One-Page IT Risk Management Checklist
Service Area: Strategic Leadership
IT Risk Management should fit on one page: know your assets, know your threats, close the gaps, and track remediation.
Asset inventory: hardware, endpoints, servers, cloud resources, and SaaS (including shadow IT).
Data inventory & classification: identify “crown jewel” data (PII, IP, financial, regulated) and where it lives.
Identity & access: account lifecycle (joiner/mover/leaver), admin access review, MFA coverage, privileged access controls.
Threat model (high level): ransomware/phishing, insider risk, third-party/supply chain, physical/environmental, availability risks.
Framework alignment: map core controls to NIST CSF / ISO 27001 / CIS Controls (and PCI-DSS/HIPAA/GDPR if applicable).
Policy vs. practice check: confirm real-world enforcement matches written standards (exceptions documented and approved).
Vulnerability management: internal/external scanning cadence, patch SLAs, remediation validation.
Security testing: periodic penetration testing and control validation for critical systems and applications.
Vendor risk management: criticality tiers, due diligence, contract/security requirements, ongoing monitoring.
Logging & monitoring: centralized logging, alerting coverage, and incident escalation paths.
BC/DR readiness: RPO/RTO targets, backup testing, recovery exercises, and ransomware recovery plan.
Remediation roadmap: prioritized actions with owner, deadline, budget/resources, and status tracking.
If you want this turned into an executable Build vs. Assess plan with a defensible trail for auditors, boards, and insurers, contact Red Spider Security.
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