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Here is a brief description of cybersecurity audit and the best practices for it. To know more about cybersecurity audit and information security management, click here: https://www.eccouncil.org/information-security-management/

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Copyright EC-Council 2020. All Rights Reserved.​ Cybersecurity Audit
What Is Cybersecurity Audit Cybersecurity audits act as a checklist that organizations can use to validate their security policies and procedures. Organizations that conduct an audit will be able to assess whether or not they have the proper security mechanisms in place while also making sure they are in compliance with relevant regulations.
Best Practices Around Cybersecurity Audit Outline the structure of security teams, personnel, and their responsibilities. Review your information security policy. Have centralized cybersecurity policies. Detail your network structure. Review the relevant compliance standards.
Cybersecurity Audit Checklist For a conclusive checklist, a business needs to divide it into entities and their subsequent cybersecurity issues and threats. Providing answers to a series of questions from different entities is necessary for a checklist in order to understand their role in cybersecurity issues and threats.
Security Questions for the Management What is the established chain of data ownership? What are the security policies the business has put in place? What written security policies are enforced through training? What are the business’ computer software and hardware asset list? Is data classified by usage and sensitivity?
Security Questions for Employees  Are employees effectively trained to deal with phishing, handling suspicious emails, or hacks through social engineering?  Have employees undergone password training and enforcement?  Do employees undergo training on carrying data on laptops and other devices to ensure the security of the data?  Is security awareness training imparted to all employees to understand the importance of security and their role as active guardians for security?  Has the business ensured that secure Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) plans have been put in place for employees and other stakeholders?
Security Questions Regarding Business Practice  Are there emergency and cybersecurity response plans in place?  Have all possible sources of business disruption and cybersecurity risk been determined?  Are there plans in place to reduce security breaches and their subsequent business disruptions?  Are there any redundancy and restoration paths for all critical business operations in place?  Are the business’ restoration and redundancy plans tested?
Security Questions for the IT Staff Are there system hardening plans?  Are the automated systems hardening on all operating systems on servers, workstations, gateways, and routers?  Has the software patch management undergone automation?  Are security mailing lists available?  Are regular security audits and penetration testings done?  Is antivirus software installed on all devices with auto-updates?  Is there a systematic review of log files and backup logs to ensure there are no errors?  What are the remote plans and policies on remote access in place?
Security Questions Regarding Physical Security  Are there lock servers and network equipment?  Is a secure and remote backup solution available and working?  Are the keys for the network in a secure location?  Are locks used in computer cases?  Are regular inspections performed?  Is there a security camera monitoring system?  Is there a keycard system for secure areas?  Is a secure data policy available to ensure that users understand the policy through training?  Are trash dumpsters and paper shredders secure to avoid dumpster diving?
Security Questions Regarding Data Security  Is encryption enabled wherever needed?  Are laptops, storage, and mobile devices secure?  Is automatic wiping of stolen or lost devices enabled?  Is a secure sockets layer available when utilizing the internet to make sure that data transfer is secure?  Are email gateways secure enough for secure emailing of data?
Security Questions Regarding Active Monitoring and Testing  Is regular monitoring of all aspects of security done?  Is regularly scheduled security testing done?  Is external penetration testing for ensuring nothing is missed done?  Is the scanning for data types for securing and properly storing data done?
Conclusion This checklist covers all three levels of security in a business. This includes information security, network security, and cybersecurity. This is important if a conclusive secure framework is to be achieved in the business. This is because the checklist helps businesses identify many, if not all, sophisticated threats that may target it. It is in identifying them and minimizing their risk that the business’ infrastructure can be secured at all times while preventing a full-scale attack on its network, which would end up not only risking its data but also its reputation. Therefore, this checklist helps businesses undertake conclusive cybersecurity audit management.
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Cybersecurity Audit

  • 1. Copyright EC-Council 2020. All Rights Reserved.​ Cybersecurity Audit
  • 2. What Is Cybersecurity Audit Cybersecurity audits act as a checklist that organizations can use to validate their security policies and procedures. Organizations that conduct an audit will be able to assess whether or not they have the proper security mechanisms in place while also making sure they are in compliance with relevant regulations.
  • 3. Best Practices Around Cybersecurity Audit Outline the structure of security teams, personnel, and their responsibilities. Review your information security policy. Have centralized cybersecurity policies. Detail your network structure. Review the relevant compliance standards.
  • 4. Cybersecurity Audit Checklist For a conclusive checklist, a business needs to divide it into entities and their subsequent cybersecurity issues and threats. Providing answers to a series of questions from different entities is necessary for a checklist in order to understand their role in cybersecurity issues and threats.
  • 5. Security Questions for the Management What is the established chain of data ownership? What are the security policies the business has put in place? What written security policies are enforced through training? What are the business’ computer software and hardware asset list? Is data classified by usage and sensitivity?
  • 6. Security Questions for Employees  Are employees effectively trained to deal with phishing, handling suspicious emails, or hacks through social engineering?  Have employees undergone password training and enforcement?  Do employees undergo training on carrying data on laptops and other devices to ensure the security of the data?  Is security awareness training imparted to all employees to understand the importance of security and their role as active guardians for security?  Has the business ensured that secure Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) plans have been put in place for employees and other stakeholders?
  • 7. Security Questions Regarding Business Practice  Are there emergency and cybersecurity response plans in place?  Have all possible sources of business disruption and cybersecurity risk been determined?  Are there plans in place to reduce security breaches and their subsequent business disruptions?  Are there any redundancy and restoration paths for all critical business operations in place?  Are the business’ restoration and redundancy plans tested?
  • 8. Security Questions for the IT Staff Are there system hardening plans?  Are the automated systems hardening on all operating systems on servers, workstations, gateways, and routers?  Has the software patch management undergone automation?  Are security mailing lists available?  Are regular security audits and penetration testings done?  Is antivirus software installed on all devices with auto-updates?  Is there a systematic review of log files and backup logs to ensure there are no errors?  What are the remote plans and policies on remote access in place?
  • 9. Security Questions Regarding Physical Security  Are there lock servers and network equipment?  Is a secure and remote backup solution available and working?  Are the keys for the network in a secure location?  Are locks used in computer cases?  Are regular inspections performed?  Is there a security camera monitoring system?  Is there a keycard system for secure areas?  Is a secure data policy available to ensure that users understand the policy through training?  Are trash dumpsters and paper shredders secure to avoid dumpster diving?
  • 10. Security Questions Regarding Data Security  Is encryption enabled wherever needed?  Are laptops, storage, and mobile devices secure?  Is automatic wiping of stolen or lost devices enabled?  Is a secure sockets layer available when utilizing the internet to make sure that data transfer is secure?  Are email gateways secure enough for secure emailing of data?
  • 11. Security Questions Regarding Active Monitoring and Testing  Is regular monitoring of all aspects of security done?  Is regularly scheduled security testing done?  Is external penetration testing for ensuring nothing is missed done?  Is the scanning for data types for securing and properly storing data done?
  • 12. Conclusion This checklist covers all three levels of security in a business. This includes information security, network security, and cybersecurity. This is important if a conclusive secure framework is to be achieved in the business. This is because the checklist helps businesses identify many, if not all, sophisticated threats that may target it. It is in identifying them and minimizing their risk that the business’ infrastructure can be secured at all times while preventing a full-scale attack on its network, which would end up not only risking its data but also its reputation. Therefore, this checklist helps businesses undertake conclusive cybersecurity audit management.