Internet Exposure
Public-facing assets, services, and access paths.
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External Security Audit Readiness Scorecard
Review your organization’s overall external security posture across public-facing systems, internet exposure, website security, DNS, email security, cloud exposure, vulnerabilities, and incident readiness.
Professional Intro
What this external audit tool reviews
External security audit readiness starts with knowing what the internet can see. This scorecard gives business owners, IT managers, CISOs, and vCISOs a practical snapshot of public exposure and the evidence needed before a deeper external audit.
This free tool gives an initial readiness view based only on your answers. It helps identify practical gaps, missing evidence, and next steps before a deeper external security audit, vulnerability assessment, penetration test, or vCISO review.
External Protection
Website, DNS, email, cloud, and remote access safeguards.
Evidence and Readiness
Vulnerability, incident, and executive reporting readiness.
Created by OC Security Audit
Guided by Ali Hassani, CISO
Ali Hassani brings 25+ years of cybersecurity, compliance, network security, Microsoft 365 security, cloud security, firewall security, vulnerability management, incident response, and risk assessment experience. His background includes CISSP, CCISO, CCNP, MCSE, MCSA Security, MCITP, MCP, and MCTS credentials.
Free Self-Assessment
Build your external audit readiness score
Select the sections you want to review, answer the questions, then generate a results-only readiness report with charts, gaps, and recommendations.
Assessment Questions
What the Report Shows
How to use your score
The output may show your overall external audit readiness score, internet-facing security gaps, missing documentation, weak external controls, priority remediation areas, and suggested consulting next steps. Use it as a starting point for evidence gathering and risk reduction.
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OC Security Audit can help assess public exposure, website and DNS risk, cloud and SaaS exposure, remote access security, external vulnerabilities, vendor portals, and incident readiness.
External Security Audit Readiness Scorecard
Use this worksheet to create an initial external security audit readiness scorecard readiness snapshot. Answer what you know now; unknown items should become validation tasks for your audit or remediation plan.
This tool is for initial guidance only and does not replace a professional cybersecurity audit, compliance assessment, penetration test, or legal/compliance review.
Executive Summary
Answer the questions and select Generate Report to create an initial readiness summary.