The CISO Checklist And Best Practices For Conducting A Cybersecurity Audit
Solutions Review, April 4th, 2023
Solutions Review's Expert Insights Series is a collection of contributed articles written by industry experts in enterprise software categories. Taylor Hersom of Eden Data works down a checklist for conducting a cybersecurity audit while providing some best practices to consider.
A cybersecurity audit is something that many organizations will put off for a long time. However, whether you like it or not, they must be done at some point, especially with zero-trust frameworks becoming ever-present and cyber-criminals stepping up their hacking efforts. According to a recent PWC survey, CEOs ranked cybersecurity risks as their biggest concern, even more so than the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, economic recession, or climate change. CISOs must be prepared to conduct cybersecurity audits and regular intervals to ensure that various security measures and protocols are followed while also identifying potential weaknesses.