Systematic, independent evaluation of processes, systems and compliance to identify risks and ensure quality.
An audit is a systematic, independent assessment process to review processes, systems, and compliance. It records findings, evaluates risks, and recommends corrective actions. Audits provide decision-making data for management and increase transparency of workflows, responsibilities, and control effectiveness across organizational and technical domains.
Share of findings remediated within agreed deadlines.
Average time between documentation of finding and implementation of mitigation.
Count of findings rated high risk with direct business impact.
Review by an external auditor to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
Audit of security controls before and after migration to a hosted cloud environment.
Regular internal audits to review processes, code quality and release readiness.
Define scope and objectives, involve stakeholders
Create evidence matrix and catalogue data sources
Execute audit: inspections, interviews, log analysis
Create report, prioritize actions and set up follow-up tracking