CISO / Cybersecurity Department Annual Calendar

Comprehensive Security Lifecycle Activities

Customization Note

Adapt this calendar to your organization's specific needs, industry regulations, and risk profile. Adjust the timing of activities based on your fiscal year if it differs from the calendar year.

January

February

Conduct comprehensive security awareness training
Perform vulnerability scanning and remediation
Review and update access control policies
Evaluate and enhance insider threat program
Update security metrics dashboard
Assess and improve supply chain security
Implement passwordless authentication initiatives
Data governance framework assessment

March

Conduct external penetration testing
Review and update disaster recovery plan
Evaluate and optimize security tool stack
Conduct vendor security assessments
Review and enhance patch management process
Assess cloud security posture and controls
AI security governance policy development
Q1 security metrics review and board reporting

Key Ongoing Activities

Continuous security monitoring and threat hunting
Regular security committee meetings
Threat intelligence gathering and analysis
Incident response readiness and simulations
Regulatory compliance monitoring and reporting
Collaboration with business units on security initiatives
Continuous security awareness and phishing simulations
Vulnerability management and patch prioritization
Asset inventory and management
Third-party risk monitoring
Backup and recovery testing
Patch management and automated updates
Monthly security tips and phishing tests
Continuous data governance monitoring

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