ISO 27003 Implementation Mastery: Build, Audit, and Certify Your Information Security Management System
COURSE FORMAT & DELIVERY DETAILS Learn at Your Own Pace, On Your Terms - Designed for Maximum Flexibility and Real-World Results
This is a self-paced, on-demand digital learning experience with immediate online access the moment you enroll. There are no fixed schedules, no deadlines, and no pressure. You control when, where, and how you engage with the content, making it ideal for busy professionals, IT managers, consultants, compliance officers, and risk leaders who demand clarity without disruption to their workflow. Designed for Rapid Implementation and Tangible Outcomes
Most learners complete the course within 4 to 6 weeks by dedicating just a few hours per week. However, many report implementing critical components of their ISMS within the first 7 days. The curriculum is structured to deliver actionable insights immediately, so you can begin applying ISO 27003 principles to your organisation from day one - even before finishing the full programme. Lifetime Access with Continuous Updates at No Extra Cost
Once enrolled, you gain lifetime access to all course materials, including future updates aligned with evolving ISO standards, regulatory frameworks, and industry best practices. As global information security requirements shift, your knowledge stays ahead - protected, current, and globally relevant, all without paying additional fees. Accessible Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device
The entire course is mobile-friendly and fully optimised for 24/7 global access across devices - whether you're reviewing audit templates on your tablet during a commute or finalising your risk treatment plan on your smartphone while travelling. Your progress syncs seamlessly, ensuring continuity and uninterrupted learning. Expert-Led Guidance and Direct Instructor Support
You are not learning in isolation. Throughout the course, you receive structured instructor support through curated guidance notes, real-world implementation checklists, and direct access to expert responses for key implementation questions. This is not a passive learning path - it is a guided mastery journey backed by decades of practical information security leadership. Receive a Globally Recognised Certificate of Completion
Upon finishing the course, you will earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service. This certification is trusted by professionals in over 140 countries and recognised by employers, auditors, and compliance teams worldwide. It validates your ability to design, implement, and maintain an ISO 27001-aligned ISMS using the ISO 27003 implementation framework - a credential that strengthens your credibility and career trajectory. Transparent Pricing, No Hidden Fees, Full Payment Flexibility
The price you see is the price you pay - with absolutely no hidden charges, membership fees, or recurring costs. We accept all major payment methods including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal, ensuring a seamless and secure transaction for professionals across regions and time zones. Risk-Free Enrollment with a Comprehensive Satisfaction Guarantee
We stand behind the value and effectiveness of this course with a powerful promise: if you do not find the content applicable, practical, and transformative to your ISMS implementation efforts, you are entitled to a full refund. Our commitment is to your success - not just your purchase. Secure Your Spot with Peace of Mind
After enrollment, you will receive a confirmation email acknowledging your registration. Shortly thereafter, your access credentials and course entry details will be delivered separately, ensuring a secure onboarding process. The materials are pre-prepared and systematically activated, guaranteeing you receive a polished, professional, and fully tested learning pathway. This Works Even If…
- You have no prior experience with ISMS frameworks but need to lead implementation in your organisation
- You're managing multiple compliance pressures and need a structured, step-by-step approach
- Your organisation lacks dedicated security resources or internal expertise
- You’ve attempted ISO 27001 implementation before and failed due to poor planning or unclear guidance
- You're uncertain whether your current policies meet auditor expectations
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With over 750,000 professionals trained globally and partnerships across government agencies, financial institutions, and multinational enterprises, The Art of Service has earned a reputation for delivering precision, clarity, and implementation-ready knowledge. You are joining a community of practitioners who have successfully built, audited, and certified their ISMS - and you’re equipped with the exact same system. You’re Not Just Buying a Course - You’re Investing in Implementation Certainty
The real cost isn’t the course fee - it’s the risk of delaying your ISMS, failing an audit, or suffering a breach due to incomplete controls. This programme eliminates ambiguity, reduces implementation risk, and gives you a clear roadmap to compliance. With lifetime access, expert support, and a proven framework, you’re not just preparing for certification - you’re guaranteeing it.
EXTENSIVE and DETAILED COURSE CURRICULUM
Module 1: Foundations of ISO 27003 and the ISMS Lifecycle - Understanding the purpose and scope of ISO 27003
- How ISO 27003 supports ISO 27001 implementation
- Differences between ISO 27001, 27002, and 27003
- Key definitions: ISMS, risk, asset, control, policy
- The seven-phase ISMS implementation lifecycle
- Mapping organisational readiness to the ISMS journey
- Establishing the business case for ISMS implementation
- Aligning ISMS goals with corporate strategy
- Identifying internal and external stakeholders
- Analysing regulatory and legal drivers for compliance
- Conducting a high-level security posture assessment
- Creating a compelling executive summary for leadership
- Defining success metrics for the ISMS project
- Developing a timeline and project roadmap
- Introducing the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) model
- Understanding continual improvement in practice
Module 2: Establishing the ISMS Project Foundation - Forming the ISMS project team and assigning roles
- Defining the project charter and governance structure
- Selecting an ISMS project lead and steering committee
- Drafting the ISMS scope statement with precision
- Creating boundaries for information assets and systems
- Developing the ISMS policy framework foundation
- Setting up documentation and version control systems
- Establishing communication protocols across departments
- Designing a kick-off event for organisational buy-in
- Engaging senior management with clear commitments
- Conducting a gap analysis against ISO 27001
- Interpreting gap findings for action planning
- Prioritising critical deficiencies for resolution
- Developing a risk-based prioritisation matrix
- Creating your first ISMS implementation work plan
- Integrating ISMS requirements into existing projects
Module 3: Information Asset Identification and Classification - Inventorying all information assets across departments
- Mapping data flows and system interdependencies
- Categorising assets by type: digital, physical, intellectual
- Assigning asset owners and custodians
- Developing an information asset register
- Establishing classification levels: public, internal, confidential, restricted
- Defining handling requirements for each classification
- Designing labelling and marking conventions
- Creating an asset classification policy
- Documenting storage, transmission, and disposal rules
- Training staff on classification responsibilities
- Integrating classification into onboarding processes
- Conducting periodic asset reviews and audits
- Retiring and securely disposing of obsolete assets
- Leveraging existing CMDBs and service catalogues
- Linking asset management to risk assessments
Module 4: Risk Assessment and Treatment Planning - Adopting a risk assessment methodology: qualitative vs quantitative
- Selecting risk criteria and thresholds
- Defining likelihood and impact scales
- Conducting asset-based risk identification
- Mapping threats and vulnerabilities to assets
- Analysing risk scenarios using real-world examples
- Developing a risk register template
- Documenting risk owners and tolerances
- Evaluating existing controls and their effectiveness
- Calculating residual and inherent risk levels
- Prioritising risks using heat maps
- Presenting risk findings to management
- Selecting risk treatment options: avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept
- Creating detailed risk treatment plans
- Assigning treatment responsibilities and deadlines
- Incorporating risk treatment into project budgets
- Tracking treatment progress and completion
- Updating the risk register dynamically
- Aligning risk appetite with business objectives
- Conducting re-assessments after major changes
Module 5: Statement of Applicability (SoA) Development - Understanding the role and legal importance of the SoA
- Identifying all 93 controls from Annex A of ISO 27001
- Justifying inclusion or exclusion of each control
- Drafting control implementation statements
- Linking controls to risk treatment decisions
- Ensuring traceability from risk to control to SoA
- Using templates for consistent SoA formatting
- Seeking feedback from legal and compliance teams
- Finalising the SoA for audit readiness
- Version controlling the SoA document
- Scheduling regular SoA reviews
- Preparing for auditor questions on excluded controls
- Aligning SoA with organisational policies
- Training auditors and internal reviewers on the SoA
- Using the SoA as a control gap monitoring tool
- Integrating SoA updates into change management
Module 6: Security Policy Framework and Documentation - Building a hierarchical policy structure
- Creating the Information Security Policy
- Writing Acceptable Use Policies for all users
- Developing data handling and classification policies
- Establishing access control policies
- Designing password and authentication standards
- Writing remote work and mobile device policies
- Creating third-party and vendor security policies
- Developing incident response and reporting policies
- Incorporating backup and recovery policies
- Writing encryption and data protection standards
- Establishing change management policies
- Developing physical and environmental security rules
- Creating business continuity and disaster recovery policies
- Documenting continuity testing schedules
- Designing acceptable encryption standards by data type
- Standardising policy review and approval workflows
- Recording policy distribution and acknowledgment
- Using policy management tools for scalability
- Aligning policies with regional data protection laws
Module 7: Access Control and Identity Management - Designing user access provisioning processes
- Implementing role-based access control (RBAC)
- Establishing user registration and de-registration
- Managing privileged account oversight
- Conducting access reviews and recertification
- Enforcing least privilege principles
- Defining access approval workflows
- Monitoring failed and suspicious login attempts
- Setting password complexity and rotation rules
- Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Managing shared and emergency accounts
- Controlling remote access securely
- Using single sign-on (SSO) with security policies
- Documenting access control monitoring procedures
- Auditing access logs and access rights
- Securing cloud application access
- Integrating identity providers with ISMS
- Blocking brute force and credential stuffing
- Managing break-glass accounts for emergencies
- Training staff on access responsibilities
Module 8: Incident Management and Response - Establishing an incident response team (IRT)
- Defining incident classification and severity levels
- Creating an incident reporting mechanism
- Documenting incident handling procedures
- Integrating SIEM and logging tools into response
- Conducting tabletop exercises for readiness
- Developing communication protocols for breaches
- Creating templates for incident reports
- Establishing timelines for notification and escalation
- Performing forensic data preservation
- Analysing root causes using incident logs
- Implementing containment and eradication steps
- Recovering systems and validating integrity
- Reporting to regulators as required
- Notifying affected parties in compliance with law
- Conducting post-incident reviews
- Updating controls based on lessons learned
- Training staff on incident recognition
- Integrating incident data into risk assessments
- Maintaining an incident register
Module 9: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Conducting business impact analysis (BIA)
- Identifying critical business functions
- Defining recovery time objectives (RTO)
- Setting recovery point objectives (RPO)
- Mapping dependencies across systems and teams
- Developing continuity strategies: hot site, cold site
- Creating emergency response procedures
- Establishing crisis communication plans
- Designing data backup schedules and retention
- Testing backup restoration integrity
- Documenting disaster recovery runbooks
- Conducting regular continuity testing
- Evaluating test results and updating plans
- Integrating cloud-based continuity options
- Securing off-site replication and storage
- Aligning BCP with cloud service agreements
- Training staff on continuity roles
- Ensuring third-parties have continuity plans
- Reviewing and updating BCP annually
- Obtaining management approval for BCP
Module 10: Supplier and Third-Party Risk Management - Inventorying all third-party relationships
- Classifying suppliers by risk level
- Conducting supplier due diligence assessments
- Performing security questionnaires and audits
- Requiring contractual security clauses
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Managing cloud service provider risks
- Assessing subcontractor relationships
- Validating data protection commitments
- Conducting on-site assessments when required
- Managing termination and offboarding securely
- Requiring incident notification agreements
- Tracking compliance through scorecards
- Integrating third-party risks into SoA
- Defining acceptable encryption standards for suppliers
- Conducting annual supplier reviews
- Leveraging ISO 27036 for supplier security
- Documenting supply chain assurance processes
- Requiring proof of certification or audits
- Creating a central supplier register
Module 11: Internal Audit Preparation and Execution - Planning the internal audit schedule
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists aligned with ISO 27001
- Creating an audit programme and calendar
- Writing audit scope and objectives
- Developing documentation review procedures
- Conducting staff interviews and observations
- Using audit evidence collection techniques
- Distinguishing between observations and nonconformities
- Writing clear, objective nonconformity statements
- Classifying minor and major nonconformities
- Presenting audit findings to management
- Confirming root cause analysis for findings
- Tracking corrective actions to resolution
- Verifying effectiveness of implemented corrections
- Reporting audit results to the steering committee
- Using audit data to improve the ISMS
- Aligning internal audits with continual improvement
- Preparing for external certification audits
- Conducting mock certification audits
Module 12: Management Review and Executive Reporting - Scheduling regular management review meetings
- Agenda planning for executive review sessions
- Reporting on ISMS performance metrics
- Presentation of internal audit results
- Summarising risk treatment progress
- Highlighting control effectiveness and gaps
- Communicating incident trends and resolutions
- Reporting on compliance status and obligations
- Demonstrating continual improvement
- Presenting resource requirements and budget needs
- Documenting management decisions and action items
- Assigning follow-up responsibilities
- Tracking implementation of management directives
- Reviewing policy adequacy and relevance
- Evaluating changes in external context
- Updating strategic alignment of the ISMS
- Ensuring senior management involvement
- Archiving management review records
- Reporting to the board or governing body
- Using data visualisations for clarity
Module 13: External Certification Audit Process - Selecting an accredited certification body
- Understanding accreditation standards (e.g. UKAS, ANAB)
- Initiating the certification application process
- Preparing for Stage 1 documentation review
- Gathering required evidence for Stage 1
- Scheduling Stage 2 onsite audit
- Coordinating auditor access and logistics
- Conducting opening and closing meetings
- Facilitating auditor interviews with staff
- Responding to auditor queries professionally
- Addressing minor and major nonconformities
- Submitting corrective action plans
- Providing evidence of implemented corrections
- Obtaining certification decision approval
- Receiving the ISO 27001 certificate
- Understanding surveillance audit requirements
- Planning for recertification every three years
- Managing audit findings across audit cycles
- Using auditor feedback for improvement
- Maintaining certification status continuously
Module 14: Sustaining and Improving the Certified ISMS - Embedding ISMS into daily operations
- Conducting periodic internal reviews
- Updating risk assessments annually or after change
- Revising the SoA to reflect new threats
- Integrating changes from digital transformation
- Monitoring emerging cyber threats and risks
- Updating security controls proactively
- Conducting refresher training for staff
- Rotating internal auditors for perspective
- Analysing performance using KPIs and metrics
- Tracking audit nonconformity closure rates
- Measuring incident response times
- Evaluating policy compliance through spot checks
- Using dashboards for executive insight
- Incorporating feedback from employees
- Sharing success stories across departments
- Recognising and rewarding security champions
- Scaling the ISMS to new subsidiaries
- Integrating acquisitions into the ISMS
- Ensuring ISMS remains cost-effective and efficient
Module 1: Foundations of ISO 27003 and the ISMS Lifecycle - Understanding the purpose and scope of ISO 27003
- How ISO 27003 supports ISO 27001 implementation
- Differences between ISO 27001, 27002, and 27003
- Key definitions: ISMS, risk, asset, control, policy
- The seven-phase ISMS implementation lifecycle
- Mapping organisational readiness to the ISMS journey
- Establishing the business case for ISMS implementation
- Aligning ISMS goals with corporate strategy
- Identifying internal and external stakeholders
- Analysing regulatory and legal drivers for compliance
- Conducting a high-level security posture assessment
- Creating a compelling executive summary for leadership
- Defining success metrics for the ISMS project
- Developing a timeline and project roadmap
- Introducing the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) model
- Understanding continual improvement in practice
Module 2: Establishing the ISMS Project Foundation - Forming the ISMS project team and assigning roles
- Defining the project charter and governance structure
- Selecting an ISMS project lead and steering committee
- Drafting the ISMS scope statement with precision
- Creating boundaries for information assets and systems
- Developing the ISMS policy framework foundation
- Setting up documentation and version control systems
- Establishing communication protocols across departments
- Designing a kick-off event for organisational buy-in
- Engaging senior management with clear commitments
- Conducting a gap analysis against ISO 27001
- Interpreting gap findings for action planning
- Prioritising critical deficiencies for resolution
- Developing a risk-based prioritisation matrix
- Creating your first ISMS implementation work plan
- Integrating ISMS requirements into existing projects
Module 3: Information Asset Identification and Classification - Inventorying all information assets across departments
- Mapping data flows and system interdependencies
- Categorising assets by type: digital, physical, intellectual
- Assigning asset owners and custodians
- Developing an information asset register
- Establishing classification levels: public, internal, confidential, restricted
- Defining handling requirements for each classification
- Designing labelling and marking conventions
- Creating an asset classification policy
- Documenting storage, transmission, and disposal rules
- Training staff on classification responsibilities
- Integrating classification into onboarding processes
- Conducting periodic asset reviews and audits
- Retiring and securely disposing of obsolete assets
- Leveraging existing CMDBs and service catalogues
- Linking asset management to risk assessments
Module 4: Risk Assessment and Treatment Planning - Adopting a risk assessment methodology: qualitative vs quantitative
- Selecting risk criteria and thresholds
- Defining likelihood and impact scales
- Conducting asset-based risk identification
- Mapping threats and vulnerabilities to assets
- Analysing risk scenarios using real-world examples
- Developing a risk register template
- Documenting risk owners and tolerances
- Evaluating existing controls and their effectiveness
- Calculating residual and inherent risk levels
- Prioritising risks using heat maps
- Presenting risk findings to management
- Selecting risk treatment options: avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept
- Creating detailed risk treatment plans
- Assigning treatment responsibilities and deadlines
- Incorporating risk treatment into project budgets
- Tracking treatment progress and completion
- Updating the risk register dynamically
- Aligning risk appetite with business objectives
- Conducting re-assessments after major changes
Module 5: Statement of Applicability (SoA) Development - Understanding the role and legal importance of the SoA
- Identifying all 93 controls from Annex A of ISO 27001
- Justifying inclusion or exclusion of each control
- Drafting control implementation statements
- Linking controls to risk treatment decisions
- Ensuring traceability from risk to control to SoA
- Using templates for consistent SoA formatting
- Seeking feedback from legal and compliance teams
- Finalising the SoA for audit readiness
- Version controlling the SoA document
- Scheduling regular SoA reviews
- Preparing for auditor questions on excluded controls
- Aligning SoA with organisational policies
- Training auditors and internal reviewers on the SoA
- Using the SoA as a control gap monitoring tool
- Integrating SoA updates into change management
Module 6: Security Policy Framework and Documentation - Building a hierarchical policy structure
- Creating the Information Security Policy
- Writing Acceptable Use Policies for all users
- Developing data handling and classification policies
- Establishing access control policies
- Designing password and authentication standards
- Writing remote work and mobile device policies
- Creating third-party and vendor security policies
- Developing incident response and reporting policies
- Incorporating backup and recovery policies
- Writing encryption and data protection standards
- Establishing change management policies
- Developing physical and environmental security rules
- Creating business continuity and disaster recovery policies
- Documenting continuity testing schedules
- Designing acceptable encryption standards by data type
- Standardising policy review and approval workflows
- Recording policy distribution and acknowledgment
- Using policy management tools for scalability
- Aligning policies with regional data protection laws
Module 7: Access Control and Identity Management - Designing user access provisioning processes
- Implementing role-based access control (RBAC)
- Establishing user registration and de-registration
- Managing privileged account oversight
- Conducting access reviews and recertification
- Enforcing least privilege principles
- Defining access approval workflows
- Monitoring failed and suspicious login attempts
- Setting password complexity and rotation rules
- Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Managing shared and emergency accounts
- Controlling remote access securely
- Using single sign-on (SSO) with security policies
- Documenting access control monitoring procedures
- Auditing access logs and access rights
- Securing cloud application access
- Integrating identity providers with ISMS
- Blocking brute force and credential stuffing
- Managing break-glass accounts for emergencies
- Training staff on access responsibilities
Module 8: Incident Management and Response - Establishing an incident response team (IRT)
- Defining incident classification and severity levels
- Creating an incident reporting mechanism
- Documenting incident handling procedures
- Integrating SIEM and logging tools into response
- Conducting tabletop exercises for readiness
- Developing communication protocols for breaches
- Creating templates for incident reports
- Establishing timelines for notification and escalation
- Performing forensic data preservation
- Analysing root causes using incident logs
- Implementing containment and eradication steps
- Recovering systems and validating integrity
- Reporting to regulators as required
- Notifying affected parties in compliance with law
- Conducting post-incident reviews
- Updating controls based on lessons learned
- Training staff on incident recognition
- Integrating incident data into risk assessments
- Maintaining an incident register
Module 9: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Conducting business impact analysis (BIA)
- Identifying critical business functions
- Defining recovery time objectives (RTO)
- Setting recovery point objectives (RPO)
- Mapping dependencies across systems and teams
- Developing continuity strategies: hot site, cold site
- Creating emergency response procedures
- Establishing crisis communication plans
- Designing data backup schedules and retention
- Testing backup restoration integrity
- Documenting disaster recovery runbooks
- Conducting regular continuity testing
- Evaluating test results and updating plans
- Integrating cloud-based continuity options
- Securing off-site replication and storage
- Aligning BCP with cloud service agreements
- Training staff on continuity roles
- Ensuring third-parties have continuity plans
- Reviewing and updating BCP annually
- Obtaining management approval for BCP
Module 10: Supplier and Third-Party Risk Management - Inventorying all third-party relationships
- Classifying suppliers by risk level
- Conducting supplier due diligence assessments
- Performing security questionnaires and audits
- Requiring contractual security clauses
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Managing cloud service provider risks
- Assessing subcontractor relationships
- Validating data protection commitments
- Conducting on-site assessments when required
- Managing termination and offboarding securely
- Requiring incident notification agreements
- Tracking compliance through scorecards
- Integrating third-party risks into SoA
- Defining acceptable encryption standards for suppliers
- Conducting annual supplier reviews
- Leveraging ISO 27036 for supplier security
- Documenting supply chain assurance processes
- Requiring proof of certification or audits
- Creating a central supplier register
Module 11: Internal Audit Preparation and Execution - Planning the internal audit schedule
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists aligned with ISO 27001
- Creating an audit programme and calendar
- Writing audit scope and objectives
- Developing documentation review procedures
- Conducting staff interviews and observations
- Using audit evidence collection techniques
- Distinguishing between observations and nonconformities
- Writing clear, objective nonconformity statements
- Classifying minor and major nonconformities
- Presenting audit findings to management
- Confirming root cause analysis for findings
- Tracking corrective actions to resolution
- Verifying effectiveness of implemented corrections
- Reporting audit results to the steering committee
- Using audit data to improve the ISMS
- Aligning internal audits with continual improvement
- Preparing for external certification audits
- Conducting mock certification audits
Module 12: Management Review and Executive Reporting - Scheduling regular management review meetings
- Agenda planning for executive review sessions
- Reporting on ISMS performance metrics
- Presentation of internal audit results
- Summarising risk treatment progress
- Highlighting control effectiveness and gaps
- Communicating incident trends and resolutions
- Reporting on compliance status and obligations
- Demonstrating continual improvement
- Presenting resource requirements and budget needs
- Documenting management decisions and action items
- Assigning follow-up responsibilities
- Tracking implementation of management directives
- Reviewing policy adequacy and relevance
- Evaluating changes in external context
- Updating strategic alignment of the ISMS
- Ensuring senior management involvement
- Archiving management review records
- Reporting to the board or governing body
- Using data visualisations for clarity
Module 13: External Certification Audit Process - Selecting an accredited certification body
- Understanding accreditation standards (e.g. UKAS, ANAB)
- Initiating the certification application process
- Preparing for Stage 1 documentation review
- Gathering required evidence for Stage 1
- Scheduling Stage 2 onsite audit
- Coordinating auditor access and logistics
- Conducting opening and closing meetings
- Facilitating auditor interviews with staff
- Responding to auditor queries professionally
- Addressing minor and major nonconformities
- Submitting corrective action plans
- Providing evidence of implemented corrections
- Obtaining certification decision approval
- Receiving the ISO 27001 certificate
- Understanding surveillance audit requirements
- Planning for recertification every three years
- Managing audit findings across audit cycles
- Using auditor feedback for improvement
- Maintaining certification status continuously
Module 14: Sustaining and Improving the Certified ISMS - Embedding ISMS into daily operations
- Conducting periodic internal reviews
- Updating risk assessments annually or after change
- Revising the SoA to reflect new threats
- Integrating changes from digital transformation
- Monitoring emerging cyber threats and risks
- Updating security controls proactively
- Conducting refresher training for staff
- Rotating internal auditors for perspective
- Analysing performance using KPIs and metrics
- Tracking audit nonconformity closure rates
- Measuring incident response times
- Evaluating policy compliance through spot checks
- Using dashboards for executive insight
- Incorporating feedback from employees
- Sharing success stories across departments
- Recognising and rewarding security champions
- Scaling the ISMS to new subsidiaries
- Integrating acquisitions into the ISMS
- Ensuring ISMS remains cost-effective and efficient
- Forming the ISMS project team and assigning roles
- Defining the project charter and governance structure
- Selecting an ISMS project lead and steering committee
- Drafting the ISMS scope statement with precision
- Creating boundaries for information assets and systems
- Developing the ISMS policy framework foundation
- Setting up documentation and version control systems
- Establishing communication protocols across departments
- Designing a kick-off event for organisational buy-in
- Engaging senior management with clear commitments
- Conducting a gap analysis against ISO 27001
- Interpreting gap findings for action planning
- Prioritising critical deficiencies for resolution
- Developing a risk-based prioritisation matrix
- Creating your first ISMS implementation work plan
- Integrating ISMS requirements into existing projects
Module 3: Information Asset Identification and Classification - Inventorying all information assets across departments
- Mapping data flows and system interdependencies
- Categorising assets by type: digital, physical, intellectual
- Assigning asset owners and custodians
- Developing an information asset register
- Establishing classification levels: public, internal, confidential, restricted
- Defining handling requirements for each classification
- Designing labelling and marking conventions
- Creating an asset classification policy
- Documenting storage, transmission, and disposal rules
- Training staff on classification responsibilities
- Integrating classification into onboarding processes
- Conducting periodic asset reviews and audits
- Retiring and securely disposing of obsolete assets
- Leveraging existing CMDBs and service catalogues
- Linking asset management to risk assessments
Module 4: Risk Assessment and Treatment Planning - Adopting a risk assessment methodology: qualitative vs quantitative
- Selecting risk criteria and thresholds
- Defining likelihood and impact scales
- Conducting asset-based risk identification
- Mapping threats and vulnerabilities to assets
- Analysing risk scenarios using real-world examples
- Developing a risk register template
- Documenting risk owners and tolerances
- Evaluating existing controls and their effectiveness
- Calculating residual and inherent risk levels
- Prioritising risks using heat maps
- Presenting risk findings to management
- Selecting risk treatment options: avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept
- Creating detailed risk treatment plans
- Assigning treatment responsibilities and deadlines
- Incorporating risk treatment into project budgets
- Tracking treatment progress and completion
- Updating the risk register dynamically
- Aligning risk appetite with business objectives
- Conducting re-assessments after major changes
Module 5: Statement of Applicability (SoA) Development - Understanding the role and legal importance of the SoA
- Identifying all 93 controls from Annex A of ISO 27001
- Justifying inclusion or exclusion of each control
- Drafting control implementation statements
- Linking controls to risk treatment decisions
- Ensuring traceability from risk to control to SoA
- Using templates for consistent SoA formatting
- Seeking feedback from legal and compliance teams
- Finalising the SoA for audit readiness
- Version controlling the SoA document
- Scheduling regular SoA reviews
- Preparing for auditor questions on excluded controls
- Aligning SoA with organisational policies
- Training auditors and internal reviewers on the SoA
- Using the SoA as a control gap monitoring tool
- Integrating SoA updates into change management
Module 6: Security Policy Framework and Documentation - Building a hierarchical policy structure
- Creating the Information Security Policy
- Writing Acceptable Use Policies for all users
- Developing data handling and classification policies
- Establishing access control policies
- Designing password and authentication standards
- Writing remote work and mobile device policies
- Creating third-party and vendor security policies
- Developing incident response and reporting policies
- Incorporating backup and recovery policies
- Writing encryption and data protection standards
- Establishing change management policies
- Developing physical and environmental security rules
- Creating business continuity and disaster recovery policies
- Documenting continuity testing schedules
- Designing acceptable encryption standards by data type
- Standardising policy review and approval workflows
- Recording policy distribution and acknowledgment
- Using policy management tools for scalability
- Aligning policies with regional data protection laws
Module 7: Access Control and Identity Management - Designing user access provisioning processes
- Implementing role-based access control (RBAC)
- Establishing user registration and de-registration
- Managing privileged account oversight
- Conducting access reviews and recertification
- Enforcing least privilege principles
- Defining access approval workflows
- Monitoring failed and suspicious login attempts
- Setting password complexity and rotation rules
- Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Managing shared and emergency accounts
- Controlling remote access securely
- Using single sign-on (SSO) with security policies
- Documenting access control monitoring procedures
- Auditing access logs and access rights
- Securing cloud application access
- Integrating identity providers with ISMS
- Blocking brute force and credential stuffing
- Managing break-glass accounts for emergencies
- Training staff on access responsibilities
Module 8: Incident Management and Response - Establishing an incident response team (IRT)
- Defining incident classification and severity levels
- Creating an incident reporting mechanism
- Documenting incident handling procedures
- Integrating SIEM and logging tools into response
- Conducting tabletop exercises for readiness
- Developing communication protocols for breaches
- Creating templates for incident reports
- Establishing timelines for notification and escalation
- Performing forensic data preservation
- Analysing root causes using incident logs
- Implementing containment and eradication steps
- Recovering systems and validating integrity
- Reporting to regulators as required
- Notifying affected parties in compliance with law
- Conducting post-incident reviews
- Updating controls based on lessons learned
- Training staff on incident recognition
- Integrating incident data into risk assessments
- Maintaining an incident register
Module 9: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Conducting business impact analysis (BIA)
- Identifying critical business functions
- Defining recovery time objectives (RTO)
- Setting recovery point objectives (RPO)
- Mapping dependencies across systems and teams
- Developing continuity strategies: hot site, cold site
- Creating emergency response procedures
- Establishing crisis communication plans
- Designing data backup schedules and retention
- Testing backup restoration integrity
- Documenting disaster recovery runbooks
- Conducting regular continuity testing
- Evaluating test results and updating plans
- Integrating cloud-based continuity options
- Securing off-site replication and storage
- Aligning BCP with cloud service agreements
- Training staff on continuity roles
- Ensuring third-parties have continuity plans
- Reviewing and updating BCP annually
- Obtaining management approval for BCP
Module 10: Supplier and Third-Party Risk Management - Inventorying all third-party relationships
- Classifying suppliers by risk level
- Conducting supplier due diligence assessments
- Performing security questionnaires and audits
- Requiring contractual security clauses
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Managing cloud service provider risks
- Assessing subcontractor relationships
- Validating data protection commitments
- Conducting on-site assessments when required
- Managing termination and offboarding securely
- Requiring incident notification agreements
- Tracking compliance through scorecards
- Integrating third-party risks into SoA
- Defining acceptable encryption standards for suppliers
- Conducting annual supplier reviews
- Leveraging ISO 27036 for supplier security
- Documenting supply chain assurance processes
- Requiring proof of certification or audits
- Creating a central supplier register
Module 11: Internal Audit Preparation and Execution - Planning the internal audit schedule
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists aligned with ISO 27001
- Creating an audit programme and calendar
- Writing audit scope and objectives
- Developing documentation review procedures
- Conducting staff interviews and observations
- Using audit evidence collection techniques
- Distinguishing between observations and nonconformities
- Writing clear, objective nonconformity statements
- Classifying minor and major nonconformities
- Presenting audit findings to management
- Confirming root cause analysis for findings
- Tracking corrective actions to resolution
- Verifying effectiveness of implemented corrections
- Reporting audit results to the steering committee
- Using audit data to improve the ISMS
- Aligning internal audits with continual improvement
- Preparing for external certification audits
- Conducting mock certification audits
Module 12: Management Review and Executive Reporting - Scheduling regular management review meetings
- Agenda planning for executive review sessions
- Reporting on ISMS performance metrics
- Presentation of internal audit results
- Summarising risk treatment progress
- Highlighting control effectiveness and gaps
- Communicating incident trends and resolutions
- Reporting on compliance status and obligations
- Demonstrating continual improvement
- Presenting resource requirements and budget needs
- Documenting management decisions and action items
- Assigning follow-up responsibilities
- Tracking implementation of management directives
- Reviewing policy adequacy and relevance
- Evaluating changes in external context
- Updating strategic alignment of the ISMS
- Ensuring senior management involvement
- Archiving management review records
- Reporting to the board or governing body
- Using data visualisations for clarity
Module 13: External Certification Audit Process - Selecting an accredited certification body
- Understanding accreditation standards (e.g. UKAS, ANAB)
- Initiating the certification application process
- Preparing for Stage 1 documentation review
- Gathering required evidence for Stage 1
- Scheduling Stage 2 onsite audit
- Coordinating auditor access and logistics
- Conducting opening and closing meetings
- Facilitating auditor interviews with staff
- Responding to auditor queries professionally
- Addressing minor and major nonconformities
- Submitting corrective action plans
- Providing evidence of implemented corrections
- Obtaining certification decision approval
- Receiving the ISO 27001 certificate
- Understanding surveillance audit requirements
- Planning for recertification every three years
- Managing audit findings across audit cycles
- Using auditor feedback for improvement
- Maintaining certification status continuously
Module 14: Sustaining and Improving the Certified ISMS - Embedding ISMS into daily operations
- Conducting periodic internal reviews
- Updating risk assessments annually or after change
- Revising the SoA to reflect new threats
- Integrating changes from digital transformation
- Monitoring emerging cyber threats and risks
- Updating security controls proactively
- Conducting refresher training for staff
- Rotating internal auditors for perspective
- Analysing performance using KPIs and metrics
- Tracking audit nonconformity closure rates
- Measuring incident response times
- Evaluating policy compliance through spot checks
- Using dashboards for executive insight
- Incorporating feedback from employees
- Sharing success stories across departments
- Recognising and rewarding security champions
- Scaling the ISMS to new subsidiaries
- Integrating acquisitions into the ISMS
- Ensuring ISMS remains cost-effective and efficient
- Adopting a risk assessment methodology: qualitative vs quantitative
- Selecting risk criteria and thresholds
- Defining likelihood and impact scales
- Conducting asset-based risk identification
- Mapping threats and vulnerabilities to assets
- Analysing risk scenarios using real-world examples
- Developing a risk register template
- Documenting risk owners and tolerances
- Evaluating existing controls and their effectiveness
- Calculating residual and inherent risk levels
- Prioritising risks using heat maps
- Presenting risk findings to management
- Selecting risk treatment options: avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept
- Creating detailed risk treatment plans
- Assigning treatment responsibilities and deadlines
- Incorporating risk treatment into project budgets
- Tracking treatment progress and completion
- Updating the risk register dynamically
- Aligning risk appetite with business objectives
- Conducting re-assessments after major changes
Module 5: Statement of Applicability (SoA) Development - Understanding the role and legal importance of the SoA
- Identifying all 93 controls from Annex A of ISO 27001
- Justifying inclusion or exclusion of each control
- Drafting control implementation statements
- Linking controls to risk treatment decisions
- Ensuring traceability from risk to control to SoA
- Using templates for consistent SoA formatting
- Seeking feedback from legal and compliance teams
- Finalising the SoA for audit readiness
- Version controlling the SoA document
- Scheduling regular SoA reviews
- Preparing for auditor questions on excluded controls
- Aligning SoA with organisational policies
- Training auditors and internal reviewers on the SoA
- Using the SoA as a control gap monitoring tool
- Integrating SoA updates into change management
Module 6: Security Policy Framework and Documentation - Building a hierarchical policy structure
- Creating the Information Security Policy
- Writing Acceptable Use Policies for all users
- Developing data handling and classification policies
- Establishing access control policies
- Designing password and authentication standards
- Writing remote work and mobile device policies
- Creating third-party and vendor security policies
- Developing incident response and reporting policies
- Incorporating backup and recovery policies
- Writing encryption and data protection standards
- Establishing change management policies
- Developing physical and environmental security rules
- Creating business continuity and disaster recovery policies
- Documenting continuity testing schedules
- Designing acceptable encryption standards by data type
- Standardising policy review and approval workflows
- Recording policy distribution and acknowledgment
- Using policy management tools for scalability
- Aligning policies with regional data protection laws
Module 7: Access Control and Identity Management - Designing user access provisioning processes
- Implementing role-based access control (RBAC)
- Establishing user registration and de-registration
- Managing privileged account oversight
- Conducting access reviews and recertification
- Enforcing least privilege principles
- Defining access approval workflows
- Monitoring failed and suspicious login attempts
- Setting password complexity and rotation rules
- Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Managing shared and emergency accounts
- Controlling remote access securely
- Using single sign-on (SSO) with security policies
- Documenting access control monitoring procedures
- Auditing access logs and access rights
- Securing cloud application access
- Integrating identity providers with ISMS
- Blocking brute force and credential stuffing
- Managing break-glass accounts for emergencies
- Training staff on access responsibilities
Module 8: Incident Management and Response - Establishing an incident response team (IRT)
- Defining incident classification and severity levels
- Creating an incident reporting mechanism
- Documenting incident handling procedures
- Integrating SIEM and logging tools into response
- Conducting tabletop exercises for readiness
- Developing communication protocols for breaches
- Creating templates for incident reports
- Establishing timelines for notification and escalation
- Performing forensic data preservation
- Analysing root causes using incident logs
- Implementing containment and eradication steps
- Recovering systems and validating integrity
- Reporting to regulators as required
- Notifying affected parties in compliance with law
- Conducting post-incident reviews
- Updating controls based on lessons learned
- Training staff on incident recognition
- Integrating incident data into risk assessments
- Maintaining an incident register
Module 9: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Conducting business impact analysis (BIA)
- Identifying critical business functions
- Defining recovery time objectives (RTO)
- Setting recovery point objectives (RPO)
- Mapping dependencies across systems and teams
- Developing continuity strategies: hot site, cold site
- Creating emergency response procedures
- Establishing crisis communication plans
- Designing data backup schedules and retention
- Testing backup restoration integrity
- Documenting disaster recovery runbooks
- Conducting regular continuity testing
- Evaluating test results and updating plans
- Integrating cloud-based continuity options
- Securing off-site replication and storage
- Aligning BCP with cloud service agreements
- Training staff on continuity roles
- Ensuring third-parties have continuity plans
- Reviewing and updating BCP annually
- Obtaining management approval for BCP
Module 10: Supplier and Third-Party Risk Management - Inventorying all third-party relationships
- Classifying suppliers by risk level
- Conducting supplier due diligence assessments
- Performing security questionnaires and audits
- Requiring contractual security clauses
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Managing cloud service provider risks
- Assessing subcontractor relationships
- Validating data protection commitments
- Conducting on-site assessments when required
- Managing termination and offboarding securely
- Requiring incident notification agreements
- Tracking compliance through scorecards
- Integrating third-party risks into SoA
- Defining acceptable encryption standards for suppliers
- Conducting annual supplier reviews
- Leveraging ISO 27036 for supplier security
- Documenting supply chain assurance processes
- Requiring proof of certification or audits
- Creating a central supplier register
Module 11: Internal Audit Preparation and Execution - Planning the internal audit schedule
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists aligned with ISO 27001
- Creating an audit programme and calendar
- Writing audit scope and objectives
- Developing documentation review procedures
- Conducting staff interviews and observations
- Using audit evidence collection techniques
- Distinguishing between observations and nonconformities
- Writing clear, objective nonconformity statements
- Classifying minor and major nonconformities
- Presenting audit findings to management
- Confirming root cause analysis for findings
- Tracking corrective actions to resolution
- Verifying effectiveness of implemented corrections
- Reporting audit results to the steering committee
- Using audit data to improve the ISMS
- Aligning internal audits with continual improvement
- Preparing for external certification audits
- Conducting mock certification audits
Module 12: Management Review and Executive Reporting - Scheduling regular management review meetings
- Agenda planning for executive review sessions
- Reporting on ISMS performance metrics
- Presentation of internal audit results
- Summarising risk treatment progress
- Highlighting control effectiveness and gaps
- Communicating incident trends and resolutions
- Reporting on compliance status and obligations
- Demonstrating continual improvement
- Presenting resource requirements and budget needs
- Documenting management decisions and action items
- Assigning follow-up responsibilities
- Tracking implementation of management directives
- Reviewing policy adequacy and relevance
- Evaluating changes in external context
- Updating strategic alignment of the ISMS
- Ensuring senior management involvement
- Archiving management review records
- Reporting to the board or governing body
- Using data visualisations for clarity
Module 13: External Certification Audit Process - Selecting an accredited certification body
- Understanding accreditation standards (e.g. UKAS, ANAB)
- Initiating the certification application process
- Preparing for Stage 1 documentation review
- Gathering required evidence for Stage 1
- Scheduling Stage 2 onsite audit
- Coordinating auditor access and logistics
- Conducting opening and closing meetings
- Facilitating auditor interviews with staff
- Responding to auditor queries professionally
- Addressing minor and major nonconformities
- Submitting corrective action plans
- Providing evidence of implemented corrections
- Obtaining certification decision approval
- Receiving the ISO 27001 certificate
- Understanding surveillance audit requirements
- Planning for recertification every three years
- Managing audit findings across audit cycles
- Using auditor feedback for improvement
- Maintaining certification status continuously
Module 14: Sustaining and Improving the Certified ISMS - Embedding ISMS into daily operations
- Conducting periodic internal reviews
- Updating risk assessments annually or after change
- Revising the SoA to reflect new threats
- Integrating changes from digital transformation
- Monitoring emerging cyber threats and risks
- Updating security controls proactively
- Conducting refresher training for staff
- Rotating internal auditors for perspective
- Analysing performance using KPIs and metrics
- Tracking audit nonconformity closure rates
- Measuring incident response times
- Evaluating policy compliance through spot checks
- Using dashboards for executive insight
- Incorporating feedback from employees
- Sharing success stories across departments
- Recognising and rewarding security champions
- Scaling the ISMS to new subsidiaries
- Integrating acquisitions into the ISMS
- Ensuring ISMS remains cost-effective and efficient
- Building a hierarchical policy structure
- Creating the Information Security Policy
- Writing Acceptable Use Policies for all users
- Developing data handling and classification policies
- Establishing access control policies
- Designing password and authentication standards
- Writing remote work and mobile device policies
- Creating third-party and vendor security policies
- Developing incident response and reporting policies
- Incorporating backup and recovery policies
- Writing encryption and data protection standards
- Establishing change management policies
- Developing physical and environmental security rules
- Creating business continuity and disaster recovery policies
- Documenting continuity testing schedules
- Designing acceptable encryption standards by data type
- Standardising policy review and approval workflows
- Recording policy distribution and acknowledgment
- Using policy management tools for scalability
- Aligning policies with regional data protection laws
Module 7: Access Control and Identity Management - Designing user access provisioning processes
- Implementing role-based access control (RBAC)
- Establishing user registration and de-registration
- Managing privileged account oversight
- Conducting access reviews and recertification
- Enforcing least privilege principles
- Defining access approval workflows
- Monitoring failed and suspicious login attempts
- Setting password complexity and rotation rules
- Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Managing shared and emergency accounts
- Controlling remote access securely
- Using single sign-on (SSO) with security policies
- Documenting access control monitoring procedures
- Auditing access logs and access rights
- Securing cloud application access
- Integrating identity providers with ISMS
- Blocking brute force and credential stuffing
- Managing break-glass accounts for emergencies
- Training staff on access responsibilities
Module 8: Incident Management and Response - Establishing an incident response team (IRT)
- Defining incident classification and severity levels
- Creating an incident reporting mechanism
- Documenting incident handling procedures
- Integrating SIEM and logging tools into response
- Conducting tabletop exercises for readiness
- Developing communication protocols for breaches
- Creating templates for incident reports
- Establishing timelines for notification and escalation
- Performing forensic data preservation
- Analysing root causes using incident logs
- Implementing containment and eradication steps
- Recovering systems and validating integrity
- Reporting to regulators as required
- Notifying affected parties in compliance with law
- Conducting post-incident reviews
- Updating controls based on lessons learned
- Training staff on incident recognition
- Integrating incident data into risk assessments
- Maintaining an incident register
Module 9: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Conducting business impact analysis (BIA)
- Identifying critical business functions
- Defining recovery time objectives (RTO)
- Setting recovery point objectives (RPO)
- Mapping dependencies across systems and teams
- Developing continuity strategies: hot site, cold site
- Creating emergency response procedures
- Establishing crisis communication plans
- Designing data backup schedules and retention
- Testing backup restoration integrity
- Documenting disaster recovery runbooks
- Conducting regular continuity testing
- Evaluating test results and updating plans
- Integrating cloud-based continuity options
- Securing off-site replication and storage
- Aligning BCP with cloud service agreements
- Training staff on continuity roles
- Ensuring third-parties have continuity plans
- Reviewing and updating BCP annually
- Obtaining management approval for BCP
Module 10: Supplier and Third-Party Risk Management - Inventorying all third-party relationships
- Classifying suppliers by risk level
- Conducting supplier due diligence assessments
- Performing security questionnaires and audits
- Requiring contractual security clauses
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Managing cloud service provider risks
- Assessing subcontractor relationships
- Validating data protection commitments
- Conducting on-site assessments when required
- Managing termination and offboarding securely
- Requiring incident notification agreements
- Tracking compliance through scorecards
- Integrating third-party risks into SoA
- Defining acceptable encryption standards for suppliers
- Conducting annual supplier reviews
- Leveraging ISO 27036 for supplier security
- Documenting supply chain assurance processes
- Requiring proof of certification or audits
- Creating a central supplier register
Module 11: Internal Audit Preparation and Execution - Planning the internal audit schedule
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists aligned with ISO 27001
- Creating an audit programme and calendar
- Writing audit scope and objectives
- Developing documentation review procedures
- Conducting staff interviews and observations
- Using audit evidence collection techniques
- Distinguishing between observations and nonconformities
- Writing clear, objective nonconformity statements
- Classifying minor and major nonconformities
- Presenting audit findings to management
- Confirming root cause analysis for findings
- Tracking corrective actions to resolution
- Verifying effectiveness of implemented corrections
- Reporting audit results to the steering committee
- Using audit data to improve the ISMS
- Aligning internal audits with continual improvement
- Preparing for external certification audits
- Conducting mock certification audits
Module 12: Management Review and Executive Reporting - Scheduling regular management review meetings
- Agenda planning for executive review sessions
- Reporting on ISMS performance metrics
- Presentation of internal audit results
- Summarising risk treatment progress
- Highlighting control effectiveness and gaps
- Communicating incident trends and resolutions
- Reporting on compliance status and obligations
- Demonstrating continual improvement
- Presenting resource requirements and budget needs
- Documenting management decisions and action items
- Assigning follow-up responsibilities
- Tracking implementation of management directives
- Reviewing policy adequacy and relevance
- Evaluating changes in external context
- Updating strategic alignment of the ISMS
- Ensuring senior management involvement
- Archiving management review records
- Reporting to the board or governing body
- Using data visualisations for clarity
Module 13: External Certification Audit Process - Selecting an accredited certification body
- Understanding accreditation standards (e.g. UKAS, ANAB)
- Initiating the certification application process
- Preparing for Stage 1 documentation review
- Gathering required evidence for Stage 1
- Scheduling Stage 2 onsite audit
- Coordinating auditor access and logistics
- Conducting opening and closing meetings
- Facilitating auditor interviews with staff
- Responding to auditor queries professionally
- Addressing minor and major nonconformities
- Submitting corrective action plans
- Providing evidence of implemented corrections
- Obtaining certification decision approval
- Receiving the ISO 27001 certificate
- Understanding surveillance audit requirements
- Planning for recertification every three years
- Managing audit findings across audit cycles
- Using auditor feedback for improvement
- Maintaining certification status continuously
Module 14: Sustaining and Improving the Certified ISMS - Embedding ISMS into daily operations
- Conducting periodic internal reviews
- Updating risk assessments annually or after change
- Revising the SoA to reflect new threats
- Integrating changes from digital transformation
- Monitoring emerging cyber threats and risks
- Updating security controls proactively
- Conducting refresher training for staff
- Rotating internal auditors for perspective
- Analysing performance using KPIs and metrics
- Tracking audit nonconformity closure rates
- Measuring incident response times
- Evaluating policy compliance through spot checks
- Using dashboards for executive insight
- Incorporating feedback from employees
- Sharing success stories across departments
- Recognising and rewarding security champions
- Scaling the ISMS to new subsidiaries
- Integrating acquisitions into the ISMS
- Ensuring ISMS remains cost-effective and efficient
- Establishing an incident response team (IRT)
- Defining incident classification and severity levels
- Creating an incident reporting mechanism
- Documenting incident handling procedures
- Integrating SIEM and logging tools into response
- Conducting tabletop exercises for readiness
- Developing communication protocols for breaches
- Creating templates for incident reports
- Establishing timelines for notification and escalation
- Performing forensic data preservation
- Analysing root causes using incident logs
- Implementing containment and eradication steps
- Recovering systems and validating integrity
- Reporting to regulators as required
- Notifying affected parties in compliance with law
- Conducting post-incident reviews
- Updating controls based on lessons learned
- Training staff on incident recognition
- Integrating incident data into risk assessments
- Maintaining an incident register
Module 9: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Conducting business impact analysis (BIA)
- Identifying critical business functions
- Defining recovery time objectives (RTO)
- Setting recovery point objectives (RPO)
- Mapping dependencies across systems and teams
- Developing continuity strategies: hot site, cold site
- Creating emergency response procedures
- Establishing crisis communication plans
- Designing data backup schedules and retention
- Testing backup restoration integrity
- Documenting disaster recovery runbooks
- Conducting regular continuity testing
- Evaluating test results and updating plans
- Integrating cloud-based continuity options
- Securing off-site replication and storage
- Aligning BCP with cloud service agreements
- Training staff on continuity roles
- Ensuring third-parties have continuity plans
- Reviewing and updating BCP annually
- Obtaining management approval for BCP
Module 10: Supplier and Third-Party Risk Management - Inventorying all third-party relationships
- Classifying suppliers by risk level
- Conducting supplier due diligence assessments
- Performing security questionnaires and audits
- Requiring contractual security clauses
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Managing cloud service provider risks
- Assessing subcontractor relationships
- Validating data protection commitments
- Conducting on-site assessments when required
- Managing termination and offboarding securely
- Requiring incident notification agreements
- Tracking compliance through scorecards
- Integrating third-party risks into SoA
- Defining acceptable encryption standards for suppliers
- Conducting annual supplier reviews
- Leveraging ISO 27036 for supplier security
- Documenting supply chain assurance processes
- Requiring proof of certification or audits
- Creating a central supplier register
Module 11: Internal Audit Preparation and Execution - Planning the internal audit schedule
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists aligned with ISO 27001
- Creating an audit programme and calendar
- Writing audit scope and objectives
- Developing documentation review procedures
- Conducting staff interviews and observations
- Using audit evidence collection techniques
- Distinguishing between observations and nonconformities
- Writing clear, objective nonconformity statements
- Classifying minor and major nonconformities
- Presenting audit findings to management
- Confirming root cause analysis for findings
- Tracking corrective actions to resolution
- Verifying effectiveness of implemented corrections
- Reporting audit results to the steering committee
- Using audit data to improve the ISMS
- Aligning internal audits with continual improvement
- Preparing for external certification audits
- Conducting mock certification audits
Module 12: Management Review and Executive Reporting - Scheduling regular management review meetings
- Agenda planning for executive review sessions
- Reporting on ISMS performance metrics
- Presentation of internal audit results
- Summarising risk treatment progress
- Highlighting control effectiveness and gaps
- Communicating incident trends and resolutions
- Reporting on compliance status and obligations
- Demonstrating continual improvement
- Presenting resource requirements and budget needs
- Documenting management decisions and action items
- Assigning follow-up responsibilities
- Tracking implementation of management directives
- Reviewing policy adequacy and relevance
- Evaluating changes in external context
- Updating strategic alignment of the ISMS
- Ensuring senior management involvement
- Archiving management review records
- Reporting to the board or governing body
- Using data visualisations for clarity
Module 13: External Certification Audit Process - Selecting an accredited certification body
- Understanding accreditation standards (e.g. UKAS, ANAB)
- Initiating the certification application process
- Preparing for Stage 1 documentation review
- Gathering required evidence for Stage 1
- Scheduling Stage 2 onsite audit
- Coordinating auditor access and logistics
- Conducting opening and closing meetings
- Facilitating auditor interviews with staff
- Responding to auditor queries professionally
- Addressing minor and major nonconformities
- Submitting corrective action plans
- Providing evidence of implemented corrections
- Obtaining certification decision approval
- Receiving the ISO 27001 certificate
- Understanding surveillance audit requirements
- Planning for recertification every three years
- Managing audit findings across audit cycles
- Using auditor feedback for improvement
- Maintaining certification status continuously
Module 14: Sustaining and Improving the Certified ISMS - Embedding ISMS into daily operations
- Conducting periodic internal reviews
- Updating risk assessments annually or after change
- Revising the SoA to reflect new threats
- Integrating changes from digital transformation
- Monitoring emerging cyber threats and risks
- Updating security controls proactively
- Conducting refresher training for staff
- Rotating internal auditors for perspective
- Analysing performance using KPIs and metrics
- Tracking audit nonconformity closure rates
- Measuring incident response times
- Evaluating policy compliance through spot checks
- Using dashboards for executive insight
- Incorporating feedback from employees
- Sharing success stories across departments
- Recognising and rewarding security champions
- Scaling the ISMS to new subsidiaries
- Integrating acquisitions into the ISMS
- Ensuring ISMS remains cost-effective and efficient
- Inventorying all third-party relationships
- Classifying suppliers by risk level
- Conducting supplier due diligence assessments
- Performing security questionnaires and audits
- Requiring contractual security clauses
- Monitoring third-party compliance continuously
- Managing cloud service provider risks
- Assessing subcontractor relationships
- Validating data protection commitments
- Conducting on-site assessments when required
- Managing termination and offboarding securely
- Requiring incident notification agreements
- Tracking compliance through scorecards
- Integrating third-party risks into SoA
- Defining acceptable encryption standards for suppliers
- Conducting annual supplier reviews
- Leveraging ISO 27036 for supplier security
- Documenting supply chain assurance processes
- Requiring proof of certification or audits
- Creating a central supplier register
Module 11: Internal Audit Preparation and Execution - Planning the internal audit schedule
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists aligned with ISO 27001
- Creating an audit programme and calendar
- Writing audit scope and objectives
- Developing documentation review procedures
- Conducting staff interviews and observations
- Using audit evidence collection techniques
- Distinguishing between observations and nonconformities
- Writing clear, objective nonconformity statements
- Classifying minor and major nonconformities
- Presenting audit findings to management
- Confirming root cause analysis for findings
- Tracking corrective actions to resolution
- Verifying effectiveness of implemented corrections
- Reporting audit results to the steering committee
- Using audit data to improve the ISMS
- Aligning internal audits with continual improvement
- Preparing for external certification audits
- Conducting mock certification audits
Module 12: Management Review and Executive Reporting - Scheduling regular management review meetings
- Agenda planning for executive review sessions
- Reporting on ISMS performance metrics
- Presentation of internal audit results
- Summarising risk treatment progress
- Highlighting control effectiveness and gaps
- Communicating incident trends and resolutions
- Reporting on compliance status and obligations
- Demonstrating continual improvement
- Presenting resource requirements and budget needs
- Documenting management decisions and action items
- Assigning follow-up responsibilities
- Tracking implementation of management directives
- Reviewing policy adequacy and relevance
- Evaluating changes in external context
- Updating strategic alignment of the ISMS
- Ensuring senior management involvement
- Archiving management review records
- Reporting to the board or governing body
- Using data visualisations for clarity
Module 13: External Certification Audit Process - Selecting an accredited certification body
- Understanding accreditation standards (e.g. UKAS, ANAB)
- Initiating the certification application process
- Preparing for Stage 1 documentation review
- Gathering required evidence for Stage 1
- Scheduling Stage 2 onsite audit
- Coordinating auditor access and logistics
- Conducting opening and closing meetings
- Facilitating auditor interviews with staff
- Responding to auditor queries professionally
- Addressing minor and major nonconformities
- Submitting corrective action plans
- Providing evidence of implemented corrections
- Obtaining certification decision approval
- Receiving the ISO 27001 certificate
- Understanding surveillance audit requirements
- Planning for recertification every three years
- Managing audit findings across audit cycles
- Using auditor feedback for improvement
- Maintaining certification status continuously
Module 14: Sustaining and Improving the Certified ISMS - Embedding ISMS into daily operations
- Conducting periodic internal reviews
- Updating risk assessments annually or after change
- Revising the SoA to reflect new threats
- Integrating changes from digital transformation
- Monitoring emerging cyber threats and risks
- Updating security controls proactively
- Conducting refresher training for staff
- Rotating internal auditors for perspective
- Analysing performance using KPIs and metrics
- Tracking audit nonconformity closure rates
- Measuring incident response times
- Evaluating policy compliance through spot checks
- Using dashboards for executive insight
- Incorporating feedback from employees
- Sharing success stories across departments
- Recognising and rewarding security champions
- Scaling the ISMS to new subsidiaries
- Integrating acquisitions into the ISMS
- Ensuring ISMS remains cost-effective and efficient
- Scheduling regular management review meetings
- Agenda planning for executive review sessions
- Reporting on ISMS performance metrics
- Presentation of internal audit results
- Summarising risk treatment progress
- Highlighting control effectiveness and gaps
- Communicating incident trends and resolutions
- Reporting on compliance status and obligations
- Demonstrating continual improvement
- Presenting resource requirements and budget needs
- Documenting management decisions and action items
- Assigning follow-up responsibilities
- Tracking implementation of management directives
- Reviewing policy adequacy and relevance
- Evaluating changes in external context
- Updating strategic alignment of the ISMS
- Ensuring senior management involvement
- Archiving management review records
- Reporting to the board or governing body
- Using data visualisations for clarity
Module 13: External Certification Audit Process - Selecting an accredited certification body
- Understanding accreditation standards (e.g. UKAS, ANAB)
- Initiating the certification application process
- Preparing for Stage 1 documentation review
- Gathering required evidence for Stage 1
- Scheduling Stage 2 onsite audit
- Coordinating auditor access and logistics
- Conducting opening and closing meetings
- Facilitating auditor interviews with staff
- Responding to auditor queries professionally
- Addressing minor and major nonconformities
- Submitting corrective action plans
- Providing evidence of implemented corrections
- Obtaining certification decision approval
- Receiving the ISO 27001 certificate
- Understanding surveillance audit requirements
- Planning for recertification every three years
- Managing audit findings across audit cycles
- Using auditor feedback for improvement
- Maintaining certification status continuously
Module 14: Sustaining and Improving the Certified ISMS - Embedding ISMS into daily operations
- Conducting periodic internal reviews
- Updating risk assessments annually or after change
- Revising the SoA to reflect new threats
- Integrating changes from digital transformation
- Monitoring emerging cyber threats and risks
- Updating security controls proactively
- Conducting refresher training for staff
- Rotating internal auditors for perspective
- Analysing performance using KPIs and metrics
- Tracking audit nonconformity closure rates
- Measuring incident response times
- Evaluating policy compliance through spot checks
- Using dashboards for executive insight
- Incorporating feedback from employees
- Sharing success stories across departments
- Recognising and rewarding security champions
- Scaling the ISMS to new subsidiaries
- Integrating acquisitions into the ISMS
- Ensuring ISMS remains cost-effective and efficient
- Embedding ISMS into daily operations
- Conducting periodic internal reviews
- Updating risk assessments annually or after change
- Revising the SoA to reflect new threats
- Integrating changes from digital transformation
- Monitoring emerging cyber threats and risks
- Updating security controls proactively
- Conducting refresher training for staff
- Rotating internal auditors for perspective
- Analysing performance using KPIs and metrics
- Tracking audit nonconformity closure rates
- Measuring incident response times
- Evaluating policy compliance through spot checks
- Using dashboards for executive insight
- Incorporating feedback from employees
- Sharing success stories across departments
- Recognising and rewarding security champions
- Scaling the ISMS to new subsidiaries
- Integrating acquisitions into the ISMS
- Ensuring ISMS remains cost-effective and efficient