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Free checklist · Zimbabwe

Get ready for your Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe self-assessment.

Your annual RBZ cybersecurity self-assessment is taken as at 31 December, with results due to the Reserve Bank by 15 February. This checklist turns the requirements into 23 checks with a simple score.

What's inside

23 checks across 5 areas.

Covers the RBZ Cybersecurity and Resilience Guideline (August 2025), the DFS Security Guidelines (July 2026) and the Cyber and Data Protection Act. Each check gives the paragraph it comes from and the evidence to keep.

  • Governance and people (5 checks)
  • Security testing (5 checks)
  • Vulnerabilities, remediation and audit (4 checks)
  • Incident response and reporting (4 checks)
  • Digital channels, third parties and data (5 checks)

Who it's for

  • Banks, building societies and controlling companies
  • Microfinance institutions
  • Payment system providers, mobile money operators and fintechs
  • DFS aggregators, agents and third-party providers
31 DecSelf-assessment date (para 8.10)
15 FebResults due to the Reserve Bank
3 hoursConfirmed incidents to the RBZ (para 8.11)
24 hoursBreaches notified to POTRAZ (CDPA s.19)

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How it works

Built for the conversation with your board and regulator.

Plain-English checks

Each requirement is written as something you can check, with the paragraph or section it comes from.

Evidence to keep

Every check lists the documents a supervisor or auditor would expect to see.

A simple score

Tick Ready, Partial or Gap for each check, add up your score, and see where to start.

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