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ID Question Text Domain Category Type Risk Weight Status Actions
99 Do you have a formal user access provisioning process?
Documented procedures for granting access
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.0 Active
185 Do you have a formal user access provisioning process?
Documented procedures for granting access
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.0 Active
100 Do you have a formal user deprovisioning process?
Procedures for removing access when employees leave
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.5 Active
186 Do you have a formal user deprovisioning process?
Procedures for removing access when employees leave
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.5 Active
101 How quickly is access removed when an employee terminates? IT Assets & Investments Access Controls MultipleChoice 2.5 Active
187 How quickly is access removed when an employee terminates? IT Assets & Investments Access Controls MultipleChoice 2.5 Active
102 Do you conduct regular access reviews?
Periodic review of who has access to what
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.0 Active
188 Do you conduct regular access reviews?
Periodic review of who has access to what
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.0 Active
103 How frequently are access reviews conducted? IT Assets & Investments Access Controls MultipleChoice 1.5 Active
189 How frequently are access reviews conducted? IT Assets & Investments Access Controls MultipleChoice 1.5 Active
104 Do you follow the principle of least privilege?
Users only have minimum necessary access
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.0 Active
190 Do you follow the principle of least privilege?
Users only have minimum necessary access
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.0 Active
105 Do you have a password policy?
Requirements for password complexity and expiration
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.0 Active
191 Do you have a password policy?
Requirements for password complexity and expiration
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls YesNo 2.0 Active
106 What is your minimum password length requirement?
Number of characters
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls Numeric 1.5 Active
192 What is your minimum password length requirement?
Number of characters
IT Assets & Investments Access Controls Numeric 1.5 Active
107 How frequently are passwords required to change? IT Assets & Investments Access Controls MultipleChoice 1.0 Active
193 How frequently are passwords required to change? IT Assets & Investments Access Controls MultipleChoice 1.0 Active
89 Do you have a formal backup strategy?
Documented backup procedures and schedules
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 3.0 Active
175 Do you have a formal backup strategy?
Documented backup procedures and schedules
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 3.0 Active
90 How frequently are backups performed? IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery MultipleChoice 2.5 Active
176 How frequently are backups performed? IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery MultipleChoice 2.5 Active
91 Where are backups stored? IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery MultipleChoice 2.0 Active
177 Where are backups stored? IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery MultipleChoice 2.0 Active
92 Do you have offsite/cloud backups?
Backups stored in different physical location
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 2.5 Active
178 Do you have offsite/cloud backups?
Backups stored in different physical location
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 2.5 Active
93 Are backups encrypted? IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 2.0 Active
179 Are backups encrypted? IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 2.0 Active
94 When was the last backup restoration test?
Verification that backups can be recovered
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery Date 2.5 Active
180 When was the last backup restoration test?
Verification that backups can be recovered
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery Date 2.5 Active
95 Do you have a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)?
Documented procedures for disaster recovery
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 2.5 Active
181 Do you have a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)?
Documented procedures for disaster recovery
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 2.5 Active
96 Do you have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)?
Plans to maintain operations during disruptions
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 2.0 Active
182 Do you have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)?
Plans to maintain operations during disruptions
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery YesNo 2.0 Active
97 When was your DRP/BCP last tested?
Tabletop exercise or full test
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery Date 2.0 Active
183 When was your DRP/BCP last tested?
Tabletop exercise or full test
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery Date 2.0 Active
98 What is your Recovery Time Objective (RTO) for critical systems?
Maximum acceptable downtime
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery MultipleChoice 1.5 Active
184 What is your Recovery Time Objective (RTO) for critical systems?
Maximum acceptable downtime
IT Assets & Investments Backup & Disaster Recovery MultipleChoice 1.5 Active
108 Do you have a formal Change Management process?
Controlled process for making changes to IT systems
IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 2.0 Active
194 Do you have a formal Change Management process?
Controlled process for making changes to IT systems
IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 2.0 Active
109 Do you have a Change Advisory Board (CAB)?
Group that reviews and approves changes
IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 1.5 Active
195 Do you have a Change Advisory Board (CAB)?
Group that reviews and approves changes
IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 1.5 Active
110 Are changes tested before production deployment? IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 2.0 Active
196 Are changes tested before production deployment? IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 2.0 Active
111 Do you have a formal Incident Management process?
Procedures for handling IT incidents
IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 2.0 Active
197 Do you have a formal Incident Management process?
Procedures for handling IT incidents
IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 2.0 Active
112 Do you track and categorize incidents by severity? IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 1.5 Active
198 Do you track and categorize incidents by severity? IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 1.5 Active
113 Do you conduct root cause analysis for major incidents?
Investigation to prevent recurrence
IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 1.5 Active
199 Do you conduct root cause analysis for major incidents?
Investigation to prevent recurrence
IT Assets & Investments Change & Incident Management YesNo 1.5 Active
82 Have you conducted a HIPAA Security Rule assessment?
Evaluation against HIPAA security requirements
IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 3.0 Active
168 Have you conducted a HIPAA Security Rule assessment?
Evaluation against HIPAA security requirements
IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 3.0 Active
83 When was your last HIPAA Security Rule assessment? IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory Date 2.5 Active
169 When was your last HIPAA Security Rule assessment? IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory Date 2.5 Active
84 Do you have documented HIPAA policies and procedures?
Written policies for HIPAA compliance
IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 3.0 Active
170 Do you have documented HIPAA policies and procedures?
Written policies for HIPAA compliance
IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 3.0 Active
85 Do you have a designated HIPAA Security Officer? IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 2.0 Active
171 Do you have a designated HIPAA Security Officer? IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 2.0 Active
86 Do you have Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with all vendors handling PHI?
Required contracts with third parties
IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 2.5 Active
172 Do you have Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with all vendors handling PHI?
Required contracts with third parties
IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 2.5 Active
87 Have you conducted a risk assessment for Protected Health Information (PHI)?
Analysis of threats to patient data
IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 3.0 Active
173 Have you conducted a risk assessment for Protected Health Information (PHI)?
Analysis of threats to patient data
IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory YesNo 3.0 Active
88 When was your last PHI risk assessment? IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory Date 2.0 Active
174 When was your last PHI risk assessment? IT Assets & Investments Compliance & Regulatory Date 2.0 Active
236 Do you have an access control system?
Badge readers, biometric, key cards
IT Assets & Investments Physical Security YesNo 1.5 Active
237 Do you have video surveillance?
Security cameras
IT Assets & Investments Physical Security YesNo 1.0 Active
238 How long is video surveillance footage retained?
Number of days
IT Assets & Investments Physical Security Numeric 1.0 Active
239 Do you have a dedicated server room or network closet? IT Assets & Investments Physical Security YesNo 1.5 Active
240 Is access to the server room restricted?
Limited to authorized personnel
IT Assets & Investments Physical Security YesNo 2.0 Active
241 Do you have environmental monitoring in the server room?
Temperature, humidity, water detection
IT Assets & Investments Physical Security YesNo 1.0 Active
242 Do you have backup power (UPS/Generator)? IT Assets & Investments Physical Security YesNo 1.5 Active
243 Do you have a visitor sign-in process?
Logging and escorting visitors
IT Assets & Investments Physical Security YesNo 1.0 Active
244 Are workstations physically secured when unattended?
Screen locks, cable locks
IT Assets & Investments Physical Security YesNo 1.5 Active
114 Do you have a documented Information Security Policy?
Overarching security policy
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.5 Active
121 How many workstations (desktops/laptops) does your organization have?
Total count of employee computers
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation Numeric 1.0 Active
200 Do you have a documented Information Security Policy?
Overarching security policy
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.5 Active
115 Do you have a documented Acceptable Use Policy?
Guidelines for acceptable use of IT resources
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.0 Active
122 What percentage of workstations are running Windows 10 or newer?
Supported operating system versions
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation Numeric 2.0 Active
201 Do you have a documented Acceptable Use Policy?
Guidelines for acceptable use of IT resources
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.0 Active
116 Do you have a documented Data Classification Policy?
How data should be categorized and protected
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.0 Active
123 Do you have a complete inventory of all IT assets?
Documented list of all hardware and software
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 1.5 Active
202 Do you have a documented Data Classification Policy?
How data should be categorized and protected
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.0 Active
117 Do you have a documented Incident Response Policy? IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.0 Active
124 Do you use Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software?
Centralized monitoring and management of endpoints
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 1.5 Active
203 Do you have a documented Incident Response Policy? IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.0 Active
118 When were your IT policies last reviewed and updated?
Policies should be reviewed annually
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation Date 1.5 Active
125 If yes, which RMM solution do you use?
e.g., NinjaRMM, Datto, ConnectWise
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation Text 1.0 Active
204 When were your IT policies last reviewed and updated?
Policies should be reviewed annually
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation Date 1.5 Active
119 Do employees acknowledge IT policies annually?
Signed acknowledgment of policy awareness
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 1.5 Active
126 Are workstations encrypted?
BitLocker, FileVault, or other encryption
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.5 Active
205 Do employees acknowledge IT policies annually?
Signed acknowledgment of policy awareness
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 1.5 Active
120 Do you have an Information Security Framework adopted?
e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation MultipleChoice 2.0 Active
127 Do end users have local administrator rights on their workstations?
Elevated privileges that can increase security risk
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.5 Active
206 Do you have an Information Security Framework adopted?
e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation MultipleChoice 2.0 Active
128 Do you have a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution?
Management of mobile phones and tablets
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation YesNo 2.0 Active
129 If yes, which MDM solution do you use?
e.g., Intune, Jamf, MobileIron
IT Assets & Investments Policies & Documentation Text 1.0 Active
216 Do you have a vendor risk management program?
Process for assessing third-party vendors
IT Assets & Investments Vendor Risk Management YesNo 2.0 Active
217 Do you conduct security assessments of vendors before engagement?
Due diligence before contracting
IT Assets & Investments Vendor Risk Management YesNo 2.0 Active
218 How frequently do you review vendor security posture? IT Assets & Investments Vendor Risk Management MultipleChoice 1.5 Active
219 Do you have a vendor inventory with criticality ratings?
List of all vendors and their importance
IT Assets & Investments Vendor Risk Management YesNo 1.5 Active
220 Do you require vendors to have cyber insurance? IT Assets & Investments Vendor Risk Management YesNo 1.0 Active
221 Do you review vendor SOC 2 reports or other security certifications? IT Assets & Investments Vendor Risk Management YesNo 1.5 Active
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