Company Name

Information Security Housekeeping Audit

Department(s): Date of Audit Department Manager (s) Time

Instructions: Check an area of work for personal or sensitive data being left in view or unattended. The check is best done when the area is unoccupied such as out of hours.

Item No. Area to Check Y/N Comments / Findings Assigned to

Work Stations - Clear Desk / Clear Screen
1 Were all unattended PC's locked / off?
2 Were documents found unattended on desks?
Were all documents on desks likely to have been needed for
3 day to day use?

4 Desks left unattended - clear and free from work material?

During the audit were screens kept clear if visitors (internal
5 or external) attended the desk?

6 Check of work station desktops - clear of documents? PC 1

7 Check of work station desktops - clear of documents? PC 2

8 Check of work station desktops - clear of documents? PC 3

9 Check of work station desktops - clear of documents? PC 4

10 Check of work station desktops - clear of documents? PC 5

During the audit, was the use of mobile devices detected eg
11 pen sticks, USB cables for devices?
Were laptops being used in the dept? If yes were the clear
12 screen policies applied?
Blackberries and Iphones - were these password protected
13 and security policies applied?
General Housekeeping
14 Review of cabinets - were they all locked?
15 Were documents stored adequately in the cabinets?
Were pedestals and other drawer storage locked where
16 appropriate?
At the time of the audit, did all personnel who needed
access to lockable storage have access to the keys?
17
18 Where appropriate were Keys labelled correctly?
Were any documents found in local bins which were
19 consider confidential / require secure disposal?

Are there any storage areas which are not lockable? If so

20 check to ensure no information is being stored in them
Were the secure paper bins maintained without overflow,
21 documents on display etc?
Printer / Copier Security
Were any documents found unattended on the printers? If
22 so which dept did they come from?

Were any documents found unattended on the

23 photocopier? If so which department did they come from?
Had any documents been left in the surrounding areas of
24 the prints / copiers?
Health & Safety
Any observations from health & safety around the work
25 environment

Other (document any other housekeeping issues checked during the audit)

Notes