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Comprehensive Security Audit Checklist

by Antony Toussaint, from the Community

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Use this free security audit checklist to evaluate your organization's security posture across access controls, network security, data protection, and physical safeguards. The template covers MFA and password policies, firewalls and IDPS, patching, encryption at rest and in transit, backups and logging, facility security, alarms and CCTV, and power and environmental controls. It also includes incident response, employee awareness and training, regulatory compliance, vendor risk, visitor access, and a final summary with remediation actions and next audit planning.

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Security Audit Checklist Template
Use this free Security Audit Checklist to evaluate the effectiveness of organizational security controls across IT and physical domains. Assess access controls, MFA, account management, firewalls, IDPS, patching, encryption, backups, and logging. Review physical safeguards, alarms, CCTV, environmental monitoring, and power backups. Verify incident response plans, employee awareness and policy compliance, vendor risk management, and regulatory alignment. Capture findings with notes and evidence, then summarize issues and remediation actions to improve security posture.
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Security Audit Checklist
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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Cyber Security Checklist for IT Teams
This cyber security checklist helps IT teams assess and record the status of key security controls across people, physical facilities, accounts and passwords, and sensitive data protection. It covers laptop and workstation security, access control, visitor management, screen locking, encryption, data retention, disposal of media, and PCI and privacy practices. It also guides disaster recovery and business continuity planning, incident communication, and regular training and awareness. Use it to audit compliance with policies and standards, identify gaps, and strengthen your organization’s security posture.
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Security Planning Guide Questions
This security planning guide helps local government units assess physical and cyber security across facilities and IT. It covers guards and patrols, CCTV placement and coverage, perimeter fences, lighting, visitor management, and access controls. The checklist also addresses network security, firewalls, VPN usage, application and patch management, antivirus, business email policies, security awareness training, password practices, cloud storage, and data backup and recovery. Use it to identify gaps, prioritize improvements, and strengthen protection of municipal assets, data, and services.
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Comprehensive Security Audit Checklist

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