What to expect when you’re expecting a cybersecurity audit for compliance A cybersecurity audit is a structured evaluation or assessment conducted to determine an organization's level of compliance with relevant cybersecurity regulations, industry standards and internal policies. Read on to learn what an audit is looking for, the challenges of an audit, how to prepare for one, and the tools that can help your organization get ready.

The collection and evaluation of audit evidence plays an important role in assessing an organization’s compliance with established standards. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) serves as a guiding force, establishing methods that auditors should use to carry out their duties effectively. As auditors start their examination, they first collect and analyze various types of audit evidence, each serving as a piece of the puzzle that forms the auditor’s report.

In this blog post, I will be talking about audit and compliance and how to implement it with Calico. Most IT organizations are asked to meet some standard of compliance, whether internal or industry-specific. However organizations are not always provided with the guidance to implement it. Furthermore, when guidance has been provided, it is usually applicable to a more traditional and static environment and doesn’t address the dynamic nature of Kubernetes.

Many security and compliance professionals hear the term “continuous monitoring” as part of their information security process, and have a good grasp of the term’s meaning – but “continuous auditing” may feel redundant or confusing. That’s unfortunate. Understanding how continuous auditing fits into a security-first approach to cybersecurity helps both to protect the integrity of your data and to prove the strength of your controls work.

Regular, comprehensive audits keep organizations on track. Audits come in all shapes and sizes, too: internal and external audits; audits of finance, audits of data, audits of operations. As a business owner, whether for a large enterprise or a small business, you want to assure that your stakeholders can trust your business operations and that your finances are in order. Internal audits are a great way to reinforce that trust and credibility.

After completing an ISO 27001 audit, there may be some critical responses you must undertake based on the recommendation in your audit report. This step-by-step guide will ensure you don’t miss any of the outstanding follow-up tasks that need to be addressed after the audit process is over. Learn how UpGuard simplifies Vendor Risk Management >

So, now what? On the other side of this considerable investment of time and money, it helps to have a structured, checklist-style post guiding you through the post-SOC 2 audit process. This article addresses all of the due diligence requirements after receiving a SOC 2 audit, and clarifies some of the common misunderstandings cybersecurity teams have when it comes to SOC 2 reports.

While we all know the actual point of PCI is vastly more far-reaching, we can’t deny that the juggernaut of PCI DSS 4.0 compliance is getting past the auditors. However, there is a right way to do it that doesn’t just check the box – it creates the underlying business operations that enable you to pass an audit any day, at any time, with just the processes you have in hand. Here’s how.

When was the last time you performed your cybersecurity audit? An audit of complete cybersecurity management, not a simple scan. If it has been longer than you remember, then you are probably at risk of being a victim of cyberattacks. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the risk of cyberattacks escalates. To safeguard against these threats, it is essential to have a robust cybersecurity management system in place.

Companies nowadays deal with vast amounts of data that are sensitive and to be protected at all times. While measures are adopted by them to ensure the safety of their applications and data, it is prudent to regularly test the efficacy of the adopted security measures.