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Human Security Assessment Checklist

A practical checklist to evaluate your organization's human security posture across awareness, policy, technology, and incident response dimensions.

8 pagesJanuary 5, 2025

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What You'll Learn

What's Included

This actionable checklist helps you evaluate and improve your human security program across four key dimensions:

Security Awareness (25 items)

  • Training program effectiveness
  • Phishing simulation maturity
  • Communication cadence
  • Executive engagement
  • New hire onboarding

Policy & Governance (20 items)

  • Acceptable use policies
  • Incident reporting procedures
  • Access control standards
  • Remote work security
  • Third-party risk

Technology & Tools (15 items)

  • Email security controls
  • Endpoint protection
  • Identity management
  • Monitoring capabilities
  • Automation maturity

Incident Response (15 items)

  • Response procedures
  • Communication plans
  • Recovery processes
  • Post-incident analysis
  • Continuous improvement

How to Use This Checklist

  1. Score each item on a 1-5 scale
  2. Calculate dimension scores to identify gaps
  3. Prioritize improvements based on risk and effort
  4. Track progress with quarterly reassessments

Bonus Content

  • Scoring rubric with detailed criteria
  • Industry benchmark comparisons
  • Recommended next steps for each maturity level

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