Cyber Security Audit Toolkit

Save time, empower your teams and effectively upgrade your processes with access to this practical Cyber Security Audit Toolkit and guide. Address common challenges with best-practice templates, step-by-step work plans and maturity diagnostics for any Cyber Security Audit related project.

Download the Toolkit and in Three Steps you will be guided from idea to implementation results.

The Toolkit contains the following practical and powerful enablers with new and updated Cyber Security Audit specific requirements:

STEP 1: Get your bearings

Start with...


• The latest quick edition of the Cyber Security Audit Self Assessment book in PDF containing 49 requirements to perform a quickscan, get an overview and share with stakeholders.


Organized in a data driven improvement cycle RDMAICS (Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control and Sustain), check the…


• Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation


Then find your goals...

STEP 2: Set concrete goals, tasks, dates and numbers you can track

Featuring 999 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Cyber Security Audit improvements can be made.

Examples; 10 of the 999 standard requirements:


1. How does the audit evaluate the program's vendor onboarding process, including the gathering of necessary information, such as business justification, vendor risk assessments, and contractual requirements, and what controls are in place to ensure that vendors are properly vetted and approved before being granted access to sensitive data and systems?
   
   

2. How does the audit examine the security of the blockchain's network communication protocols, including the assessment of packet sniffing, man-in-the-middle attacks, and other types of network-based threats, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of security measures such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)?
   
   

3. How does the principle of defense in depth align with the concept of the attack lifecycle, and how can an organization use this understanding to prioritize its defenses and identify potential vulnerabilities that may be exploited by attackers, and what evidence would you look for during an audit to determine if this alignment exists?
   
   

4. What is the significance of continuous monitoring and improvement in a defense in depth strategy, and how does this approach enable the organization to adapt to evolving cyber threats and improve its overall security posture, and what evidence would you look for during an audit to determine if this approach is properly implemented?
   
   

5. How does the audit examine the security of the blockchain's third-party dependencies and integrations, including the assessment of open-source libraries, software development kits (SDKs), and application programming interfaces (APIs), and the evaluation of the potential risks and vulnerabilities associated with these dependencies?
   
   

6. How do you prioritize and document the findings and recommendations of the POS security audit, including identifying high-risk vulnerabilities, and developing a remediation roadmap to address identified security gaps and weaknesses, and what criteria are used to measure the effectiveness of the audit's recommendations over time?
   
   

7. How does the audit evaluate the program's contract management process, including the inclusion of cybersecurity-related terms and conditions, such as data protection clauses, incident response requirements, and termination provisions, and what controls are in place to ensure that contracts are regularly reviewed and updated?
   
   

8. In what ways does a cyber security audit examine an organization's security controls, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption, to ensure they are properly configured and operating effectively, whereas a vulnerability assessment is more focused on identifying potential weaknesses in these controls?
   
   

9. What methods does the audit use to evaluate the security of the blockchain's incident response and disaster recovery plans, including the assessment of procedures for responding to security incidents, data breaches, and other types of disruptions, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of backup and restore mechanisms?
   
   

10. How does the organization's security governance framework address vendor risk management, and what processes are in place to assess and mitigate the security risks associated with third-party vendors, and what evidence would you look for to demonstrate the effectiveness of these processes during a cyber security audit?
    
    


Complete the self assessment, on your own or with a team in a workshop setting. Use the workbook together with the self assessment requirements spreadsheet:


• The workbook is the latest in-depth complete edition of the Cyber Security Audit book in PDF containing 999 requirements, which criteria correspond to the criteria in...


Your Cyber Security Audit self-assessment dashboard which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next:


• The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard; with the Cyber Security Audit Self-Assessment and Scorecard you will develop a clear picture of which Cyber Security Audit areas need attention, which requirements you should focus on and who will be responsible for them:
  
  


• Shows your organization instant insight in areas for improvement: Auto generates reports, radar chart for maturity assessment, insights per process and participant and bespoke, ready to use, RACI Matrix

• Gives you a professional Dashboard to guide and perform a thorough Cyber Security Audit Self-Assessment

• Is secure: Ensures offline data protection of your Self-Assessment results

• Dynamically prioritized projects-ready RACI Matrix shows your organization exactly what to do next:



STEP 3: Implement, Track, follow up and revise strategy

The outcomes of STEP 2, the self assessment, are the inputs for STEP 3; Start and manage Cyber Security Audit projects with the 62 implementation resources:


• 62 step-by-step Cyber Security Audit Project Management Form Templates covering over 1500 Cyber Security Audit project requirements and success criteria:


Examples; 10 of the check box criteria:


1. Source Selection Criteria: What information is to be provided and when should it be provided?
   
   

2. Stakeholder Management Plan: Are updated Cyber Security Audit project time & resource estimates reasonable based on the current Cyber Security Audit project stage?
   
   

3. Procurement Management Plan: How and when do you enter into Cyber Security Audit project Procurement Management?
   
   

4. Quality Management Plan: How do senior leaders review organizational performance?
   
   

5. Procurement Audit: Were the documents received scrutinised for completion and adherence to stated conditions before the tenders were evaluated?
   
   

6. Team Performance Assessment: To what degree does the teams purpose constitute a broader, deeper aspiration than just accomplishing short-term goals?
   
   

7. Executing Process Group: What are the Cyber Security Audit project management deliverables of each process group?
   
   

8. Process Improvement Plan: Purpose of goal: the motive is determined by asking, why do you want to achieve this goal?
   
   

9. Procurement Audit: If an electronic auction or a dynamic purchasing system was used, did the tender documents specify details on access to information, electronic equipment used and connection specifications?
   
   

10. Responsibility Assignment Matrix: Are meaningful indicators identified for use in measuring the status of cost and schedule performance?


 
Step-by-step and complete Cyber Security Audit Project Management Forms and Templates including check box criteria and templates.

1.0 Initiating Process Group:


• 1.1 Cyber Security Audit project Charter

• 1.2 Stakeholder Register

• 1.3 Stakeholder Analysis Matrix


2.0 Planning Process Group:


• 2.1 Cyber Security Audit project Management Plan

• 2.2 Scope Management Plan

• 2.3 Requirements Management Plan

• 2.4 Requirements Documentation

• 2.5 Requirements Traceability Matrix

• 2.6 Cyber Security Audit project Scope Statement

• 2.7 Assumption and Constraint Log

• 2.8 Work Breakdown Structure

• 2.9 WBS Dictionary

• 2.10 Schedule Management Plan

• 2.11 Activity List

• 2.12 Activity Attributes

• 2.13 Milestone List

• 2.14 Network Diagram

• 2.15 Activity Resource Requirements

• 2.16 Resource Breakdown Structure

• 2.17 Activity Duration Estimates

• 2.18 Duration Estimating Worksheet

• 2.19 Cyber Security Audit project Schedule

• 2.20 Cost Management Plan

• 2.21 Activity Cost Estimates

• 2.22 Cost Estimating Worksheet

• 2.23 Cost Baseline

• 2.24 Quality Management Plan

• 2.25 Quality Metrics

• 2.26 Process Improvement Plan

• 2.27 Responsibility Assignment Matrix

• 2.28 Roles and Responsibilities

• 2.29 Human Resource Management Plan

• 2.30 Communications Management Plan

• 2.31 Risk Management Plan

• 2.32 Risk Register

• 2.33 Probability and Impact Assessment

• 2.34 Probability and Impact Matrix

• 2.35 Risk Data Sheet

• 2.36 Procurement Management Plan

• 2.37 Source Selection Criteria

• 2.38 Stakeholder Management Plan

• 2.39 Change Management Plan


3.0 Executing Process Group:


• 3.1 Team Member Status Report

• 3.2 Change Request

• 3.3 Change Log

• 3.4 Decision Log

• 3.5 Quality Audit

• 3.6 Team Directory

• 3.7 Team Operating Agreement

• 3.8 Team Performance Assessment

• 3.9 Team Member Performance Assessment

• 3.10 Issue Log


4.0 Monitoring and Controlling Process Group:


• 4.1 Cyber Security Audit project Performance Report

• 4.2 Variance Analysis

• 4.3 Earned Value Status

• 4.4 Risk Audit

• 4.5 Contractor Status Report

• 4.6 Formal Acceptance


5.0 Closing Process Group:


• 5.1 Procurement Audit

• 5.2 Contract Close-Out

• 5.3 Cyber Security Audit project or Phase Close-Out

• 5.4 Lessons Learned


Results

With this Three Step process you will have all the tools you need for any Cyber Security Audit project with this in-depth Cyber Security Audit Toolkit.

In using the Toolkit you will be better able to:


• Diagnose Cyber Security Audit projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices

• Implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals

• Integrate recent advances in Cyber Security Audit and put process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines


Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role; In EVERY company, organization and department.

Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?'

This Toolkit empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Cyber Security Audit investments work better.

This Cyber Security Audit All-Inclusive Toolkit enables You to be that person.

Includes lifetime updates

Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.