Cybersecurity isn’t just an IT responsibility. For information governance professionals, a breach can have major consequences — from compromised data integrity to regulatory violations and loss of stakeholder trust.

This one-page checklist from Gimmal is designed for records managers, compliance officers, and data governance teams who want to proactively reduce data risk.

You’ll get a concise, actionable summary of the 10 most critical pre-breach safeguards, including:

• Conducting regular risk assessments

• Implementing access controls and encryption

• Providing ongoing employee training

• Ensuring up-to-date patch and vulnerability management

• Maintaining a formal incident response plan

• Managing risk from third-party vendors

• Backing up sensitive data in accordance with policy

This is an ideal resource for reviewing your current posture, identifying gaps, or sharing with colleagues across IT, legal, and compliance. Whether you’re building your strategy from scratch or validating your existing approach, this checklist helps keep best practices top of mind.

Complete the form to download the Pre-Breach Checklist for Data Risk Mitigation and strengthen your organization's readiness today.