ISMS • Audit • Evidence • Assurance
ISO/IEC 27001:2022
ISO/IEC 27001:2022
ISMS Lead Auditor
A five-day professional programme designed to develop the competence to plan, lead, conduct, report and follow up Information Security Management System audits using risk-based, evidence-driven audit methods and practical control-effectiveness testing.
Duration5 Days / 40 Hours
ModeInstructor-Led
LevelProfessional / Advanced
TrainerMd Jahangir Alam
Course Objective
Develop the capability to lead credible, risk-based and evidence-driven ISMS audits.
The programme prepares participants to interpret ISO/IEC 27001:2022 from an auditor’s perspective, establish audit criteria, manage audit programmes, plan and lead audit teams, perform document review, conduct interviews, sample records, evaluate technical and governance evidence, assess control effectiveness, formulate findings, report conclusions, and evaluate corrective actions and continual improvement.
Market Need
Why professional ISMS auditing capability remains essential.
Why Attend?
Build the practical skills required to lead complex ISMS audits.
Learn to convert ISO/IEC 27001 requirements into audit trails and evidence requests.
Develop risk-based audit programmes, plans, checklists and sampling strategies.
Practice interviews across management, IT, security, HR, procurement and business operations.
Learn how to test Annex A control implementation and effectiveness in real environments.
Write clear nonconformities, observations, conclusions and management reports.
Complete a structured mock audit from opening meeting through closing meeting and follow-up.
Key Learning Areas
The core knowledge and audit skills developed during the programme.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 clauses 4–10 and Annex A audit interpretation.
ISO/IEC 27002:2022 control guidance and evidence considerations.
Current management-system auditing guidance and risk-based auditing principles.
Audit programme management, audit objectives, scope, criteria and feasibility.
Document review, audit plans, checklists, interview plans and working papers.
Sampling, traceability, corroboration and reliability of audit evidence.
Testing organizational, people, physical and technological controls.
Audit-team leadership, communication, conflict handling and time management.
Findings, nonconformity formulation, audit conclusions and reporting.
Corrective action review, cause analysis and effectiveness follow-up.
Detailed 5-Day Course Agenda
A complete ISMS audit journey from standard interpretation to full mock audit.
DAY 01ISMS Requirements, Audit Context & Auditor Mindset
- Purpose and value of an Information Security Management System.
- Structure and audit intent of ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022/Amd 1:2024 awareness and context implications.
- Auditing clauses 4–10: context, leadership, planning, support, operation, evaluation and improvement.
- Understanding Annex A and the relationship with ISO/IEC 27002:2022 guidance.
- Information-security risk assessment, risk treatment and Statement of Applicability from an auditor’s perspective.
- Auditor behavior, professional judgment, confidentiality, independence and evidence-based conclusions.
- Workshop: requirement interpretation and audit-criteria mapping.
DAY 02Audit Programme, Planning, Document Review & Preparation
- Auditing principles and management-system audit guidance aligned with current ISO 19011 practice.
- Audit programme objectives, risks, resources, competence and performance monitoring.
- Audit objectives, scope, criteria, methods and feasibility.
- Audit-team selection, technical expertise and lead-auditor responsibilities.
- Document review: scope, policy, risk method, risk register, treatment plan, SoA and supporting procedures.
- Developing risk-based audit trails and process-based checklists.
- Sampling strategy, remote/hybrid audit considerations and evidence reliability.
- Preparing the audit plan, opening meeting agenda, interview schedule and working papers.
- Workshop: Stage-1-style readiness review and detailed Stage-2-style audit plan.
DAY 03Conducting the Audit, Interviews & Evidence Evaluation
- Opening meeting, audit communication and management of the audit team.
- Interview techniques for top management, CISO, IT, HR, procurement, legal, risk and business teams.
- Following audit trails from requirement → risk → control → operation → record → result.
- Sampling documents, tickets, logs, access records, incident records, supplier evidence and monitoring outputs.
- Testing implementation and effectiveness rather than document existence only.
- Evaluating information classification, access control, privileged access and authentication evidence.
- Auditing supplier relationships, cloud services, ICT readiness for continuity and incident management.
- Daily audit-team review, unresolved evidence and emerging findings.
- Practical exercise: interview simulation and evidence-traceability challenge.
DAY 04Control Auditing, Findings, NCRs & Audit Reporting
- Audit approaches for organizational, people, physical and technological control themes.
- Evaluating asset management, acceptable use, classification and information transfer.
- Auditing vulnerability management, configuration, logging, monitoring, malware protection, backup and network security.
- Auditing secure development, change management, test information and separation of environments.
- Distinguishing isolated error, systemic weakness, nonconformity and opportunity for improvement.
- Writing clear findings using requirement, objective evidence and nonconformity statements.
- Audit conclusions, audit-report structure and management communication.
- Closing meeting preparation and handling disagreement professionally.
- Workshop: build findings from evidence packs and defend them before an audit panel.
DAY 05Corrective Action, Follow-Up & Full Lead Auditor Simulation
- Corrective action, cause analysis, correction and systemic remediation.
- Evaluating proposed action plans and evidence of completion.
- Verifying effectiveness and deciding audit follow-up methods.
- Audit programme improvement and auditor competence development.
- Full team-based mock audit: prepare → open → interview → sample → evaluate → find → report → close.
- Lead-auditor role rotation and team performance review.
- Closing meeting simulation with management questions and finding challenges.
- Final evaluation, lessons learned and personal auditor development roadmap.
Lead Auditor Practical Roadmap
The end-to-end audit workflow participants will practice.
01Prepare
Criteria, scope, document review
Criteria, scope, document review
02Plan
Trails, sampling, team
Trails, sampling, team
03Conduct
Interview, observe, verify
Interview, observe, verify
04Conclude
Findings, report, closing
Findings, report, closing
05Follow Up
Action, evidence, effectiveness
Action, evidence, effectiveness
Practical Outputs Developed During Training
Reusable auditor working papers and audit artifacts.
01. Audit Criteria Map
02. Document Review Notes
03. Audit Programme & Plan
04. Risk-Based Checklist
05. Interview & Sampling Plan
06. Audit Working Papers
07. Findings / NCR Log
08. Closing Meeting Brief
09. Management Audit Report
Who Should Attend?
For professionals responsible for ISMS audit, assurance and governance oversight.
Internal and external auditors.
Information security and ISMS professionals.
CISOs, risk, compliance, privacy and governance professionals.
IT auditors, technology-risk teams and assurance professionals.
Consultants supporting ISO/IEC 27001 readiness and audit programmes.
Managers responsible for supplier assurance and cybersecurity governance.
Recommended Prerequisite
A working understanding of information security, IT operations, risk management or management systems is recommended. Prior audit experience is helpful but not mandatory.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
Interpret ISO/IEC 27001 requirements from an auditor’s perspective.
Establish a risk-based audit programme and detailed audit plan.
Conduct interviews, sample records and evaluate evidence reliability.
Assess ISMS processes and Annex A control implementation and effectiveness.
Formulate defensible findings, conclusions and audit reports.
Evaluate corrective actions and verify effectiveness during follow-up.
Course architecture is designed around ISO/IEC 27001:2022 requirements, ISO/IEC 27002:2022 control guidance and current management-system auditing guidance, with practical emphasis on risk-based evidence evaluation and audit-team leadership.
Build stronger ISMS audit and assurance capability.
Arrange a dedicated Lead Auditor programme for your internal audit, information security, risk, compliance and technology teams.