Cyber Risk Checklist
The Eight Pillars of Cybersecurity Every Security Leader Should Review
Identity & Access Security
✓ Are all user and privileged accounts protected with strong authentication?
✓Are users only given access to the systems and data they need?
✓Are user access permissions regularly reviewed and updated?
Secure Workspace &Access
✓ Are employees securely able to access business resources from anywhere?
✓ Are all devices accessing your environment properly secured?
✓ Are security controls consistently enforced regardless of where users are working?
Data Security & Privacy
✓ Do you have visibility into where your sensitive and confidential data resides?
✓Is sensitive data protected wherever it resides?
✓Are access controls in place to protect sensitive data?
Digital Trust & Cryptography
✓ Is sensitive information protected with strong encryption?
✓ Are encryption keys securely stored, managed, and protected?
✓ Are cryptographic keys regularly reviewed and rotated?
Continuous Exposure Management & Threat Detection
✓ Do you have complete visibility of your digital attack surface?
✓ Are vulnerabilities and security exposures continuously identified?
✓Can you identify which exposures pose the greatest risk to your business?
SMB & MSP Cybersecurity
✓Are your security operations simple enough to manage efficiently?
✓ Do you have centralised visibility across your security environment?
✓ Can you efficiently manage security across multiple customers or environments?
Network Security & Compliance
✓ Do you have complete visibility across your network and application environment?
✓ Are your cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments securely connected?
✓ Are connections between users, applications, and systems properly secured?
Confidential Computing
✓ Is sensitive data protected while it is being processed?
✓Are sensitive workloads isolated from unauthorised access?
✓Can you protect data while it is being processed in cloud or shared environments?
