Information Security Self Assessment

Are you prepared?

Are you prepared for the prospects of cyber-attacks on your systems?  
 
Do you have adequate policies and procedures in place to protect the information you've been entrusted with?  
 
Have they been tested lately?

Take a minute to take this brief 9 question assessment and see if any of these questions stimulate thoughts that could help improve your information security policies.    
  
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1.Do you know where your data comes from;  how and where it's used, how it's stored and how it's disposed of?
2.Do you document regularly scheduled data security health checkups to test for data loss and system breaches?
3.Do you regularly execute comprehensive penetration and social engineering testing even though they may disrupt business operations for a period of time?
4.Is your risk assessment strategy flexible so when there are any significant operational or structural changes it can be adjusted accordingly?
5.Do you have a tested and effective incident response procedure in place?
6.Are you 100% certain that your incident response procedures and capabilities are sufficient? You have no doubts about your ability to quickly respond in the event of a data breach.
7.Do you know exactly what your legal obligations are if you're the victim of a cyber attack or security breach?
8.Do you keep offsite data backups?
9.Are your backups regularly tested?