Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Training Course

CIMA's Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Course is a 5-day information packed learning experience. Check out the full course curriculum, and more details on this page.

Course Summary

The Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor is a five-day information packed learning experience designed to develop a level of competence to support the internal and external auditing of an organizational Information Security Management System (ISMS) based on ISO 27001, as well as additionally control mandated by way of the Legal & Regulatory review required by the standard. Drawing upon best practices from ISO 27001 and ISO 19011, students will learn the fundamental requirements to build internal compliance and audit programs and perform a certification audit.

To develop a well rounded understanding of the standard’s expectations, students will be familiarized with the supplementary guidance offered by ISO using ISO 17021, ISO 27024 ,ISO 27002, ISO 27006, ISO 27007, ISO 27008, and more.

Enrollment for our next Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Course

scheduled for June 26 - 30, 2023

closes at 5:00 PM on Thursday, June 22, 2023

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Important to Notes:

1. Training seats are limited, and we do not maintain a waiting list for courses as they book up fast. As such, registration may be closed before the above time, when fully booked.

2. Registration closes at 5:00 PM on the Friday, the week before the first day of each course, to allow time for us to send electronic versions of course-ware and mandatory communications to each student. The final registration date for each course is posted on the respective course registration page.

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Who Should Take This Course?

Auditor Managers and Auditors seeking to incorporate Information Security within the scope of their holistic audit program, and demonstrate required competence for the purposes of ISO 27001 certification.
Compliance Managers and staff seeking to incorporate Information Security within the scope of their holistic compliance program, and demonstrate required competence for the purposes of ISO 27001 certification.
Information Security professionals and managers involved in any aspect of the development, roll-out, operational maintenance, or conformity requirements of an ISO 27001-based Information Security Management System seeking to understand the audit process and expectations.
Consultants looking to understand and support clients implementing and information security management system and specifically the strategy and policy & standards components.

Corporate / industrial / physical security specialists looking to understand the compliance dynamics of an information security program,
Technical IT specialist wanting to prepare for an Information Security function or for an ISMS project management function
Data Privacy, attorneys and other specialists charged with the responsibility for organizational information security in a regulated or service-based industry.

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Schedule, Registration, and Cost

For specific dates and locations, please visit the Event Calendar view, or our Scheduled Events page.

Live Online - Regular Price $3,495

In Person - Regular Price $3,495.

NOTE:

1. On-site Training Class Availability is Subject To - No Local Pandemic or Protest / Rioting Restrictions. Where Restrictions Are In Place, The Course will Revert to Live Online.

2. If an early registration discount has been offered for a course, but is no longer visible on the course registration page, then the offer has expired and is no longer available to redeem.

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Agenda

Day One - Introduction and Audit Concepts, for Auditing an Information Security Management System (ISMS) based on ISO 27001

Course introduction
Normative, regulatory and legal framework related to information security
The Information Security Management System (ISMS)
Overview of ISO 27001 Management Controls
Fundamental audit concepts and principles
Evidence and risk-base approach to auditing in an ISMS

Day Two - Setting Up an Internal Audit Program for ISO 27001 Compliance

Developing organizational ISO 27001 Internal Audit governance
Developing an ISMS audit plan
Developing audit program standard operating procedures
Documenting auditor competency requirements
Ongoing monitoring of auditors
Developing Control-based Audit Test Procedures
Auditing ISMS processes and procedures
Auditing ISMS policies and standards

Day Three - Conducting an ISO 27001-based Internal Audit

Audit Planning and Preparation
Developing the schedule and expectations for audit coordination meetings
Preparing for and leading the audit's opening meeting
Conducting interviews
Control testings
Evidence collection, analysis, corroboration and preservation
Documenting controls reviews in the auditor's working papers

Day Four - The ISO 27001 Certification Process, Ongoing Management of

Non-conformities

An overview of the ISO 27001 certification life-cycle
Engaging a certification body for ISO 27001 certification
Pre-audit preparation
Documenting and communicating non-conformities
Reviewing the management response to non-conformities
Audit working paper preparation and submission
Preparation and communication of certification recommendation to certification body
Certification decision and decision process
Granting and use of certification
Monitoring and tracking non-confomities
Certification surveillance auditing
Re-certification

Day Five - Practical & Written Certification Exams

Morning: 3 hour written exam
Afternoon: Practical Exam - Formal Presentation of Internal Audit of the ISMS to the Organization's Board of Directors

NOTES:

1. Both written and practical exams are mandatory, in order to meet the certification requirements set out by the Information Security Leadership Forum, this course's certifying body.

2. Formal business attire is mandatory for you practical exam. Please be sure to pack / dress appropriately. Men are required to wear a jacket and tie, and women the equivalent.

Learning Objectives

When designing our Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Course, great care is taken to identify key areas the course must focus on in order to ensure student achieve the goals the course was setup to accomplish. These learning objectives are highlighted as follows:

Achieve an in-depth understanding of the ISO 27001 certification process.

Master the concepts, approaches, standards, methods and techniques required for the effective planning, design, development, implementation and maintenance of ISO 27001-based information security audit program.

Gain an expert level understanding of how to engage stakeholders in the ISO 27001 Audit process.

Develop the expertise to to perform and lead an ISO 27001-based audit of an organization.

Master the development of an Internal Audit Program to support the compliance requirements of the ISO 27001 standard.

What You Get!

What each student will receive

a copy of all slides presented during the class
a certificate of completion awarding 35 Continuing Professional Development (CDP) units
A free Professional membership with the Information Security Leadership Forum (a $95 value), for non-members.
A free exam and certification application voucher.

Certification Exam Information

What you need to know

There are two exams for this course, a practical and a written exam. Students are required to achieve a minimum passing grade in both in order to qualify for certification.
The written exam is completed within 3 hours on Friday morning, and is in multiple choice format. The exam begins punctually at 9:00 AM and ends at 12:00 PM. As such, students are encouraged to arrive no later than 8:30 AM, at which time the exam instructions will be read to the class, and students may ask any final questions. This exam is an open book exam.
The practical exam is completed Friday afternoon with a live presentation to a panel of guest executives (CISO, CIO, CFO, COO, CEO, etc.).
All students are required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to commencement of the exam, attesting they will not disclose or discuss anything related to either the practical or written exams with any other person(s).
Students must bring (1) a copy of their student registration, and (2) at least one state / provincial or federal government issued identification card, both of which must be presented upon entering the examination room. Entrance will not be permitted without both. Online students will need to show this when asked by the proctor, using the web cam.

Special Notes

When offered as an on-site course, CIMA reserves the right to revert any course to Live Online Only, in instances where pandemic or civil unrest prevail, making it unsafe or unlawful to physically be on premises. In such instances, registered student will be notified with as much advanced notice as possible.
Students will receive a discount code for a free membership with the Information Security Leadership Forum. This code is only valid for use by the registered student, and has not redeemable cash value. Students must register and setup their account at least one week prior to the beginning of your course as there may be pre-course work that must be completed, as well as messages from your instructor.
Students must understand that they are required to participate in the entire training course to be eligible to write the certification exam.
Access to student material for this course will be provided on or before the first day of training, by the course instructor via the Online Training Portal. All course material is copyright protected, and student are prohibited from making any unauthorized electronic or printed copies, redistributing or sharing with any other person or entity, including internally within an organization.
Students are required to sign a non-compete agreement, stating they will not take this course and use the material to create a competing training offering, nor support or participate with any other entity to create and offer a similar commercial fee-based or free offering, including internally within their employer's organization.
Student are prohibited from recording (audio or video) any session(s), or portions of any session, no matter whether the student is attending a classroom-based or online version.
Students understand that they are individually required to comply with any and all government regulations and restrictions or those imposed by an event venue that are in place, or may be imposed within the jurisdiction where this training is scheduled to take place as it relates to non-resident visa, pandemic outbreaks, protests or other emergency situations.
CIMA, the Information Security Leadership Forum, affiliate training delivery partners, and venue organizations and their staff, shall not be responsible to provision or assist in the provisioning of any item to assist a student registered for training with us, to comply with any government imposed requirements. All students are required to plan for and bring with them or make arrangements for the provisioning of any and all items that may be required for such situations e.g. facial mask, evidence of virus testing, non-resident visa, etc.