Security Auditing Guide 🔍🛡️

Check Systems for Security Risks

1. What is Security Auditing?

Security auditing is the process of evaluating systems, applications, and networks to identify vulnerabilities and compliance issues.

2. Why It is Important?

- Find security gaps
- Prevent data breaches
- Ensure compliance (ISO, OWASP)
- Improve system safety

3. Types of Audits

Internal Audit → Inside organization
External Audit → Third-party review
Compliance Audit → Standards check
Technical Audit → System-level review

4. Audit Process

1. Plan audit
2. Collect data
3. Analyze system
4. Identify risks
5. Report findings

5. What is Checked?

User access control
Password security
Network security
Application vulnerabilities
Logs & monitoring

6. Tools

Nessus → Vulnerability scanning
OpenVAS → Security analysis
Nmap → Network scanning
Burp Suite → Web auditing

7. Audit Report Contains

- Vulnerabilities
- Risk level
- Fix recommendations
- Security score

8. Real Use Cases