,” or “low” based on its severity and estimated cost.
Classify the likelihood of each potential risk occurring as “high”, “moderate” or “low”. If the probability is high, the risk level is high.
7. Program your controls. Lists existing control systems and outlines additional measures that can help mitigate identified risks. These controls may include changes in policies or procedures, program logistics, instructional content and structure, or the implementation of new applications or hardware.
Lists existing control systems and outlines additional measures that can help mitigate identified risks. These controls may include changes in policies or procedures, program logistics, instructional content and structure, or the implementation of new applications or hardware.
People outside your organization will host, handle, and maintain data on your behalf. The sub-processor will have access to your sensitive information, which leaves you vulnerable to data breaches.
A security audit is a stressful event for any company. But it’s also a good time to improve your security practices and operational procedures. First, we need to create a timeline for the preparation phase. After that, you need to assign roles to your team. This allows teams to focus on individual tasks. Also, you should test your security policy. It helps you find security gaps in your organization. So you can fix these gaps before the actual security audit. A security audit ensures that your company is protected from attackers.
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A compliance audit measures an organization’s adherence to laws, regulations, standards, as well as internal rules and codes of conduct. As part of the audit, we may also review the effectiveness of the organization’s internal controls. Different departments may use more than one type of audit. For example, accounting can include internal auditing, compliance auditing, and operational auditing. Audits may be requested by various levels of government.
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