ISO/IEC 27001:2022 LEAD AUDITOR

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ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor Training is a 24-hour, practical and job-oriented course designed to develop the skills required to plan, conduct, report, and follow up on Information Security Management System (ISMS) audits. Learners will understand ISO/IEC 27001:2022 requirements, audit planning, risk and control assessment, audit evidence, nonconformity reporting, corrective actions, and audit team leadership. Ideal for information security professionals, auditors, consultants, compliance professionals, IT managers, and professionals involved in ISMS implementation or auditing.

Duration of Training : 24 Hours
Batch type : Weekdays/Weekends
Mode of Training : Classroom/Online/Corporate Training

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1. Course Overview

This course is designed to develop the knowledge and practical skills required to plan, conduct, report, and follow up first-party, second-party, and third-party audits of an Information Security Management System.
Participants will learn how to evaluate an organization’s ISMS against ISO/IEC 27001:2022 requirements, assess information security risks and controls, identify audit evidence, document nonconformities, prepare audit reports, and lead an audit team.

2. Prerequisites

Participants should have:
• Basic knowledge of information security
• Understanding of management-system concepts
• Familiarity with the Plan–Do–Check–Act cycle
• Basic awareness of risk management
• Knowledge of organizational processes and documentation
• Basic understanding of ISO/IEC 27001 requirements is recommended
• Experience in IT, cybersecurity, compliance, quality, risk, or internal auditing is beneficial

Module 1: Information Security and ISMS Fundamentals

Topics Covered
• Information security concepts
• Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
• Information assets and asset ownership
• Information security threats and vulnerabilities
• Information security risks and impacts
• Information security objectives
• Introduction to Information Security Management Systems
• Benefits of implementing an ISMS
• ISMS lifecycle
• Plan–Do–Check–Act model
• Risk-based thinking
• Management commitment and continual improvement
• Relationship between information security, business continuity, privacy, and compliance

Practical Exercise
• Identify information assets in a sample organization
• Prepare a basic information security risk scenario
• Map business objectives to information security objectives

Module 2: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Standard Requirements

Clause 4: Context of the Organization
• Understanding the organization and its context
• Internal and external issues
• Interested parties and their requirements
• Determining the scope of the ISMS
• Establishing and maintaining the ISMS
• Scope exclusions and their justification
• Understanding business processes and information flows

Clause 5: Leadership
• Leadership and commitment
• Information security policy
• Roles, responsibilities, and authorities
• Top management responsibilities
• Information security governance
• Management accountability

Clause 6: Planning
• Actions to address risks and opportunities
• Information security risk assessment
• Information security risk treatment
• Risk acceptance criteria
• Risk owners
• Information security objectives
• Planning changes to the ISMS

Clause 7: Support
• Resources
• Competence
• Awareness
• Communication
• Documented information
• Document creation and updating
• Document control
• Evidence of competence and awareness

Clause 8: Operation
• Operational planning and control
• Information security risk assessment execution
• Information security risk treatment implementation
• Change management
• Outsourced processes
• Operational evidence

Clause 9: Performance Evaluation
• Monitoring and measurement
• Analysis and evaluation
• Internal audit
• Audit-program management
• Management review
• Management review inputs and outputs
• Performance indicators and audit evidence

Clause 10: Improvement
• Continual improvement
• Nonconformity
• Corrective action
• Root-cause analysis
• Effectiveness verification
• Improvement records

Practical Exercise
• Interpret ISO/IEC 27001 clauses using sample organizational evidence
• Identify conformity and nonconformity
• Prepare a clause-to-evidence mapping document

Module 3: Annex A Information Security Controls

Overview of Annex A
• Purpose of Annex A
• Relationship between risk assessment and control selection
• Statement of Applicability
• Control applicability and justification
• Control ownership
• Control implementation evidence
• Control monitoring and review

Organizational Controls
• Policies for information security
• Information security roles and responsibilities
• Segregation of duties
• Management responsibilities
• Contact with authorities and interest groups
• Threat intelligence
• Information security in project management
• Inventory of information and associated assets
• Acceptable use of information assets
• Return of assets
• Classification and labelling of information
• Information transfer
• Access control
• Supplier relationships
• Cloud-service security
• Incident management
• Business continuity
• Legal, statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements

People Controls
• Screening
• Terms and conditions of employment
• Security awareness and training
• Disciplinary process
• Responsibilities after termination or change of employment
• Remote working
• Event reporting

Physical Controls
• Physical security perimeters
• Entry controls
• Securing offices and facilities
• Monitoring physical security
• Protection against physical and environmental threats
• Working in secure areas
• Clear desk and clear screen
• Equipment protection
• Secure disposal and reuse of equipment

Technological Controls
• User endpoint devices
• Privileged access rights
• Information access restriction
• Secure authentication
• Capacity management
• Malware protection
• Vulnerability management
• Configuration management
• Data deletion
• Data masking
• Data leakage prevention
• Backup
• Logging and monitoring
• Clock synchronization
• Network security
• Cryptography
• Secure development lifecycle
• Application security requirements
• Secure coding
• Development and test environments
• Change management
• Test information
• Audit testing and assurance

Practical Exercise
• Review a sample Statement of Applicability
• Match risks to applicable controls
• Identify missing control implementation evidence
• Prepare audit questions for selected Annex A controls

Module 4: Audit Principles and Auditor Competence

Topics Covered
• Purpose and objectives of an ISMS audit
• Audit principles
• Integrity
• Fair presentation
• Due professional care
• Confidentiality
• Independence
• Evidence-based approach
• Risk-based approach
• Auditor responsibilities
• Lead Auditor responsibilities
• Audit-team competence
• Auditor behavior and communication
• Maintaining objectivity
• Managing conflicts of interest
• Sampling and professional judgment
• Audit trails and working papers

Auditor Competencies
• Technical knowledge
• Audit knowledge
• Interviewing skills
• Observation skills
• Analytical skills
• Report-writing skills
• Conflict management
• Time management
• Decision-making
• Leadership and team coordination

Practical Exercise
• Auditor role-play
• Interviewing process owners
• Evaluating audit evidence
• Handling disagreement during an audit

Module 5: Audit Programme and Audit Initiation

Topics Covered
• Establishing an audit programme
• Audit programme objectives
• Audit scope and criteria
• Audit frequency
• Audit methods
• Audit resources
• Audit risks and opportunities
• Audit-team selection
• Auditor independence
• Audit-team responsibilities
• Contacting the auditee
• Confirming audit feasibility
• Preparing the audit terms of reference
• Confidentiality and security arrangements
• Audit timetable and logistics

Audit Types
• First-party audit
• Internal audit
• Second-party audit
• Supplier audit
• Third-party certification audit
• Surveillance audit
• Recertification audit
• Follow-up audit
• Remote audit
• Hybrid audit

Practical Exercise
• Create an annual ISMS audit programme
• Prepare an audit initiation checklist
• Select an audit team based on competence and independence

Module 6: Audit Preparation and Planning

Topics Covered
• Defining audit objectives
• Establishing audit scope
• Establishing audit criteria
• Understanding the auditee’s organization
• Reviewing ISMS documentation
• Reviewing the ISMS scope
• Reviewing the risk assessment methodology
• Reviewing the risk treatment plan
• Reviewing the Statement of Applicability
• Reviewing previous audit reports
• Identifying significant risks
• Preparing an audit plan
• Preparing an audit timetable
• Preparing audit checklists
• Preparing interview questions
• Determining audit sampling
• Planning remote-audit activities
• Allocating responsibilities to audit-team members

Audit Documents
• Audit programme
• Audit plan
• Audit checklist
• Audit notification
• Document-review checklist
• Audit evidence record
• Nonconformity report
• Audit report
• Corrective-action follow-up record

Practical Exercise
• Prepare a complete ISO 27001 audit plan
• Develop a clause-based audit checklist
• Prepare interview questions for IT, HR, facilities, and management

Module 7: Conducting the ISMS Audit

Opening Meeting
• Introduction of the audit team
• Confirmation of objectives, scope, and criteria
• Confirmation of audit methods
• Communication channels
• Safety, security, and confidentiality requirements
• Audit timetable
• Availability of guides and escorts
• Handling changes to the audit plan

Audit Evidence Collection
• Interviews
• Observation
• Document review
• Record review
• Technical verification
• Sampling
• Cross-checking evidence
• Reviewing system-generated logs
• Testing control implementation
• Tracing evidence from policy to practice
• Confirming objective evidence

Auditing Techniques
• Open-ended questions
• Closed questions
• Clarifying questions
• Follow-up questions
• Process-based auditing
• Risk-based auditing
• Sampling techniques
• Evidence triangulation
• Remote interviewing
• Auditing outsourced and cloud services

Areas for Audit Verification
• ISMS scope
• Information security policy
• Risk assessment
• Risk treatment
• Statement of Applicability
• Access management
• Incident management
• Backup and recovery
• Supplier security
• Security awareness
• Vulnerability management
• Logging and monitoring
• Business continuity
• Internal audit
• Management review
• Corrective actions

Practical Exercise
• Conduct a simulated opening meeting
• Interview process owners
• Collect and classify audit evidence
• Prepare audit notes and working papers

Module 8: Audit Findings and Nonconformity Management

Topics Covered
• Conformity and nonconformity
• Major nonconformity
• Minor nonconformity
• Observation
• Opportunity for improvement
• Positive findings
• Audit evidence supporting a finding
• Statement of requirement
• Statement of objective evidence
• Statement of the nonconformity
• Risk and impact of nonconformity
• Avoiding vague findings
• Avoiding unsupported conclusions
• Root-cause analysis
• Corrective-action requirements
• Corrective-action verification

Common ISO 27001 Audit Findings
• ISMS scope does not reflect actual business operations
• Risk assessment methodology is not consistently applied
• Risk owners are not clearly assigned
• Statement of Applicability lacks justification
• Access reviews are not performed as planned
• Security awareness records are incomplete
• Supplier security reviews are not documented
• Backup restoration tests are not performed
• Vulnerability remediation is overdue
• Internal audit programme is incomplete
• Management review records lack required inputs
• Corrective actions are not verified for effectiveness

Practical Exercise
• Write major and minor nonconformity reports
• Distinguish observation from nonconformity
• Review sample corrective-action plans
• Verify corrective-action effectiveness

Module 9: Audit Reporting and Closing the Audit

Topics Covered
• Preparing audit conclusions
• Audit-report structure
• Executive summary
• Audit objectives, scope, and criteria
• Audit-team details
• Audit dates and locations
• Summary of audit activities
• Positive findings
• Nonconformities
• Opportunities for improvement
• Audit conclusions
• Unresolved issues
• Restrictions and limitations
• Distribution and confidentiality
• Conducting the closing meeting
• Presenting findings professionally
• Handling disagreements
• Obtaining acknowledgement of findings
• Issuing the final audit report

Practical Exercise
• Prepare a complete ISMS audit report
• Conduct a closing meeting
• Present findings to senior management
• Respond to auditee questions

Module 10: Audit Follow-Up and Certification Process

Topics Covered
• Corrective-action review
• Corrective-action acceptance
• Root-cause evaluation
• Action-plan review
• Evidence review
• Effectiveness verification
• Follow-up audit
• Closure of nonconformities
• Escalation of overdue actions
• Audit-programme improvement
• Certification audit stages
• Stage 1 audit
• Stage 2 audit
• Surveillance audits
• Recertification audits
• Certification decision process
• Auditor competence and continual development

Practical Exercise
• Review a corrective-action plan
• Verify evidence submitted by an auditee
• Prepare a follow-up audit report
• Conduct a certification-readiness review

Hands-On Labs and Workshops

1. ISMS Scope Definition Workshop
2. Information Asset Identification Lab
3. Information Security Risk Assessment Lab
4. Risk Treatment Plan Preparation Lab
5. Statement of Applicability Review Lab
6. ISO/IEC 27001 Clause Interpretation Workshop
7. Annex A Control Mapping Lab
8. ISMS Document Review Exercise
9. Audit Programme Preparation Lab
10. Audit Plan Development Lab
11. Audit Checklist Preparation Lab
12. Auditor Interview Skills Workshop
13. Evidence Collection and Sampling Lab
14. Access Control Audit Simulation
15. Incident Management Audit Simulation
16. Supplier Security Audit Simulation
17. Backup and Business Continuity Audit Simulation
18. Nonconformity Writing Workshop
19. Corrective-Action Verification Lab
20. Complete ISMS Audit Simulation

Assignments

• Prepare an ISMS scope statement
• Create an information asset register
• Develop a basic risk assessment
• Prepare a risk treatment plan
• Review a Statement of Applicability
• Map ISO/IEC 27001 clauses to audit evidence
• Prepare an Annex A control checklist
• Develop an annual audit programme
• Prepare a five-day audit plan
• Create an audit interview questionnaire
• Evaluate sample audit evidence
• Write three audit findings
• Prepare a corrective-action request
• Review a sample audit report
• Develop an audit follow-up plan

Mini Projects

Mini Project 1: ISMS Readiness Assessment
Assess a sample organization against ISO/IEC 27001:2022 requirements and prepare a readiness-gap report.

Mini Project 2: Supplier Security Audit
Audit a cloud or IT service provider using supplier security requirements and documented evidence.

Mini Project 3: Internal ISMS Audit
Plan and conduct an internal audit covering risk management, access control, incident management, and documented information.

Mini Project 4: Annex A Control Effectiveness Review
Evaluate selected Annex A controls and identify implementation gaps.

Capstone Project

Enterprise ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification Readiness Audit

Participants will perform a complete simulated audit for an organization preparing for ISO/IEC 27001 certification.

Capstone Activities
1. Understand the organization and business context
2. Define audit objectives, scope, and criteria
3. Review ISMS documentation
4. Examine the risk assessment process
5. Review the Statement of Applicability
6. Prepare an audit programme and audit plan
7. Conduct opening meeting
8. Interview process owners
9. Collect objective evidence
10. Audit selected Annex A controls
11. Identify and classify findings
12. Prepare nonconformity reports
13. Conduct closing meeting
14. Prepare the final audit report
15. Review corrective-action plans
16. Conduct follow-up verification
17. Present audit conclusions to management

Capstone Deliverables
• Audit programme
• Audit plan
• Audit checklist
• Evidence collection records
• Audit working papers
• Nonconformity reports
• Corrective-action review
• Final audit report
• Management presentation

Real-Time Job-Oriented Scenarios

• Auditing an organization’s ISMS scope after a business expansion
• Reviewing access-control evidence for privileged users
• Auditing employee onboarding and offboarding
• Verifying periodic access reviews
• Reviewing backup policies and restoration-test records
• Auditing cloud-service provider security controls
• Checking vulnerability-management records
• Reviewing security incident response evidence
• Auditing security awareness and training records
• Verifying supplier risk assessments
• Reviewing business continuity and disaster recovery tests
• Auditing encryption and key-management processes
• Checking logging and monitoring controls
• Reviewing internal audit and management review records
• Evaluating corrective actions from a previous audit
• Preparing an organization for Stage 1 certification audit
• Supporting a Stage 2 certification audit
• Conducting a surveillance-audit follow-up

Troubleshooting and Audit Challenges

• Auditee provides incomplete evidence
• Documents do not match actual practices
• Risk assessment does not cover critical assets
• Statement of Applicability lacks adequate justification
• Control ownership is unclear
• Process owner disagrees with an audit finding
• Audit evidence is insufficient to support a conclusion
• Different departments provide conflicting information
• Audit scope is too broad for the available time
• Remote audit access is unavailable
• Logs are missing or overwritten
• Corrective actions address symptoms rather than root causes
• Nonconformities are not closed within the agreed timeframe
• Auditor independence is challenged
• Confidential information is exposed during evidence collection

Industry Tools and Templates

Governance and Compliance Tools
• ServiceNow GRC
• RSA Archer
• MetricStream
• OneTrust
• AuditBoard
• IBM OpenPages
• Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager

Security and Monitoring Tools
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Splunk
• IBM QRadar
• Elastic Security
• Microsoft Defender
• Nessus
• Qualys
• Tenable
• CrowdStrike

Documentation and Collaboration Tools
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Teams
• Confluence
• Jira
• Google Workspace

Audit Templates
• ISMS scope template
• Risk register
• Risk treatment plan
• Statement of Applicability
• Audit programme
• Audit plan
• Audit checklist
• Interview questionnaire
• Evidence register
• Nonconformity report
• Corrective-action tracker
• Audit report
• Follow-up audit report

Best Practices

• Audit against documented criteria and objective evidence
• Maintain independence and impartiality
• Use a risk-based audit approach
• Avoid assumptions and unsupported conclusions
• Record evidence accurately
• Ask process-focused questions
• Validate findings with the auditee
• Protect confidential information
• Maintain complete audit trails
• Link every finding to a requirement and evidence
• Distinguish nonconformity from observation
• Focus corrective actions on root causes
• Verify corrective-action effectiveness
• Maintain auditor competence
• Use sampling consistently
• Communicate findings clearly and professionally

Certification Preparation

The course can include preparation for relevant auditor examinations and certification pathways, depending on the selected certification provider.

Possible certification pathways include:
• CQI/IRCA ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor
• PECB ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
• Exemplar Global ISO/IEC 27001 Auditor
• NBQP-registered ISMS Lead Auditor training
• ISO/IEC 27001 Internal Auditor certification

Certification eligibility, examination format, experience requirements, and auditorregistration requirements vary by provider. A training certificate alone does not automatically confer certification as an internationally registered lead auditor.

Mock Interviews and Assessment

Technical Questions
• Explain the purpose of an ISMS.
• What is the difference between ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002?
• Explain the purpose of the Statement of Applicability.
• How do you audit risk assessment and risk treatment?
• What is the difference between major and minor nonconformity?
• How do you collect objective audit evidence?
• What are the responsibilities of a Lead Auditor?
• Explain first-party, second-party, and third-party audits.
• How do you verify corrective-action effectiveness?
• What is the role of ISO 19011 in ISMS auditing?

Practical Assessments
• Audit-plan preparation
• Audit-checklist development
• Interview simulation
• Evidence evaluation
• Nonconformity writing
• Closing-meeting presentation
• Audit-report preparation
• Corrective-action verification
• Final written examination

Expected Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, participants should be able to:
• Explain ISO/IEC 27001:2022 requirements
• Understand Annex A control objectives and implementation evidence
• Plan an ISMS audit
• Prepare audit checklists and audit schedules
• Conduct interviews and collect objective evidence
• Evaluate conformity and nonconformity
• Prepare audit findings and reports
• Lead audit meetings
• Review corrective actions
• Conduct audit follow-up activities
• Support internal, supplier, and certification-readiness audits

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Q: 2. Prerequisites

Participants should have: • Basic knowledge of information security • Understanding of management-system concepts • Familiarity with the Plan–Do–Check–Act cycle • Basic awareness of risk management • Knowledge of organizational processes and documentation • Basic understanding of ISO/IEC 27001 requirements is recommended • Experience in IT, cybersecurity, compliance, quality, risk, or internal auditing is beneficial

Q: Module 1: Information Security and ISMS Fundamentals

Topics Covered • Information security concepts • Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability • Information assets and asset ownership • Information security threats and vulnerabilities • Information security risks and impacts • Information security objectives • Introduction to Information Security Management Systems • Benefits of implementing an ISMS • ISMS lifecycle • Plan–Do–Check–Act model • Risk-based thinking • Management commitment and continual improvement • Relationship between information security, business continuity, privacy, and compliance Practical Exercise • Identify information assets in a sample organization • Prepare a basic information security risk scenario • Map business objectives to information security objectives

Q: Module 4: Audit Principles and Auditor Competence

Topics Covered • Purpose and objectives of an ISMS audit • Audit principles • Integrity • Fair presentation • Due professional care • Confidentiality • Independence • Evidence-based approach • Risk-based approach • Auditor responsibilities • Lead Auditor responsibilities • Audit-team competence • Auditor behavior and communication • Maintaining objectivity • Managing conflicts of interest • Sampling and professional judgment • Audit trails and working papers Auditor Competencies • Technical knowledge • Audit knowledge • Interviewing skills • Observation skills • Analytical skills • Report-writing skills • Conflict management • Time management • Decision-making • Leadership and team coordination Practical Exercise • Auditor role-play • Interviewing process owners • Evaluating audit evidence • Handling disagreement during an audit

Q: Module 5: Audit Programme and Audit Initiation

Topics Covered • Establishing an audit programme • Audit programme objectives • Audit scope and criteria • Audit frequency • Audit methods • Audit resources • Audit risks and opportunities • Audit-team selection • Auditor independence • Audit-team responsibilities • Contacting the auditee • Confirming audit feasibility • Preparing the audit terms of reference • Confidentiality and security arrangements • Audit timetable and logistics Audit Types • First-party audit • Internal audit • Second-party audit • Supplier audit • Third-party certification audit • Surveillance audit • Recertification audit • Follow-up audit • Remote audit • Hybrid audit Practical Exercise • Create an annual ISMS audit programme • Prepare an audit initiation checklist • Select an audit team based on competence and independence

Q: Module 6: Audit Preparation and Planning

Topics Covered • Defining audit objectives • Establishing audit scope • Establishing audit criteria • Understanding the auditee’s organization • Reviewing ISMS documentation • Reviewing the ISMS scope • Reviewing the risk assessment methodology • Reviewing the risk treatment plan • Reviewing the Statement of Applicability • Reviewing previous audit reports • Identifying significant risks • Preparing an audit plan • Preparing an audit timetable • Preparing audit checklists • Preparing interview questions • Determining audit sampling • Planning remote-audit activities • Allocating responsibilities to audit-team members Audit Documents • Audit programme • Audit plan • Audit checklist • Audit notification • Document-review checklist • Audit evidence record • Nonconformity report • Audit report • Corrective-action follow-up record Practical Exercise • Prepare a complete ISO 27001 audit plan • Develop a clause-based audit checklist • Prepare interview questions for IT, HR, facilities, and management

Q: Module 7: Conducting the ISMS Audit

Opening Meeting • Introduction of the audit team • Confirmation of objectives, scope, and criteria • Confirmation of audit methods • Communication channels • Safety, security, and confidentiality requirements • Audit timetable • Availability of guides and escorts • Handling changes to the audit plan Audit Evidence Collection • Interviews • Observation • Document review • Record review • Technical verification • Sampling • Cross-checking evidence • Reviewing system-generated logs • Testing control implementation • Tracing evidence from policy to practice • Confirming objective evidence Auditing Techniques • Open-ended questions • Closed questions • Clarifying questions • Follow-up questions • Process-based auditing • Risk-based auditing • Sampling techniques • Evidence triangulation • Remote interviewing • Auditing outsourced and cloud services Areas for Audit Verification • ISMS scope • Information security policy • Risk assessment • Risk treatment • Statement of Applicability • Access management • Incident management • Backup and recovery • Supplier security • Security awareness • Vulnerability management • Logging and monitoring • Business continuity • Internal audit • Management review • Corrective actions Practical Exercise • Conduct a simulated opening meeting • Interview process owners • Collect and classify audit evidence • Prepare audit notes and working papers

Q: Module 8: Audit Findings and Nonconformity Management

Topics Covered • Conformity and nonconformity • Major nonconformity • Minor nonconformity • Observation • Opportunity for improvement • Positive findings • Audit evidence supporting a finding • Statement of requirement • Statement of objective evidence • Statement of the nonconformity • Risk and impact of nonconformity • Avoiding vague findings • Avoiding unsupported conclusions • Root-cause analysis • Corrective-action requirements • Corrective-action verification Common ISO 27001 Audit Findings • ISMS scope does not reflect actual business operations • Risk assessment methodology is not consistently applied • Risk owners are not clearly assigned • Statement of Applicability lacks justification • Access reviews are not performed as planned • Security awareness records are incomplete • Supplier security reviews are not documented • Backup restoration tests are not performed • Vulnerability remediation is overdue • Internal audit programme is incomplete • Management review records lack required inputs • Corrective actions are not verified for effectiveness Practical Exercise • Write major and minor nonconformity reports • Distinguish observation from nonconformity • Review sample corrective-action plans • Verify corrective-action effectiveness

Q: Module 9: Audit Reporting and Closing the Audit

Topics Covered • Preparing audit conclusions • Audit-report structure • Executive summary • Audit objectives, scope, and criteria • Audit-team details • Audit dates and locations • Summary of audit activities • Positive findings • Nonconformities • Opportunities for improvement • Audit conclusions • Unresolved issues • Restrictions and limitations • Distribution and confidentiality • Conducting the closing meeting • Presenting findings professionally • Handling disagreements • Obtaining acknowledgement of findings • Issuing the final audit report Practical Exercise • Prepare a complete ISMS audit report • Conduct a closing meeting • Present findings to senior management • Respond to auditee questions

Q: Module 10: Audit Follow-Up and Certification Process

Topics Covered • Corrective-action review • Corrective-action acceptance • Root-cause evaluation • Action-plan review • Evidence review • Effectiveness verification • Follow-up audit • Closure of nonconformities • Escalation of overdue actions • Audit-programme improvement • Certification audit stages • Stage 1 audit • Stage 2 audit • Surveillance audits • Recertification audits • Certification decision process • Auditor competence and continual development Practical Exercise • Review a corrective-action plan • Verify evidence submitted by an auditee • Prepare a follow-up audit report • Conduct a certification-readiness review

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