Are you audit-ready?

Ah, audits—the necessary evil that lurks in the shadows of every organization's cybersecurity strategy.

You're not alone if the word "audit" makes you break out in a cold sweat. Let last week's internet apocalypse with Crowdstrike/Microsoft be a lesson for everyone.

Here's how you can face audits with the confidence of a superhero. Internal audit departments, the unsung heroes of the corporate world, play a crucial role in assessing and monitoring an organization's cybersecurity risk. Typically, they focus on critical areas such as:

·?????? Cybersecurity Governance and Strategy

·?????? Risk Assessment and Management

·?????? Security Controls and Compliance

·?????? Incident Response and Business Continuity

·?????? Third-Party Risk Management

·?????? Security Awareness and Training

·?????? Monitoring and Reporting

By concentrating on these areas, internal audit departments provide valuable insights into an organization's cybersecurity practices, identify areas for improvement, and help strengthen the overall cybersecurity posture.

For cybersecurity professionals, achieving compliance and acceptance because of an audit means being prepared for the audit's scope. This involves comprehensive risk management analysis and demonstrating data-driven, standards-based risk management practices.

Strengthening cybersecurity through actuarial risk quantification

Given the noise in the marketplace and the harmful, outdated Value-at-Risk/"FAIR" model, it can be challenging to decipher which actions are necessary to be audit-ready. That's why we invested in a patented actuarial-based technology platform called Thrivaca? (Threats + Risks + Vulnerabilities + Capabilities).

Why actuarial is THE ANSWER: Predictive results with an actuarial risk profile is how to manage today’s risks, optimization, and compliance across NIST 800-53, CSF, 800-171, ISO 27001 and MITRE Att&ck.

1. Learn how this medical diagnostic services provider leveraged Thrivaca to quantify and reduce 97% of its risks properly.
2. Talk to R David Moon, CISSP ,?and?Andrew Patterson?to learn how this technology can help you be your organization's cyber risk superhero.
3. AND, remember, cybersecurity is an ongoing process. Regular reviews and updates to policies, procedures, and controls are necessary to maintain a robust cybersecurity posture.