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Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Checklist
Governance and Risk Management
Establish a cybersecurity governance framework and assign roles and responsibilities.
Develop and regularly update a comprehensive cybersecurity policy.
Conduct regular risk assessments to identify and evaluate cybersecurity risks.
Implement a risk management strategy that includes risk mitigation and transfer options.
Ensure continuous monitoring and reporting of cybersecurity risks to senior management.
Access Control and Authentication
Implement strong password policies and multi-factor authentication for all users.
Regularly review and update user access rights based on roles and responsibilities.
Ensure that access to sensitive information is restricted on a need-to-know basis.
Deploy and maintain secure authentication mechanisms for all systems and applications.
Monitor and log access to critical systems and data for auditing purposes.
Data Protection and Encryption
Classify and categorize data based on sensitivity and importance.
Implement encryption for sensitive data both in transit and at rest.
Establish and enforce data retention and disposal policies.
Regularly back up critical data and ensure secure storage of backup copies.
Conduct periodic data protection impact assessments to identify and mitigate risks.
Incident Response and Recovery
Develop and maintain an incident response plan outlining roles and procedures.
Conduct regular incident response training and simulations for staff.
Establish a communication plan for notifying stakeholders during and after an incident.
Ensure that critical systems and data can be quickly restored following an incident.
Review and update the incident response plan based on lessons learned from past incidents.
Vendor and Third-Party Risk Management
Conduct thorough due diligence and risk assessments on all third-party vendors.
Ensure that vendors comply with organizational cybersecurity policies and standards.
Include cybersecurity requirements in vendor contracts and service level agreements.
Regularly monitor and audit third-party vendor security practices.
Develop a contingency plan for managing risks associated with third-party vendors.
