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Security Audit Checklist

by Sergej Dedic, from the Community

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Use this security audit checklist to assess organizational security across access controls, network protection, data encryption and backups, physical safeguards, incident response, and employee awareness. Verify MFA, password policies, and permission reviews; confirm firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, and patching; ensure encryption in transit and at rest and reliable backup recovery. Evaluate visitor management, alarms, cameras, and server room protections. Check training, acceptable use policies, and compliance with relevant standards. Summarize findings, assign corrective actions, and schedule the next audit to drive continual improvement.

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