DATA AUDIT
Strengthen your defence against risk.
Our Data Audits are designed to provide comprehensive insight into your organisation's data. We cover areas such as where your data resides and the contents of files. We can show how users engage with and move data from their devices, highlighting the locations they move to and any potential exit points.
Our audit provides you with a clear insight and understanding of your corporate data and establishes a robust data governance strategy, enhancing policy creation and compliance with industry regulations without impeding employee productivity. Understanding data residency and movement helps to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities whilst allowing corporate policy and strategy to protect your brand reputation and prevent data loss.
- Identify data blind spots throughout your organisation.
- Receive recommendations on how to strengthen your policies and processes.
- Protect your brand's reputation by identifying risks and data vulnerabilities.
- Understand data visibility by user, device and location.
- Ensure robust data governance by understanding data residency and movement.
- Reduce costs by identifying wastage and inefficiencies.
Microsoft Security Score
The average improvement in Microsoft Security Score identified after a SystemLabs audit.
Breaches at endpoint
The number of data breaches that occur at endpoint - such as at a user's computer.
Avoidable breaches
The number of avoidable data breaches that happen due to human error or lack of education.
Client SLA rate
Our average client SLA rate since the inception of SystemLabs. (75% is considered average.)
“SystemLabs exhibited a high level of professionalism and respect for the nature of our charity throughout the process. Their team demonstrated a deep understanding of the sensitivity of our data whilst reviewing and considering robust measures to protect its confidentiality. We were particularly impressed with their commitment and communication, which gave us confidence in their ability to safeguard our data.”
Claire Mulcahy
CEO of Citizens Advice Jersey
Outcomes
Governance
- Strengthen your defence against insider risks, whether they are malicious or unintentional.
- Support regulatory requirements and pre-audit requirements.
- Provides out-of-the-box policy & reporting to close compliance gaps and protect against data loss.
Corporate Policy
- Machine learning and rule-based policy.
- Enforce employee adherence to corporate policies such as AUP.
- Improve cyber hygiene, keeping data & endpoints secure regardless of location.
Education
- Change employees' behaviour via incident-based training in real-time.
- Detect risks and enforce behaviour, whether online or offline.
- Block and log activities such as uploading confidential files to personal devices.
Visibility
- Attribute data & events to individuals and users.
- Identify how data is accessed and used.
- Alerting on suspicious user behaviour within your organisation.
- Know where all your data resides, moves to and by who.
Productivity
- Attribute data & events to individuals and users.
- Identify how data is accessed and used.
- Alerting on suspicious user behaviour within your organisation.
- Know where all your data resides, moves to and by who.
“It goes without saying that any compliance team needs to have the ability to clearly understand the data migration activities within their organisation. This platform provides this and allows policies to be set to control the data environment in line with the organisations Data Protection policies. This audit will enhance any data protection compliance structure and the organisations processes to protect the information they hold.”
Paul Byrne
Managing Director of PropelFwd
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Frequently Asked Questions About Data Audits.
What is a data audit?
A data audit is a comprehensive assessment of your organisation's data landscape. SystemLabs data audits cover where your data resides, the contents of files, how users engage with and move data from their devices, and potential exit points. The audit provides clear insight into your corporate data and establishes a robust data governance strategy.
Why does my business need a data audit?
A data audit helps identify blind spots, strengthen defences against insider risks (both malicious and unintentional), support regulatory compliance, and protect your brand reputation. 70% of data breaches occur at the endpoint, and 82% are avoidable through proper education and policy enforcement. A data audit reveals these vulnerabilities before they become incidents.
What does a SystemLabs data audit include?
A SystemLabs data audit covers data residency analysis, user behaviour monitoring, data movement tracking, compliance gap identification, corporate policy assessment, and security posture evaluation. You receive actionable recommendations including governance improvements, policy recommendations, education opportunities, visibility enhancements, and productivity insights.
How much does a Microsoft Security Score improve after an audit?
The average improvement in Microsoft Security Score identified after a SystemLabs audit is 47%. This improvement comes from addressing security gaps, implementing recommended policies, and closing compliance vulnerabilities discovered during the audit process.
How long does a data audit take?
The duration depends on the size and complexity of your organisation. SystemLabs works with you to minimise disruption during the audit process. The audit itself uses non-intrusive monitoring and analysis tools that operate alongside your existing systems without impeding employee productivity. Contact us to discuss your audit timeline.