Phase 1 – Initiating the audit

Appointing the Audit Team Leader Validation of the Audit Objectives In an ISO 27001 certification audit, the main audit objectives are to confirm that: Validation of the Audit scope The audit scope describes the range and limits of he audit; for example, the locations, the organizational units, the activities and the process to be auditedContinue reading “Phase 1 – Initiating the audit”

The Audit (ISO 19011)

What is an Audit? Systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled. Auditing means asking the auditee what he does, and checking to see if he does it. Types of Audit Actors in audit Auditing Principles

Threat, Risk and Vulnerability

Threat: A potential cause of an unwanted Incident, which may result in harm to a System or OrganizationVulnerability: A vulnerability is a weakness of an asset or control that could potentially be exploited by one or more threats.Risk: A combination of the probability of an Event and its Consequence Risk Assessment is the total sumContinue reading “Threat, Risk and Vulnerability”