diff --git a/monitoring/scripts/homelab-audit.sh b/monitoring/scripts/homelab-audit.sh
index 3e25aa3..da2cf7d 100755
--- a/monitoring/scripts/homelab-audit.sh
+++ b/monitoring/scripts/homelab-audit.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ oom_events() {
   echo "${count:-0}"
 }
 
+io_wait_pct() {
+  vmstat 1 2 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | awk '\''{print $16}'\''
+}
+
 echo "CPU_LOAD=$(cpu_load)"
 echo "MEM_PCT=$(mem_pct)"
 echo "ZOMBIES=$(zombie_count)"
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ echo "STUCK_PROCS=$(stuck_procs)"
 echo "ZOMBIE_PARENTS=$(zombie_parents)"
 echo "SWAP_MB=$(swap_mb)"
 echo "OOM_EVENTS=$(oom_events)"
+echo "IO_WAIT=$(io_wait_pct)"
 disk_usage | while read -r pct mnt; do
   echo "DISK $pct $mnt"
 done
@@ -231,6 +236,12 @@ parse_and_report() {
           echo "WARN  $label: ${ooms} OOM kill event(s) in last 7 days" >>"$FINDINGS_FILE"
         fi
         ;;
+      IO_WAIT=*)
+        local iowait="${line#IO_WAIT=}"
+        if [[ -n "$iowait" ]] && ((iowait > 20)); then
+          echo "WARN  $label: I/O wait ${iowait}% > 20%" >>"$FINDINGS_FILE"
+        fi
+        ;;
       DISK\ *)
         local pct mnt
         read -r _ pct mnt <<<"$line"
@@ -286,6 +297,92 @@ generate_summary() {
   echo "Reports: $REPORT_DIR"
 }
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Proxmox backup recency — queries vzdump task history via pvesh (runs locally)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+check_backup_recency() {
+  local tasks_json_file="$REPORT_DIR/vzdump-tasks.json"
+  pvesh get /nodes/proxmox/tasks --typefilter vzdump --limit 50 --output-format json \
+    >"$tasks_json_file" 2>/dev/null || {
+    echo "WARN  proxmox: failed to query vzdump task history" >>"$FINDINGS_FILE"
+    return
+  }
+
+  [[ ! -s "$tasks_json_file" ]] && return
+
+  local running_ids=()
+  while read -r ctid; do
+    running_ids+=("$ctid")
+  done < <(pct list 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR>1 && $2=="running"{print $1}')
+  while read -r vmid; do
+    running_ids+=("$vmid")
+  done < <(qm list 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR>1 && $3=="running"{print $1}')
+
+  [[ ${#running_ids[@]} -eq 0 ]] && return
+
+  local week_ago
+  week_ago=$(($(date +%s) - 7 * 86400))
+
+  python3 - "$tasks_json_file" "$week_ago" "${running_ids[@]}" <<'PYEOF' >>"$FINDINGS_FILE"
+import sys, json, datetime
+
+tasks_file, week_ago = sys.argv[1], int(sys.argv[2])
+running_ids = set(sys.argv[3:])
+
+try:
+    tasks = json.load(open(tasks_file))
+except Exception:
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+last_backup = {}
+for task in tasks:
+    if task.get("type") != "vzdump" or task.get("status") != "OK":
+        continue
+    vmid = str(task.get("id", ""))
+    endtime = int(task.get("endtime", 0))
+    if vmid and endtime and endtime > last_backup.get(vmid, 0):
+        last_backup[vmid] = endtime
+
+for vmid in sorted(running_ids):
+    ts = last_backup.get(vmid)
+    if ts and ts >= week_ago:
+        pass
+    elif ts:
+        dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(ts).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        print(f"WARN  proxmox/vm-{vmid}: last backup {dt} is older than 7 days")
+    else:
+        print(f"CRIT  proxmox/vm-{vmid}: no backup found in task history")
+PYEOF
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Certificate expiry check — runs from the audit host via openssl
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+check_cert_expiry() {
+  local label="$1"
+  local addr="$2"
+  local now
+  now=$(date +%s)
+
+  for port in 443 8443; do
+    local enddate
+    enddate=$(echo | timeout 10 openssl s_client -connect "${addr}:${port}" 2>/dev/null |
+      openssl x509 -noout -enddate 2>/dev/null) || continue
+    [[ -z "$enddate" ]] && continue
+
+    local expiry_str="${enddate#notAfter=}"
+    local expiry_epoch
+    expiry_epoch=$(date -d "$expiry_str" +%s 2>/dev/null) || continue
+    local days_left=$(((expiry_epoch - now) / 86400))
+
+    if ((days_left <= 7)); then
+      echo "CRIT  $label: TLS cert on :${port} expires in ${days_left} days" >>"$FINDINGS_FILE"
+    elif ((days_left <= 14)); then
+      echo "WARN  $label: TLS cert on :${port} expires in ${days_left} days" >>"$FINDINGS_FILE"
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -297,10 +394,14 @@ main() {
 
   >"$FINDINGS_FILE"
 
+  echo "  Checking Proxmox backup recency..."
+  check_backup_recency
+
   local host_count=0
   while read -r label addr; do
     echo "  Auditing $label ($addr)..."
     parse_and_report "$label" "$addr"
+    check_cert_expiry "$label" "$addr"
     ((host_count++)) || true
   done < <(collect_inventory)