Ransomware Security Audit Checklist
Use this checklist to review ransomware defenses, detection, backup resilience, and recovery readiness for the selected environment.
Audit Scope and Environment
Organization / Company Name
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Department / Business Unit
Primary System / Environment Reviewed
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Please Select
Endpoints
Servers
Cloud Workloads
Email Systems
Backups
Network Perimeter
Other
Audit Date
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Month
-
Day
Year
Date
Auditor Name
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Audit Objective / Scope Notes
Ransomware Preparedness Controls
Endpoint protection / EDR in place
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Yes
Partially
No
Email filtering configured and enforced
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Yes
Partially
No
Phishing protections enabled
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Yes
Partially
No
Patch management process effective
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Yes
Partially
No
Least-privilege access enforced
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Yes
Partially
No
Multi-factor authentication on critical systems
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Yes
Partially
No
Macro and script restrictions applied
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Yes
Partially
No
Network segmentation implemented
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Yes
Partially
No
Privileged account controls in place
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Yes
Partially
No
Awareness training completion tracked
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Yes
Partially
No
Overall preparedness level
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Low
1
2
3
4
High
5
1 is Low, 5 is High
Key gaps identified
Detection, Response, Backup, and Recovery Review
Incident detection capability
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Real-time alerts
Daily review
Weekly review
No formal monitoring
Other
Logging and monitoring coverage
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Centralized across key systems
Partial coverage
Local logs only
No centralized logging
Other
Ransomware playbook available
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Current and tested
Available but not tested
Draft only
Not available
Other
Response team contact readiness
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24/7 contacts verified
Contacts available but not recently verified
Limited after-hours coverage
No current contact list
Other
Backup frequency
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Please Select
Continuous
Every 15 minutes
Hourly
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Other
Backup immutability or offline copy status
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Immutable backup enabled
Offline copy maintained
Both immutable and offline copy
Not in place
Other
Last restore test date
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-
Month
-
Day
Year
Date
Recovery time objective (RTO)
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Recovery point objective (RPO)
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Backup locations, systems covered, restore test results, and issues found
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Findings severity
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Low
Moderate
High
Critical
Other
Remediation notes
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