Security Auditing and Analysis

The output of an audit is the audit report. This report provides management with an assessment of how well your network works and how exposed you may be to attacks or events that result in interruptions. The report helps management to understand risks that threaten the network and its related infrastructure, as well as how to respond to those risks.

Purpose of Audits

An audit provides the opportunity to review your risk management program and to confirm that the program has correctly identified and addressed risk to your organization. The audit report that auditors create should recommend improvements or changes to the organization’s processes, infrastructure, or other controls as needed. Audits are necessary ...

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