Systems and ownership
Which applications, devices and records are important to daily work? Who owns each one, maintains its details and approves changes?
CipherSphere guide / security and operations
Make everyday protection easier to understand.
A useful review starts with the work your organisation depends on: the systems and records involved, the people who use them, and the steps to take if access or service is interrupted. Use this guide to structure a conversation and assign follow-up actions.
Know what matters
Identify important systems, information and business processes, with a named owner for each.
Review who can access it
Understand how access is approved, changed and removed, including privileged and external accounts.
Prepare for interruption
Agree who coordinates response and how critical services and information will be restored and checked.
Track the next actions
Record owners, priorities and review dates so improvement is visible and repeatable.
Questions for your next review
Four areas to work through.
Keep the discussion tied to your environment. The answers will help you decide what needs a closer technical assessment.
This guide is a general planning aid. It does not replace a technical assessment or determine whether an organisation meets a particular legal, regulatory or assurance requirement.
Want to assess a specific environment?
Describe the systems in scope, the concern you are investigating and any operational constraints.
