While companies seem to be getting better at establishing proper cybersecurity plans and procedures, and regularly testing them, there’s still always room for improvement. And one of the best ways to figure out where that improvement can be made is through the performance of a cybersecurity audit. This audit should take the form of a deep review of every aspect of your cybersecurity environment, with the intent of ensuring regulatory compliance and identifying potential gaps or weaknesses in policies or implementations, according to an article in Security Boulevard.
Ideally, a proper cybersecurity audit will examine:
Data security, focusing on access control and protection of data
Operational security, reviewing security policies, and examining data loss prevention strategies
System security, ensuring systems have been properly updated and patched, and access is restricted to only those who have a defined need
Physical security, checking access points to the networks and ensuring physical devices have proper restrictions imposed on users
All together, this audit can provide a detailed review of both the current status of your cybersecurity defenses, as well as a summary of items of concern which may require further investigation or address, which together can allow you to refocus your resources on the areas of greatest concern.
Source:
https://securityboulevard.com/2022/08/what-is-a-cybersecurity-audit-and-why-is-it-important/
