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Security Audit Goals
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Review Access Controls
Purpose: To ensure that access to systems and data is controlled and minimized to necessary personnel. Process: Auditing user accounts, permissions, and authentication mechanisms.
Measure Security Awareness
Purpose: To verify employees' awareness and understanding of cybersecurity principles and policies. Process: Conducting surveys, quizzes, and training assessments to measure awareness levels.
Evaluate Compliance
Purpose: To ensure that the organization adheres to relevant laws, regulations, and standards. Process: Comparing current security practices against required compliance frameworks.
Identify Vulnerabilities
Purpose: To discover weaknesses in the system that could be exploited by threats. Process: Scanning systems with automated tools, reviewing code, and analyzing configurations.
Analyze Incident Response
Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of an organization's response to security incidents. Process: Reviewing past incidents and response protocols, performing drills, and recommending improvements.
Verify Data Protection
Purpose: To confirm that data is being adequately protected against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction. Process: Assessing encryption, backups, and data loss prevention strategies.
Assess Risk Level
Purpose: To determine the potential impact and likelihood of threats exploiting vulnerabilities. Process: Performing risk assessments using established frameworks or methodologies.
Assure Business Continuity
Purpose: To ensure that essential business operations can continue during and after a security incident. Process: Reviewing and testing business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
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