Senior Cyber Security Specialist
Every business — big or small — must meet IT compliance standards. Whether you’re dealing with data privacy laws, cyber security frameworks, or vendor policies, staying compliant ensures your business operates securely and within the law.
An IT compliance checklist simplifies this by breaking down what needs to be reviewed regulary. It keeps your team proactive instead of reactive, helping you avoid data breaches, penalties, or downtime.
James Mckee
Senior Cyber Security Specialist
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IT compliance isn’t something you set and forget. Regulations evolve, new threats emerge, and technology changes fast. That’s why reviewing your IT compliance checklist regularlly is so critical.
Regular reviews help you:
Simply put — compliance isn’t just a formality. It’s your best defence against costly cyberattacks and reputational damage.
A strong IT compliance checklist covers your entire IT landscape — from user access to backup procedures. Here’s what should be on yours:
✅ 1. Data Protection
Your IT compliance checklist should include testing your backups. Confirm that data recovery works and meets your recovery time objectives (RTOs). Ensure personal and sensitive data is stored, transmitted, and deleted according to GDPR and local regulations. Encrypt data both at rest and in transit.
✅ 2. Access Management
Review who has access to critical systems. Remove old accounts, update permissions, and enforce strong authentication.
✅ 3. Patch Management
Confirm all devices and servers are up to date. Patches should be deployed regularly, not just when something breaks.
✅ 4. Backup and Recovery
Testing your backups whether onpremise or cloud, your 365 applications including EntraID. Confirm that data recovery works and meets your recovery time objectives (RTOs).
✅ 5. Vendor and Third-Party Compliance
If suppliers access your systems, ensure they also follow compliance requirements. Always request updated security certificates or audit reports. Here are some real-life public breaches from teir-1 company’s in 2025, Sonicwall (Firewall Configs Stolen), Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen (all data breaches), Harrods (Customer Records Stolen), Air France and KLM (Third-Party Platform Breach Impacting Customer Data), plus many more.
✅ 6. Incident Response Planning
Keep your incident response policy updated. Conduct regular simulations so everyone knows their role in case of a breach.
Even if you meet compliance standards today, tomorrow could look different. Your IT compliance checklist should evolve as threats do.
Here are five key security areas to check regularly:
Each of these steps directly supports compliance and strengthens your overall security posture.
Even with the best IT compliance checklist, some organisations still trip up. Here are common pitfalls:
Avoiding these mistakes saves time, money, and reputation.
Audits don’t have to be stressful if you’re prepared. A well-maintained IT compliance checklist helps you demonstrate that your controls are consistent and effective.
Here’s how to stay ready:
By keeping your checklist updated, audits become routine — not chaos.
Building and maintaining an IT compliance checklist takes time and expertise. That’s where we come in.
At Qual Limited, our experts help businesses stay compliant, secure, and ready for whatever regulations or audits come next.
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James Mckee
Senior Cyber Security Specialist
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