Master the ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Framework for Complete Information Security Control
You're under pressure. Breaches are rising, regulators are watching, and stakeholders demand proof your organisation is secured. Yet implementing a robust information security management system feels overwhelming, slow, and uncertain. You need a solution that delivers real-world control, not just theory. Staying reactive costs you credibility, time, and risk tolerance. Forward-thinking organisations aren't just compliant - they're proactive, structured, and trusted. The difference? They’re led by professionals who master the ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Framework. Master the ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Framework for Complete Information Security Control is your definitive path from uncertainty to authority. This course transforms ambiguity into action, equipping you to design, deploy, and manage an enterprise-grade ISMS in under six weeks - complete with a board-ready implementation roadmap. One senior security architect, Ana R., used this methodology to lead her financial services firm through certification in 14 weeks. She documented every control, aligned leadership, and reduced audit preparation time by 70%. Today, she leads three regional ISMS programmes and has been promoted twice. This isn't about passing a test. It’s about earning the confidence to stand in front of executives and say, “Our information is protected, structured, and future-proof.” You’ll gain clarity, authority, and measurable impact. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Learn on Your Terms - No Deadlines, No Compromise
This course is self-paced, with immediate online access the moment you enrol. There are no fixed dates, no mandatory attendance, and no arbitrary time commitments. You control your schedule. Whether you dedicate 30 minutes daily or immerse yourself over a weekend, the structure adapts to your availability. Most learners complete the core application within 4 to 6 weeks while maintaining full-time roles. You’ll apply concepts immediately, seeing tangible results in your work environment within the first two modules - from scoping your ISMS to drafting your Statement of Applicability. Lifetime Access, Zero Obsolescence
You receive lifetime access to all course materials, including future updates at no additional cost. Standards evolve, and so does this programme. Every revision to ISO/IEC 27001 guidance, Annex A controls, or certification requirements is reflected in your materials - permanently. Access is 24/7, globally available, and fully optimised for mobile, tablet, and desktop. Whether you’re preparing for an audit on a flight or reviewing risk treatment plans from a client site, your learning travels with you. Expert Guidance, Not Just Content
You are not alone. Throughout the course, you’ll have direct access to structured instructor support for clarification, implementation feedback, and scenario review. This isn’t automated chat - it’s real, role-specific guidance backed by certificated ISO 27001 Lead Auditors and experienced CISOs. When you submit a risk assessment example or a PDCA cycle diagram, you’ll receive actionable insights that reflect real-world best practices and certification-body expectations. Certificate of Completion - Globally Recognised
Upon completion, you will earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service. This credential is trusted by enterprises worldwide and validates your mastery of end-to-end ISMS implementation. It is verifiable, professional, and designed to strengthen your profile on LinkedIn, internal promotions, and consulting engagements. No Hidden Fees. No Risk. Full Confidence.
Pricing is straightforward, with no hidden fees, subscriptions, or renewal charges. What you see is what you get - complete access, lifetime updates, and certification eligibility. We accept all major payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal, ensuring a seamless enrolment process for individuals and teams. If this course doesn’t deliver the clarity, structure, and confidence you expected, you’re protected by our 30-day money-back guarantee. Register with zero financial risk. Your success is our priority. Enrolment Confirmation & Access Timeline
After enrolment, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Your access details and learning portal credentials will be delivered separately once your course materials are prepared. This ensures data integrity and a smooth onboarding experience. “Will This Work for Me?” - The Real Answer
You might think: “I’m not a full-time security manager,” or “My company isn’t ISO-certified yet.” That’s exactly why this course works. This works even if you’re new to information security, operate in a heavily regulated industry like healthcare or finance, or work in a small team where you wear multiple hats. Past participants include compliance officers, IT managers, risk analysts, and consultants - all of whom used this framework to deliver measurable security transformation. We’ve had data protection officers with no prior implementation experience use this course to pass internal governance reviews and secure executive approval for their first ISMS budget. This is practical, not theoretical. You’ll follow the same step-by-step process examiners and certification bodies audit against - no guesswork, no gaps.
Extensive and Detailed Course Curriculum
Module 1: Foundations of Information Security Management - Understanding the global threat landscape and its impact on business
- The business case for implementing an Information Security Management System (ISMS)
- Key differences between compliance, security, and risk management
- Overview of ISO/IEC 27000 series standards and their interrelationships
- The role of ISO/IEC 27001 in organisational resilience
- Defining information security objectives aligned with business goals
- Understanding information assets and their lifecycle
- Types of security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors
- Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements for data protection
- Comparing ISO/IEC 27001 with other frameworks like NIST, COBIT, and GDPR
- Establishing the importance of leadership commitment
- Understanding the role of top management in ISMS success
- Introduction to risk-based thinking in security management
- Defining information security policy at the organisational level
- Linking ISMS objectives to business continuity and organisational strategy
Module 2: Introduction to ISO/IEC 27001 and the PDCA Cycle - Detailed breakdown of ISO/IEC 27001:2022 structure and clauses
- Understanding the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) methodology
- Mapping PDCA to the ISO/IEC 27001 implementation lifecycle
- Clause 4: Context of the Organisation - internal and external issues
- Clause 5: Leadership - roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities
- Clause 6: Planning - objectives, risk treatment, and resource allocation
- Clause 7: Support - competence, awareness, communication, and documentation
- Clause 8: Operation - implementation of risk treatment plans
- Clause 9: Performance Evaluation - monitoring, measurement, and review
- Clause 10: Improvement - nonconformities, corrective actions, and continual improvement
- How auditors interpret each clause during certification
- Aligning project timelines with PDCA phases
- Developing a PDCA-based project roadmap for ISMS rollout
- Using PDCA for ongoing ISMS maintenance post-certification
- Integrating PDCA with agile and waterfall project management methods
Module 3: Defining Scope and Establishing Governance - Criteria for defining the scope of an ISMS
- Identifying organisational boundaries and applicable assets
- Determining physical, logical, and organisational scope limits
- Documenting scope justification for stakeholder approval
- Common scope mistakes and how to avoid them
- Establishing the ISMS steering committee
- Defining roles: Lead Implementer, ISMS Manager, Data Owner, Custodian
- Creating a RACI matrix for ISMS responsibilities
- Developing governance reporting structures
- Setting up regular ISMS review meetings with leadership
- Designing dashboards for ISMS health monitoring
- Linking ISMS governance to enterprise risk committees
- Establishing escalation procedures for security incidents
- Managing third-party involvement within the ISMS scope
- Documenting governance decisions and actions
Module 4: Risk Assessment and Treatment Methodology - Principles of ISO/IEC 27005 and risk management alignment
- Selecting a risk assessment approach: qualitative vs quantitative
- Defining risk criteria: likelihood, impact, and risk appetite
- Asset identification and classification techniques
- Identifying threats and vulnerabilities for each asset
- Threat modelling using STRIDE and attack trees
- Assessing likelihood and business impact of risks
- Calculating risk scores and determining risk levels
- Creating and maintaining the Risk Register
- Establishing risk treatment options: avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept
- Drafting the Risk Treatment Plan (RTP)
- Selecting controls from Annex A based on risk profile
- Assigning ownership and deadlines for risk treatment
- Integrating risk assessment with business impact analysis
- Reviewing and updating the Risk Register annually
Module 5: Statement of Applicability (SoA) Development - Purpose and legal importance of the Statement of Applicability
- Listing all 93 Annex A controls and their intended outcomes
- Determining applicability for each control based on risk assessment
- Justifying exclusions with clear business or technical rationale
- Drafting defensible exclusion statements
- Linking each applied control to specific risks in the Risk Register
- Documenting implementation status for each control
- Maintaining version control of the SoA document
- Preparing the SoA for auditor review and challenge
- Using templates and checklists for accuracy
- Ensuring consistency between SoA, RTP, and policies
- Review process with internal audit and legal
- Incorporating feedback from stakeholders
- Finalising and approving the SoA for certification
- Updating the SoA during organisational changes
Module 6: Documentation and Evidence Requirements - Core documents required by ISO/IEC 27001
- Creating the Information Security Policy document
- Drafting the Information Security Objectives and KPIs
- Developing Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
- Writing the Access Control Policy
- Designing the Incident Response Policy
- Creating the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policy
- Documenting the Change Management Process
- Developing the Asset Management Procedure
- Writing the Media Handling and Disposal Procedure
- Establishing the Cryptographic Policy
- Designing the Supplier Security Policy
- Creating the Physical Security Policy
- Drafting the Human Resources Security Policy
- Developing the Operations Security Procedure
- Documenting Logging and Monitoring policies
- Establishing backup and retention procedures
- Creating evidence collection protocols for audits
- Ensuring document control and versioning
- Proving staff awareness and policy acceptance
Module 7: Control Implementation and Integration - Implementing access control policies across systems
- Role-based access control (RBAC) design and deployment
- Managing privileged accounts and shared credentials
- Implementing identity and access management (IAM) solutions
- Configuring multi-factor authentication (MFA) by policy
- Securing network architecture and segmentation
- Hardening operating systems and applications
- Implementing patch management processes
- Securing wireless and remote access
- Deploying endpoint protection solutions
- Encrypting data at rest and in transit
- Managing key lifecycle and cryptographic controls
- Implementing secure development practices
- Integrating security into change management
- Enforcing email security policies and spam filtering
- Monitoring for anomalies and suspicious activity
- Responding to alerts with documented procedures
- Establishing backup and recovery testing schedules
- Managing environmental and physical access controls
- Securing third-party vendor relationships
Module 8: Internal Audit and Management Review - Planning and scheduling internal ISMS audits
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists based on ISO/IEC 27001 clauses
- Conducting document reviews and staff interviews
- Gathering objective evidence for compliance
- Identifying nonconformities and opportunities for improvement
- Writing audit findings with clear, actionable language
- Creating internal audit reports for management
- Preparing for corrective action follow-up
- Conducting the Management Review Meeting
- Agenda design for effective review sessions
- Presenting ISMS performance metrics and trends
- Reviewing audit results, incident reports, and KPIs
- Assessing resource adequacy and policy effectiveness
- Approving changes to scope, objectives, or resources
- Documenting decisions and action items from review
- Ensuring continuous improvement through review outputs
- Linking review outcomes to risk treatment updates
- Archiving review records for certification evidence
- Preparing leadership to participate effectively
Module 9: Certification Audit Preparation - Understanding the two-stage certification audit process
- Selecting and onboarding a certification body
- Preparing for Stage 1: Documentation review
- Conducting a pre-audit gap assessment
- Addressing gaps before formal audit
- Preparing staff for auditor interviews
- Organising physical and digital access for auditors
- Compiling and indexing audit evidence packages
- Rehearsing responses to common auditor questions
- Simulating audit walkthroughs and scenario testing
- Reviewing the SoA and RTP for consistency
- Ensuring all policies are signed and acknowledged
- Validating employee training records
- Preparing incident logs and response reports
- Organising internal audit reports and corrective actions
- Finalising management review minutes
- Creating a single point of truth for all documentation
- Conducting a final readiness assessment
- Designating a lead liaison for the audit
- Anticipating and mitigating auditor challenges
Module 10: Post-Certification Maintenance and Improvement - Developing an annual ISMS calendar for sustainability
- Scheduling recurring risk assessments and reviews
- Conducting ongoing internal audits and gap checks
- Updating policies and procedures after organisational changes
- Managing changes to technology, personnel, and vendors
- Responding to new regulatory requirements
- Integrating lessons learned from security incidents
- Analyzing metrics and KPI trends over time
- Setting new information security objectives annually
- Performing continual improvement actions
- Managing surveillance audits between certifications
- Preparing for recertification audits
- Tracking corrective and preventive actions
- Engaging stakeholders in ongoing security culture
- Reporting ISMS performance to the board
- Linking ISMS to enterprise risk and compliance frameworks
- Scaling ISMS across new business units or geographies
- Automating evidence collection and reporting
- Using dashboards for real-time status monitoring
- Maintaining audit readiness at all times
Module 1: Foundations of Information Security Management - Understanding the global threat landscape and its impact on business
- The business case for implementing an Information Security Management System (ISMS)
- Key differences between compliance, security, and risk management
- Overview of ISO/IEC 27000 series standards and their interrelationships
- The role of ISO/IEC 27001 in organisational resilience
- Defining information security objectives aligned with business goals
- Understanding information assets and their lifecycle
- Types of security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors
- Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements for data protection
- Comparing ISO/IEC 27001 with other frameworks like NIST, COBIT, and GDPR
- Establishing the importance of leadership commitment
- Understanding the role of top management in ISMS success
- Introduction to risk-based thinking in security management
- Defining information security policy at the organisational level
- Linking ISMS objectives to business continuity and organisational strategy
Module 2: Introduction to ISO/IEC 27001 and the PDCA Cycle - Detailed breakdown of ISO/IEC 27001:2022 structure and clauses
- Understanding the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) methodology
- Mapping PDCA to the ISO/IEC 27001 implementation lifecycle
- Clause 4: Context of the Organisation - internal and external issues
- Clause 5: Leadership - roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities
- Clause 6: Planning - objectives, risk treatment, and resource allocation
- Clause 7: Support - competence, awareness, communication, and documentation
- Clause 8: Operation - implementation of risk treatment plans
- Clause 9: Performance Evaluation - monitoring, measurement, and review
- Clause 10: Improvement - nonconformities, corrective actions, and continual improvement
- How auditors interpret each clause during certification
- Aligning project timelines with PDCA phases
- Developing a PDCA-based project roadmap for ISMS rollout
- Using PDCA for ongoing ISMS maintenance post-certification
- Integrating PDCA with agile and waterfall project management methods
Module 3: Defining Scope and Establishing Governance - Criteria for defining the scope of an ISMS
- Identifying organisational boundaries and applicable assets
- Determining physical, logical, and organisational scope limits
- Documenting scope justification for stakeholder approval
- Common scope mistakes and how to avoid them
- Establishing the ISMS steering committee
- Defining roles: Lead Implementer, ISMS Manager, Data Owner, Custodian
- Creating a RACI matrix for ISMS responsibilities
- Developing governance reporting structures
- Setting up regular ISMS review meetings with leadership
- Designing dashboards for ISMS health monitoring
- Linking ISMS governance to enterprise risk committees
- Establishing escalation procedures for security incidents
- Managing third-party involvement within the ISMS scope
- Documenting governance decisions and actions
Module 4: Risk Assessment and Treatment Methodology - Principles of ISO/IEC 27005 and risk management alignment
- Selecting a risk assessment approach: qualitative vs quantitative
- Defining risk criteria: likelihood, impact, and risk appetite
- Asset identification and classification techniques
- Identifying threats and vulnerabilities for each asset
- Threat modelling using STRIDE and attack trees
- Assessing likelihood and business impact of risks
- Calculating risk scores and determining risk levels
- Creating and maintaining the Risk Register
- Establishing risk treatment options: avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept
- Drafting the Risk Treatment Plan (RTP)
- Selecting controls from Annex A based on risk profile
- Assigning ownership and deadlines for risk treatment
- Integrating risk assessment with business impact analysis
- Reviewing and updating the Risk Register annually
Module 5: Statement of Applicability (SoA) Development - Purpose and legal importance of the Statement of Applicability
- Listing all 93 Annex A controls and their intended outcomes
- Determining applicability for each control based on risk assessment
- Justifying exclusions with clear business or technical rationale
- Drafting defensible exclusion statements
- Linking each applied control to specific risks in the Risk Register
- Documenting implementation status for each control
- Maintaining version control of the SoA document
- Preparing the SoA for auditor review and challenge
- Using templates and checklists for accuracy
- Ensuring consistency between SoA, RTP, and policies
- Review process with internal audit and legal
- Incorporating feedback from stakeholders
- Finalising and approving the SoA for certification
- Updating the SoA during organisational changes
Module 6: Documentation and Evidence Requirements - Core documents required by ISO/IEC 27001
- Creating the Information Security Policy document
- Drafting the Information Security Objectives and KPIs
- Developing Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
- Writing the Access Control Policy
- Designing the Incident Response Policy
- Creating the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policy
- Documenting the Change Management Process
- Developing the Asset Management Procedure
- Writing the Media Handling and Disposal Procedure
- Establishing the Cryptographic Policy
- Designing the Supplier Security Policy
- Creating the Physical Security Policy
- Drafting the Human Resources Security Policy
- Developing the Operations Security Procedure
- Documenting Logging and Monitoring policies
- Establishing backup and retention procedures
- Creating evidence collection protocols for audits
- Ensuring document control and versioning
- Proving staff awareness and policy acceptance
Module 7: Control Implementation and Integration - Implementing access control policies across systems
- Role-based access control (RBAC) design and deployment
- Managing privileged accounts and shared credentials
- Implementing identity and access management (IAM) solutions
- Configuring multi-factor authentication (MFA) by policy
- Securing network architecture and segmentation
- Hardening operating systems and applications
- Implementing patch management processes
- Securing wireless and remote access
- Deploying endpoint protection solutions
- Encrypting data at rest and in transit
- Managing key lifecycle and cryptographic controls
- Implementing secure development practices
- Integrating security into change management
- Enforcing email security policies and spam filtering
- Monitoring for anomalies and suspicious activity
- Responding to alerts with documented procedures
- Establishing backup and recovery testing schedules
- Managing environmental and physical access controls
- Securing third-party vendor relationships
Module 8: Internal Audit and Management Review - Planning and scheduling internal ISMS audits
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists based on ISO/IEC 27001 clauses
- Conducting document reviews and staff interviews
- Gathering objective evidence for compliance
- Identifying nonconformities and opportunities for improvement
- Writing audit findings with clear, actionable language
- Creating internal audit reports for management
- Preparing for corrective action follow-up
- Conducting the Management Review Meeting
- Agenda design for effective review sessions
- Presenting ISMS performance metrics and trends
- Reviewing audit results, incident reports, and KPIs
- Assessing resource adequacy and policy effectiveness
- Approving changes to scope, objectives, or resources
- Documenting decisions and action items from review
- Ensuring continuous improvement through review outputs
- Linking review outcomes to risk treatment updates
- Archiving review records for certification evidence
- Preparing leadership to participate effectively
Module 9: Certification Audit Preparation - Understanding the two-stage certification audit process
- Selecting and onboarding a certification body
- Preparing for Stage 1: Documentation review
- Conducting a pre-audit gap assessment
- Addressing gaps before formal audit
- Preparing staff for auditor interviews
- Organising physical and digital access for auditors
- Compiling and indexing audit evidence packages
- Rehearsing responses to common auditor questions
- Simulating audit walkthroughs and scenario testing
- Reviewing the SoA and RTP for consistency
- Ensuring all policies are signed and acknowledged
- Validating employee training records
- Preparing incident logs and response reports
- Organising internal audit reports and corrective actions
- Finalising management review minutes
- Creating a single point of truth for all documentation
- Conducting a final readiness assessment
- Designating a lead liaison for the audit
- Anticipating and mitigating auditor challenges
Module 10: Post-Certification Maintenance and Improvement - Developing an annual ISMS calendar for sustainability
- Scheduling recurring risk assessments and reviews
- Conducting ongoing internal audits and gap checks
- Updating policies and procedures after organisational changes
- Managing changes to technology, personnel, and vendors
- Responding to new regulatory requirements
- Integrating lessons learned from security incidents
- Analyzing metrics and KPI trends over time
- Setting new information security objectives annually
- Performing continual improvement actions
- Managing surveillance audits between certifications
- Preparing for recertification audits
- Tracking corrective and preventive actions
- Engaging stakeholders in ongoing security culture
- Reporting ISMS performance to the board
- Linking ISMS to enterprise risk and compliance frameworks
- Scaling ISMS across new business units or geographies
- Automating evidence collection and reporting
- Using dashboards for real-time status monitoring
- Maintaining audit readiness at all times
- Detailed breakdown of ISO/IEC 27001:2022 structure and clauses
- Understanding the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) methodology
- Mapping PDCA to the ISO/IEC 27001 implementation lifecycle
- Clause 4: Context of the Organisation - internal and external issues
- Clause 5: Leadership - roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities
- Clause 6: Planning - objectives, risk treatment, and resource allocation
- Clause 7: Support - competence, awareness, communication, and documentation
- Clause 8: Operation - implementation of risk treatment plans
- Clause 9: Performance Evaluation - monitoring, measurement, and review
- Clause 10: Improvement - nonconformities, corrective actions, and continual improvement
- How auditors interpret each clause during certification
- Aligning project timelines with PDCA phases
- Developing a PDCA-based project roadmap for ISMS rollout
- Using PDCA for ongoing ISMS maintenance post-certification
- Integrating PDCA with agile and waterfall project management methods
Module 3: Defining Scope and Establishing Governance - Criteria for defining the scope of an ISMS
- Identifying organisational boundaries and applicable assets
- Determining physical, logical, and organisational scope limits
- Documenting scope justification for stakeholder approval
- Common scope mistakes and how to avoid them
- Establishing the ISMS steering committee
- Defining roles: Lead Implementer, ISMS Manager, Data Owner, Custodian
- Creating a RACI matrix for ISMS responsibilities
- Developing governance reporting structures
- Setting up regular ISMS review meetings with leadership
- Designing dashboards for ISMS health monitoring
- Linking ISMS governance to enterprise risk committees
- Establishing escalation procedures for security incidents
- Managing third-party involvement within the ISMS scope
- Documenting governance decisions and actions
Module 4: Risk Assessment and Treatment Methodology - Principles of ISO/IEC 27005 and risk management alignment
- Selecting a risk assessment approach: qualitative vs quantitative
- Defining risk criteria: likelihood, impact, and risk appetite
- Asset identification and classification techniques
- Identifying threats and vulnerabilities for each asset
- Threat modelling using STRIDE and attack trees
- Assessing likelihood and business impact of risks
- Calculating risk scores and determining risk levels
- Creating and maintaining the Risk Register
- Establishing risk treatment options: avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept
- Drafting the Risk Treatment Plan (RTP)
- Selecting controls from Annex A based on risk profile
- Assigning ownership and deadlines for risk treatment
- Integrating risk assessment with business impact analysis
- Reviewing and updating the Risk Register annually
Module 5: Statement of Applicability (SoA) Development - Purpose and legal importance of the Statement of Applicability
- Listing all 93 Annex A controls and their intended outcomes
- Determining applicability for each control based on risk assessment
- Justifying exclusions with clear business or technical rationale
- Drafting defensible exclusion statements
- Linking each applied control to specific risks in the Risk Register
- Documenting implementation status for each control
- Maintaining version control of the SoA document
- Preparing the SoA for auditor review and challenge
- Using templates and checklists for accuracy
- Ensuring consistency between SoA, RTP, and policies
- Review process with internal audit and legal
- Incorporating feedback from stakeholders
- Finalising and approving the SoA for certification
- Updating the SoA during organisational changes
Module 6: Documentation and Evidence Requirements - Core documents required by ISO/IEC 27001
- Creating the Information Security Policy document
- Drafting the Information Security Objectives and KPIs
- Developing Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
- Writing the Access Control Policy
- Designing the Incident Response Policy
- Creating the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policy
- Documenting the Change Management Process
- Developing the Asset Management Procedure
- Writing the Media Handling and Disposal Procedure
- Establishing the Cryptographic Policy
- Designing the Supplier Security Policy
- Creating the Physical Security Policy
- Drafting the Human Resources Security Policy
- Developing the Operations Security Procedure
- Documenting Logging and Monitoring policies
- Establishing backup and retention procedures
- Creating evidence collection protocols for audits
- Ensuring document control and versioning
- Proving staff awareness and policy acceptance
Module 7: Control Implementation and Integration - Implementing access control policies across systems
- Role-based access control (RBAC) design and deployment
- Managing privileged accounts and shared credentials
- Implementing identity and access management (IAM) solutions
- Configuring multi-factor authentication (MFA) by policy
- Securing network architecture and segmentation
- Hardening operating systems and applications
- Implementing patch management processes
- Securing wireless and remote access
- Deploying endpoint protection solutions
- Encrypting data at rest and in transit
- Managing key lifecycle and cryptographic controls
- Implementing secure development practices
- Integrating security into change management
- Enforcing email security policies and spam filtering
- Monitoring for anomalies and suspicious activity
- Responding to alerts with documented procedures
- Establishing backup and recovery testing schedules
- Managing environmental and physical access controls
- Securing third-party vendor relationships
Module 8: Internal Audit and Management Review - Planning and scheduling internal ISMS audits
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists based on ISO/IEC 27001 clauses
- Conducting document reviews and staff interviews
- Gathering objective evidence for compliance
- Identifying nonconformities and opportunities for improvement
- Writing audit findings with clear, actionable language
- Creating internal audit reports for management
- Preparing for corrective action follow-up
- Conducting the Management Review Meeting
- Agenda design for effective review sessions
- Presenting ISMS performance metrics and trends
- Reviewing audit results, incident reports, and KPIs
- Assessing resource adequacy and policy effectiveness
- Approving changes to scope, objectives, or resources
- Documenting decisions and action items from review
- Ensuring continuous improvement through review outputs
- Linking review outcomes to risk treatment updates
- Archiving review records for certification evidence
- Preparing leadership to participate effectively
Module 9: Certification Audit Preparation - Understanding the two-stage certification audit process
- Selecting and onboarding a certification body
- Preparing for Stage 1: Documentation review
- Conducting a pre-audit gap assessment
- Addressing gaps before formal audit
- Preparing staff for auditor interviews
- Organising physical and digital access for auditors
- Compiling and indexing audit evidence packages
- Rehearsing responses to common auditor questions
- Simulating audit walkthroughs and scenario testing
- Reviewing the SoA and RTP for consistency
- Ensuring all policies are signed and acknowledged
- Validating employee training records
- Preparing incident logs and response reports
- Organising internal audit reports and corrective actions
- Finalising management review minutes
- Creating a single point of truth for all documentation
- Conducting a final readiness assessment
- Designating a lead liaison for the audit
- Anticipating and mitigating auditor challenges
Module 10: Post-Certification Maintenance and Improvement - Developing an annual ISMS calendar for sustainability
- Scheduling recurring risk assessments and reviews
- Conducting ongoing internal audits and gap checks
- Updating policies and procedures after organisational changes
- Managing changes to technology, personnel, and vendors
- Responding to new regulatory requirements
- Integrating lessons learned from security incidents
- Analyzing metrics and KPI trends over time
- Setting new information security objectives annually
- Performing continual improvement actions
- Managing surveillance audits between certifications
- Preparing for recertification audits
- Tracking corrective and preventive actions
- Engaging stakeholders in ongoing security culture
- Reporting ISMS performance to the board
- Linking ISMS to enterprise risk and compliance frameworks
- Scaling ISMS across new business units or geographies
- Automating evidence collection and reporting
- Using dashboards for real-time status monitoring
- Maintaining audit readiness at all times
- Principles of ISO/IEC 27005 and risk management alignment
- Selecting a risk assessment approach: qualitative vs quantitative
- Defining risk criteria: likelihood, impact, and risk appetite
- Asset identification and classification techniques
- Identifying threats and vulnerabilities for each asset
- Threat modelling using STRIDE and attack trees
- Assessing likelihood and business impact of risks
- Calculating risk scores and determining risk levels
- Creating and maintaining the Risk Register
- Establishing risk treatment options: avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept
- Drafting the Risk Treatment Plan (RTP)
- Selecting controls from Annex A based on risk profile
- Assigning ownership and deadlines for risk treatment
- Integrating risk assessment with business impact analysis
- Reviewing and updating the Risk Register annually
Module 5: Statement of Applicability (SoA) Development - Purpose and legal importance of the Statement of Applicability
- Listing all 93 Annex A controls and their intended outcomes
- Determining applicability for each control based on risk assessment
- Justifying exclusions with clear business or technical rationale
- Drafting defensible exclusion statements
- Linking each applied control to specific risks in the Risk Register
- Documenting implementation status for each control
- Maintaining version control of the SoA document
- Preparing the SoA for auditor review and challenge
- Using templates and checklists for accuracy
- Ensuring consistency between SoA, RTP, and policies
- Review process with internal audit and legal
- Incorporating feedback from stakeholders
- Finalising and approving the SoA for certification
- Updating the SoA during organisational changes
Module 6: Documentation and Evidence Requirements - Core documents required by ISO/IEC 27001
- Creating the Information Security Policy document
- Drafting the Information Security Objectives and KPIs
- Developing Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
- Writing the Access Control Policy
- Designing the Incident Response Policy
- Creating the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policy
- Documenting the Change Management Process
- Developing the Asset Management Procedure
- Writing the Media Handling and Disposal Procedure
- Establishing the Cryptographic Policy
- Designing the Supplier Security Policy
- Creating the Physical Security Policy
- Drafting the Human Resources Security Policy
- Developing the Operations Security Procedure
- Documenting Logging and Monitoring policies
- Establishing backup and retention procedures
- Creating evidence collection protocols for audits
- Ensuring document control and versioning
- Proving staff awareness and policy acceptance
Module 7: Control Implementation and Integration - Implementing access control policies across systems
- Role-based access control (RBAC) design and deployment
- Managing privileged accounts and shared credentials
- Implementing identity and access management (IAM) solutions
- Configuring multi-factor authentication (MFA) by policy
- Securing network architecture and segmentation
- Hardening operating systems and applications
- Implementing patch management processes
- Securing wireless and remote access
- Deploying endpoint protection solutions
- Encrypting data at rest and in transit
- Managing key lifecycle and cryptographic controls
- Implementing secure development practices
- Integrating security into change management
- Enforcing email security policies and spam filtering
- Monitoring for anomalies and suspicious activity
- Responding to alerts with documented procedures
- Establishing backup and recovery testing schedules
- Managing environmental and physical access controls
- Securing third-party vendor relationships
Module 8: Internal Audit and Management Review - Planning and scheduling internal ISMS audits
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists based on ISO/IEC 27001 clauses
- Conducting document reviews and staff interviews
- Gathering objective evidence for compliance
- Identifying nonconformities and opportunities for improvement
- Writing audit findings with clear, actionable language
- Creating internal audit reports for management
- Preparing for corrective action follow-up
- Conducting the Management Review Meeting
- Agenda design for effective review sessions
- Presenting ISMS performance metrics and trends
- Reviewing audit results, incident reports, and KPIs
- Assessing resource adequacy and policy effectiveness
- Approving changes to scope, objectives, or resources
- Documenting decisions and action items from review
- Ensuring continuous improvement through review outputs
- Linking review outcomes to risk treatment updates
- Archiving review records for certification evidence
- Preparing leadership to participate effectively
Module 9: Certification Audit Preparation - Understanding the two-stage certification audit process
- Selecting and onboarding a certification body
- Preparing for Stage 1: Documentation review
- Conducting a pre-audit gap assessment
- Addressing gaps before formal audit
- Preparing staff for auditor interviews
- Organising physical and digital access for auditors
- Compiling and indexing audit evidence packages
- Rehearsing responses to common auditor questions
- Simulating audit walkthroughs and scenario testing
- Reviewing the SoA and RTP for consistency
- Ensuring all policies are signed and acknowledged
- Validating employee training records
- Preparing incident logs and response reports
- Organising internal audit reports and corrective actions
- Finalising management review minutes
- Creating a single point of truth for all documentation
- Conducting a final readiness assessment
- Designating a lead liaison for the audit
- Anticipating and mitigating auditor challenges
Module 10: Post-Certification Maintenance and Improvement - Developing an annual ISMS calendar for sustainability
- Scheduling recurring risk assessments and reviews
- Conducting ongoing internal audits and gap checks
- Updating policies and procedures after organisational changes
- Managing changes to technology, personnel, and vendors
- Responding to new regulatory requirements
- Integrating lessons learned from security incidents
- Analyzing metrics and KPI trends over time
- Setting new information security objectives annually
- Performing continual improvement actions
- Managing surveillance audits between certifications
- Preparing for recertification audits
- Tracking corrective and preventive actions
- Engaging stakeholders in ongoing security culture
- Reporting ISMS performance to the board
- Linking ISMS to enterprise risk and compliance frameworks
- Scaling ISMS across new business units or geographies
- Automating evidence collection and reporting
- Using dashboards for real-time status monitoring
- Maintaining audit readiness at all times
- Core documents required by ISO/IEC 27001
- Creating the Information Security Policy document
- Drafting the Information Security Objectives and KPIs
- Developing Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
- Writing the Access Control Policy
- Designing the Incident Response Policy
- Creating the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policy
- Documenting the Change Management Process
- Developing the Asset Management Procedure
- Writing the Media Handling and Disposal Procedure
- Establishing the Cryptographic Policy
- Designing the Supplier Security Policy
- Creating the Physical Security Policy
- Drafting the Human Resources Security Policy
- Developing the Operations Security Procedure
- Documenting Logging and Monitoring policies
- Establishing backup and retention procedures
- Creating evidence collection protocols for audits
- Ensuring document control and versioning
- Proving staff awareness and policy acceptance
Module 7: Control Implementation and Integration - Implementing access control policies across systems
- Role-based access control (RBAC) design and deployment
- Managing privileged accounts and shared credentials
- Implementing identity and access management (IAM) solutions
- Configuring multi-factor authentication (MFA) by policy
- Securing network architecture and segmentation
- Hardening operating systems and applications
- Implementing patch management processes
- Securing wireless and remote access
- Deploying endpoint protection solutions
- Encrypting data at rest and in transit
- Managing key lifecycle and cryptographic controls
- Implementing secure development practices
- Integrating security into change management
- Enforcing email security policies and spam filtering
- Monitoring for anomalies and suspicious activity
- Responding to alerts with documented procedures
- Establishing backup and recovery testing schedules
- Managing environmental and physical access controls
- Securing third-party vendor relationships
Module 8: Internal Audit and Management Review - Planning and scheduling internal ISMS audits
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists based on ISO/IEC 27001 clauses
- Conducting document reviews and staff interviews
- Gathering objective evidence for compliance
- Identifying nonconformities and opportunities for improvement
- Writing audit findings with clear, actionable language
- Creating internal audit reports for management
- Preparing for corrective action follow-up
- Conducting the Management Review Meeting
- Agenda design for effective review sessions
- Presenting ISMS performance metrics and trends
- Reviewing audit results, incident reports, and KPIs
- Assessing resource adequacy and policy effectiveness
- Approving changes to scope, objectives, or resources
- Documenting decisions and action items from review
- Ensuring continuous improvement through review outputs
- Linking review outcomes to risk treatment updates
- Archiving review records for certification evidence
- Preparing leadership to participate effectively
Module 9: Certification Audit Preparation - Understanding the two-stage certification audit process
- Selecting and onboarding a certification body
- Preparing for Stage 1: Documentation review
- Conducting a pre-audit gap assessment
- Addressing gaps before formal audit
- Preparing staff for auditor interviews
- Organising physical and digital access for auditors
- Compiling and indexing audit evidence packages
- Rehearsing responses to common auditor questions
- Simulating audit walkthroughs and scenario testing
- Reviewing the SoA and RTP for consistency
- Ensuring all policies are signed and acknowledged
- Validating employee training records
- Preparing incident logs and response reports
- Organising internal audit reports and corrective actions
- Finalising management review minutes
- Creating a single point of truth for all documentation
- Conducting a final readiness assessment
- Designating a lead liaison for the audit
- Anticipating and mitigating auditor challenges
Module 10: Post-Certification Maintenance and Improvement - Developing an annual ISMS calendar for sustainability
- Scheduling recurring risk assessments and reviews
- Conducting ongoing internal audits and gap checks
- Updating policies and procedures after organisational changes
- Managing changes to technology, personnel, and vendors
- Responding to new regulatory requirements
- Integrating lessons learned from security incidents
- Analyzing metrics and KPI trends over time
- Setting new information security objectives annually
- Performing continual improvement actions
- Managing surveillance audits between certifications
- Preparing for recertification audits
- Tracking corrective and preventive actions
- Engaging stakeholders in ongoing security culture
- Reporting ISMS performance to the board
- Linking ISMS to enterprise risk and compliance frameworks
- Scaling ISMS across new business units or geographies
- Automating evidence collection and reporting
- Using dashboards for real-time status monitoring
- Maintaining audit readiness at all times
- Planning and scheduling internal ISMS audits
- Selecting qualified internal auditors
- Developing audit checklists based on ISO/IEC 27001 clauses
- Conducting document reviews and staff interviews
- Gathering objective evidence for compliance
- Identifying nonconformities and opportunities for improvement
- Writing audit findings with clear, actionable language
- Creating internal audit reports for management
- Preparing for corrective action follow-up
- Conducting the Management Review Meeting
- Agenda design for effective review sessions
- Presenting ISMS performance metrics and trends
- Reviewing audit results, incident reports, and KPIs
- Assessing resource adequacy and policy effectiveness
- Approving changes to scope, objectives, or resources
- Documenting decisions and action items from review
- Ensuring continuous improvement through review outputs
- Linking review outcomes to risk treatment updates
- Archiving review records for certification evidence
- Preparing leadership to participate effectively
Module 9: Certification Audit Preparation - Understanding the two-stage certification audit process
- Selecting and onboarding a certification body
- Preparing for Stage 1: Documentation review
- Conducting a pre-audit gap assessment
- Addressing gaps before formal audit
- Preparing staff for auditor interviews
- Organising physical and digital access for auditors
- Compiling and indexing audit evidence packages
- Rehearsing responses to common auditor questions
- Simulating audit walkthroughs and scenario testing
- Reviewing the SoA and RTP for consistency
- Ensuring all policies are signed and acknowledged
- Validating employee training records
- Preparing incident logs and response reports
- Organising internal audit reports and corrective actions
- Finalising management review minutes
- Creating a single point of truth for all documentation
- Conducting a final readiness assessment
- Designating a lead liaison for the audit
- Anticipating and mitigating auditor challenges
Module 10: Post-Certification Maintenance and Improvement - Developing an annual ISMS calendar for sustainability
- Scheduling recurring risk assessments and reviews
- Conducting ongoing internal audits and gap checks
- Updating policies and procedures after organisational changes
- Managing changes to technology, personnel, and vendors
- Responding to new regulatory requirements
- Integrating lessons learned from security incidents
- Analyzing metrics and KPI trends over time
- Setting new information security objectives annually
- Performing continual improvement actions
- Managing surveillance audits between certifications
- Preparing for recertification audits
- Tracking corrective and preventive actions
- Engaging stakeholders in ongoing security culture
- Reporting ISMS performance to the board
- Linking ISMS to enterprise risk and compliance frameworks
- Scaling ISMS across new business units or geographies
- Automating evidence collection and reporting
- Using dashboards for real-time status monitoring
- Maintaining audit readiness at all times
- Developing an annual ISMS calendar for sustainability
- Scheduling recurring risk assessments and reviews
- Conducting ongoing internal audits and gap checks
- Updating policies and procedures after organisational changes
- Managing changes to technology, personnel, and vendors
- Responding to new regulatory requirements
- Integrating lessons learned from security incidents
- Analyzing metrics and KPI trends over time
- Setting new information security objectives annually
- Performing continual improvement actions
- Managing surveillance audits between certifications
- Preparing for recertification audits
- Tracking corrective and preventive actions
- Engaging stakeholders in ongoing security culture
- Reporting ISMS performance to the board
- Linking ISMS to enterprise risk and compliance frameworks
- Scaling ISMS across new business units or geographies
- Automating evidence collection and reporting
- Using dashboards for real-time status monitoring
- Maintaining audit readiness at all times