ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

During this training course, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to plan and carry out internal and external audits in compliance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1 certification process.

Based on practical exercises, you will be able to master audit techniques and become competent to manage an audit program, audit team, communication with customers, and conflict resolution.

After acquiring the necessary expertise to perform this audit, you can sit for the exam and apply for a “PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor” credential. By holding a PECB Lead Auditor Certificate, you will demonstrate that you have the capabilities and competencies to audit organizations based on best practices.

Objectives:

By the end of this training course, the participants will be able to:

• Explain the fundamental concepts and principles of an information security management system (ISMS) based on ISO/IEC 27001
• Interpret the ISO/IEC 27001 requirements for an ISMS from the perspective of an auditor
• Evaluate the ISMS conformity to ISO/IEC 27001 requirements, in accordance with the fundamental audit concepts and principles
• Plan, conduct, and close an ISO/IEC 27001 compliance audit, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1 requirements, ISO 19011 guidelines, and other best practices of auditing
• Manage an ISO/IEC 27001 audit program

Course agenda:

Day 1: Introduction to the information security management system (ISMS) and ISO/IEC 27001

Day 2: Audit principles, preparation, and initiation of an audit

Day 3: On-site audit activities

Day 4: Closing the audit

Day 5: Certification Exam – 3 hours

A three-hour final examination will be held on the fifth training day. A certificate of successful completion will be issued to participants who have passed the examination. The certificate is recognized by the ANSI-accredited certification body PECB allowing participants to apply for the title of PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Provisional Auditor, PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Auditor, PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor or PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Senior Lead Auditor. Please find any further information here.
To maintain the credentials, an annual maintenance fee (AMF) of $100 per certificate has to be paid.

Target group:

• Auditors seeking to perform and lead Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification audits
• Managers or consultants seeking to master an Information Security Management System audit process
• Individuals responsible for maintaining conformance with Information Security Management System requirements
• Technical experts seeking to prepare for an Information Security Management System audit 
• Expert advisors in Information Security Management

Requirements:
A fundamental understanding of ISO/IEC 27001 and comprehensive knowledge of audit principles.

Maximum number of participants: 10 people

The training is conducted in English by an experienced trainer. The training documents are in English.
You will receive CPE Points for the participating in the ISO 27001 Lead Auditor training. The training takes 31 hours.
Because the training strongly deals with the ISO/IEC 27001 standard, we advice our participants to take along a hardcopy of the standard. cirosec is not allowed to provide copies of the standard due to license reasons.

For the online training, the examination takes place on a date of your choice.

Date:
On request

We may gladly offer you the course in form of an in-house training.