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ISO 27001 certification preparation involves completing internal ISMS audits, verifying security control implementation, reviewing ISMS documentation, and running a mock certification audit. The process supports both Stage 1 documentation review and Stage 2 implementation testing.

A risk-based ISMS audit plan evaluates asset criticality, threat exposure, control effectiveness, and prior incidents to set audit priority and frequency. High-risk assets get quarterly assessments, critical controls semi-annual testing, and standard processes annual verification.

An ISO 27002 assessment covers organizational controls like security policies and asset management, technical controls like access control and cryptography, physical controls like entry controls and equipment protection, and operational controls like change management and backup.

Yes, cloud security auditing covers cloud service provider certification review, shared responsibility model verification, data residency compliance, resource configuration hardening, encryption and key management, and cloud monitoring and logging evaluation.

ISMS audits integrate vulnerability assessments and penetration testing for external networks, internal systems, and web applications. Technical findings feed into risk-based finding prioritization and security improvement recommendations within the audit report.

Automated control testing verifies configurations and scans for vulnerabilities but cannot assess security culture, awareness training effectiveness, or process maturity. These areas require auditor interviews, documentation review, and manual observation during the audit.