Organizational audits
Review your security policies, procedures and practices.
What is an organizational audit?
During an organizational audit we review all of your security procedures and policies to identify where your governance can improve. These audits aim to spot the gaps, strengthen internal governance and improve your resilience against threats.
Objectives
Our organizational audits surface gaps and areas for improvement along the following axes:
Policy and procedure compliance
Effectiveness of critical processes
Policy enforcement
Employee awareness
Incident management
The HELX approach
By reviewing your procedures and interviewing your teams, we identify where the security policies and procedures of your IT environment can be improved. At the end of the audit, you receive concrete, tailored recommendations to strengthen critical processes, improve risk management and ensure your organizational and technical controls are effective, while aligning your practices with regulatory requirements.
Methodology
The audit starts with an in-depth document review, followed by interviews with the relevant teams and, where needed, technical tests to gather evidence. We follow the process below:
- 01
Document collection and review
Gather the key documents (information security policy, procedures, business continuity and disaster recovery plans, contracts, etc.) to assess their compliance with standards and their fit with organizational needs. Identify inconsistencies or gaps and check that policies are backed by relevant technical measures.
- 02
Interviews and workshops
Workshops with the CIO, CISO and business teams to understand actual practices, clarify responsibilities and identify the gaps between the procedures on paper and how they are applied day to day.
- 03
Process and evidence analysis
Assessment of critical processes (access management, incidents, business continuity and disaster recovery) and technical security mechanisms based on a sample (logs, configurations, reports). Verification of their compliance with the defined policies, their operational effectiveness and how well they complement each other.
- 04
Summary and recommendations
Consolidation of observations and evidence to identify strengths and weaknesses. Prioritize the risks, propose concrete actions and provide tracking indicators to guide continuous improvement.
A bit of technical detail
Our organizational audits cover topics drawn from ANSSI guidelines and the ISO 27002 standard. We look at the following in particular:
- Security procedures and policies
- Access management
- Protection of critical assets
- Physical security measures
- Security controls and audits
- Third-party management
- Event logging
- Continuous monitoring
- Backup management
- Incident management policies
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Frequently asked questions
Which frameworks does the audit rely on?
ISO 27001/27002 and the ANSSI IT hygiene guide, calibrated to your size: we do not expect a 40-person SMB to run the governance of a CAC 40 group.
Is this a certification audit?
No, and that is a strength. With no certification at stake, the audit can tell the truth about your actual practices and prioritize the action plan by risk rather than by documentation requirements.
Who do we need to involve on our side?
A few one-hour interviews: management, IT, HR and one or two business teams. Most of the analysis happens on our side, based on documents and those conversations.
What budget should we plan for?
From €4,250 to €14,450 excl. VAT depending on the size of the organization, architecture audit included. Small businesses, SMBs and non-profits get a 15% discount; the online quote simulator gives you a precise figure in two minutes.
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