
Security & Privacy Audits: Why They're As Critical As Financial Audits for Business
Does your business conduct annual financial audits but skip information security audits?
Most business leaders wouldn't dream of missing their financial audit, it's non-negotiable for accountability, risk management, and stakeholder confidence. Yet many of those same organizations go years without auditing their information security and privacy practices, even though the financial impact of a breach can be just as devastating. Take KNP Logistics: a 158-year-old UK transport company that collapsed in July 2025 after hackers exploited a single weak password. Nearly 700 employees lost their jobs. A company that survived two world wars was brought down in days by something a basic security audit would have caught.
Just as financial audits give you confidence to make informed decisions about your business, information security audits reveal where your digital defenses, data handling practices, and privacy controls actually stand before vulnerabilities become incidents.
Read the full article to discover what comprehensive information security audits cover and why human expertise still matters in an age of automated tools.