How we will help
Even though the scope of an IT audit is always growing and mostly depends on the nature and complexity of the client’s business, RTS’s IT audit process looks at five basic control domains. We focus heavily on Management & Oversight domain.
Our team will look at your IT organization as a whole, including IT management practices, defined roles and responsibilities for staff, strategic planning, and tracking of audit resolutions, to see if the controls are enough.
Our team will look at the policies and procedures for using and managing your IT infrastructure, such as your disaster recovery/business continuity plan, incident response, and information security program, to figure out how reliable and effective the controls in this area are.
For this domain analysis, our team will look at your local and wide area network’s access controls and security settings. Our team will also look at controls related to IT governance and the security of IT equipment physical security.
Our team will check to see if there are enough controls in the mission-critical business applications and service delivery channels of your organization.
The RTS team will look at how you manage your relationships with third-party technology service providers and what controls are in place to handle the risks that come with them.
Even though the scope of an IT audit is always growing and mostly depends on the nature and complexity of the client’s business, RTS’s IT audit process looks at five basic control domains. We focus heavily on Management & Oversight domain.
Management & Oversight
Our team will look at your IT organization as a whole, including IT management practices, defined roles and responsibilities for staff, strategic planning, and tracking of audit resolutions, to see if the controls are enough.
Policies & Procedures
Our team will look at the policies and procedures for using and managing your IT infrastructure, such as your disaster recovery/business continuity plan, incident response, and information security program, to figure out how reliable and effective the controls in this area are.
Network Security & General Systems Controls
For this domain analysis, our team will look at your local and wide area network’s access controls and security settings. Our team will also look at controls related to IT governance and the security of IT equipment physical security.
Application Controls
Our team will check to see if there are enough controls in the mission-critical business applications and service delivery channels of your organization.
Third-Party Technology Service Providers
The RTS team will look at how you manage your relationships with third-party technology service providers and what controls are in place to handle the risks that come with them.
Benefits of Business Continuity Planning & Disaster Recovery Services:
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Prepare a written record of your catastrophe response and recovery plans before one is needed. | Maintain conformity with the regulations. | Verify the efficacy of your company’s disaster recovery and business continuity plans using an outside source. | Enhance the comprehensive security posture of your firm. |
Our Process
Discovery Phase | Analysis Phase | Reporting Phase |
Do an in-depth review of the physical, administrative, and technical controls used in your organization’s IT operation. | Conduct an analysis of the acquired information to determine any potential weaknesses in the control measures and areas of risk. | Deliver a comprehensive report that explains the control gaps that were found and the risks that are connected with them, along with recommendations for how to make improvements. |
ISO 27001 mandates that your business complete a readiness assessment, which is essentially a mini-audit without suggestions for fixing any issues they uncover. An informal internal evaluation of the ISMS is being conducted to ensure its existence and completion. An outside team or unbiased entity should conduct this audit. Contractors have been used to conduct the initial audits, while other businesses have chosen teams to carry out the work independently.
You will receive an excel checklist with all the controls and information on how well your team has implemented them at the conclusion of this readiness evaluation.
An ISO 27001 qualified auditor will need to conduct a formal compliance audit once your ISMS is considered ready. To check whether the ISMS was properly created, put into practice, and is now in use.
Although the timing of the audit depends on your auditing body, in our experience, the investigative phase of this audit normally lasts two weeks. Your auditors should then need an additional two weeks to put out a final report.
Remember that you can fail an ISO 27001 audit. Before awarding a certification, auditors may ask your organization to revisit and address any serious issues they discovered with your information security. It’s crucial for your budget that you do it properly the first time because this process might be expensive.
Finally, keep that report on hand because your potential customers and clients will probably request a copy.
It becomes a little more challenging after receiving your initial ISO 27001 accreditation. Your company will just need to pass the first stage of the audit procedure for the next two years. Tests will be administered by auditors on random controls, such as a pop quiz. You must expand to a complete audit, as explained in step 2 above, if your ISMS fails the test.
Your firm will undergo the entire audit procedure once more in the third year of accreditation.
An annual internal audit might be challenging for small organizations. It can be challenging to have an independent team with experience in ISO 27001 compliance carry out the procedure when your organization is sufficiently modest. Teams frequently look for outside consultants to carry out the internal audit, resulting in an unnecessary expense.
Keep in mind that the entity conducting your internal audit and your external audit cannot be the same. These two actions must be wholly independent of one another.
Lastly, ISO 27001 is a complete framework that enables organizations to comply with a number of requirements, such as GDPR and NIST. If your business operates in the EU, you will likely be required to comply with GDPR, even if solely for marketing purposes. NIS and NIST are cybersecurity regulations, the majority of which are addressed by ISO 27001 procedures.
As laws and enforcement intensify, it is advantageous to have ISMS compliance provisions in place. Obtaining ISO 27001 certification is a positive development. While applying the framework, you can simultaneously address other applicable laws, such as GDPR or NIS/NIST.