Cyber Audit
What is a cybersecurity audit and why it is important?
A cybersecurity audit is a comprehensive assessment and analysis of an organization’s cybersecurity and cyber risks.The objective of a cybersecurity audit is to proactively identify vulnerabilities, threats, and associated mitigation options to prevent weaknesses from being exploited.
Cybersecurity audits use a variety of technologies, processes, and controls to evaluate how well an organization’s networks, programs, devices, and data are protected against risks and threats. They are performed regularly, with results measured against established internal baselines, industry standards, and cybersecurity best practices. These audits can be conducted by internal IT and security teams or external, third-party organizations.
Internal vs external cybersecurity audits
Cybersecurity audits can be conducted by either external cybersecurity services groups or internal IT and security teams. The type and detail of the cybersecurity audit is dictated by the purpose of the audit, the size of the organization, and the kind of information that is collected, processed, and stored. Types of cybersecurity audits used by both external and internal teams include the following.
Compliance audits
A compliance cybersecurity audit is the most common, since so many regulations and laws affect many organizations. This audit focuses on determining the requirements and mapping them to existing security solutions to identify gaps. While it is not a comprehensive cybersecurity audit, the compliance audit does help identify vulnerabilities and gaps in protection systems that could be exploited.
Risk assessment audits
While more complex, time-consuming, and expensive than other types of audits, risk assessment cybersecurity audits do not provide a holistic view of an organization’s security posture. A risk assessment audit focuses on potential threats, the likelihood they will occur, and the implications if they do occur. Through this process, vulnerabilities are uncovered, but the health and efficacy of security systems are not a priority for the discovery efforts.
Cyber Security
- Training Essentialism-Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
- Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VA-PT)
- Cyber Forensics
- Cyber Audit
- Data Theft & Cyber Fraud Solution
- Cyber Incident Investigation
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