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A cybersecurity audit protects the integrity and health of your organization through a comprehensive risk assessment.

Healthy cybersecurity is essential to protect sensitive corporate information and assets from cyber threats such as hacking, phishing and malware attacks. A cybersecurity audit helps identify these threats and assess their potential impact. Without a thorough risk assessment, such vulnerabilities can lead to financial losses, reputational damage, and a loss of customer trust.

Cyber threats are evolving rapidly and becoming increasingly sophisticated. As a result, compliance requirements—such as Quebec’s Law 25—and legal risks are emerging. Understanding cybersecurity empowers business leaders to protect their organization and mitigate these risks. It is a key lever to ensure resilience, business continuity, and long-term sustainability.

What is a Cybersecurity Audit?

A cybersecurity audit is an independent assessment of an organization’s cybersecurity practices, policies, and systems. It enables a thorough evaluation of cyber risks by:

  • Identifying vulnerabilities
  • Measuring IT security maturity
  • Ensuring optimal compliance with current standards

This audit is often the first step toward achieving recognized certifications such as NIST, CMMC, ISO 27001, or SOC.

The Five Key Functions of NIST in Cybersecurity

According to NIST, a cybersecurity program is divided into five main functions. These five functions complement each other to help organizations effectively manage cybersecurity risks and improve their overall cybersecurity posture over time.

Cybersecurity functions

Identify

This feature helps organizations identify and understand their cybersecurity risks by identifying assets, systems and networks that need protection, as well as potential threats and vulnerabilities that could compromise them. 

Protect

This function helps organizations protect their assets, systems, and networks from cybersecurity threats by implementing appropriate security controls and technologies.

Detect

This function helps organizations detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents by implementing appropriate detection and monitoring systems, as well as incident response plans.

Respond

This function helps organizations respond to cybersecurity incidents effectively and efficiently. This includes containing the incident, mitigating its impact, and taking steps to recover from the incident.

Recover

This feature helps organizations recover from cyber security incidents by implementing disaster recovery and business continuity plans, and taking steps to return to normal operations as quickly as possible. 

Our CISO-360 Cyber Risk Control audit tool is specifically adapted to be malleable according to the size, human and financial capacity of your organization. It is structured in 3 groups of controls according to the CIS standard.

Visual breakdown of CISO-360’s cybersecurity audit approach, based on the CIS control groups (IG1 to IG3), highlighting protection levels: IG1 (77%), IG2 (74%), and IG3 (91%), tailored to organizational size, risk exposure, and maturity.

A Detailed Report for Accurate Tracking


The CISO-360 CyberRisk Control tool provides a detailed report based on 18 key cybersecurity areas. This report includes : 

  • An analysis of identified vulnerabilities
  • Concrete, actionable recommendations
  • Management indicators to ensure optimal follow-up and tracking
Radar chart showing the level of cyber risks (low, medium, high) across the five NIST functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover for Group IG1.
Pie chart illustrating the overall risk levels for Group IG1: 39% low risk, 22% medium risk, and 39% high risk.
Line graph showing the distribution of low, medium, and high cyber risks across different asset types: Equipment, Applications, Data, Enterprise, Networks, and Users.

The Importance of Cybersecurity Audits for Leaders

For a manager, a cybersecurity audit is an essential tool. It provides a clear assessment of the effectiveness of existing security measures and identifies areas for improvement. The audit results help executives and IT teams better protect the organization’s sensitive data and critical assets. Additionally, it ensures compliance with applicable regulations (e.g., Law 25) and helps reduce financial risks associated with data breaches.

External Cybersecurity Audits: A Parallel with Financial Audits

Like the financial audit, the external cybersecurity audit is an important tool to ensure the overall health and integrity of an organization. It helps to :

  • Protect the company’s assets and reputation
  • Strengthen compliance with standards and regulations
  • Support more informed strategic decision-making in cybersecurity

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