Introduction:

ISO 18788 Lead Auditor represents a structured role focused on evaluating Security Operations Management Systems through systematic audit processes aligned with international auditing standards. It integrates audit methodologies, evidence based evaluation, and governance principles to ensure compliance with legal and operational requirements. This training program presents audit frameworks, SOMS clause structures, and compliance evaluation models used to assess security operations environments. It outlines audit planning methods, evidence collection techniques, reporting structures, and audit program management frameworks that organize auditing activities within institutional environments.

Program Objectives:

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

• Analyze ISO 18788 SOMS principles and structural requirements.

• Evaluate compliance frameworks within security operations systems.

• Assess audit principles, methodologies, and evidence-based frameworks.

• Examine audit planning, execution, and reporting structures.

• Explore audit program management and performance evaluation frameworks.

Target Audience:

• Security operations auditors.

• Compliance and governance professionals.

• Risk management specialists.

• Consultants in security operations.

• Internal audit professionals.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

SOMS and ISO 18788 Framework Foundations:

• Security operations management principles and terminology structures.

• ISO 18788 framework and SOMS architecture models.

• Integration between governance, law, and security operations.

• Risk based thinking within security environments.

• Institutional role of SOMS within organizational governance.

Unit 2:

ISO 18788 Requirements and Compliance Structures:

• Clause based SOMS requirement frameworks.

• Legal and regulatory compliance structures.

• Operational and risk management frameworks.

• Support processes and documentation structures.

• Performance evaluation and improvement models.

Unit 3:

Audit Principles and Methodologies:

• Audit principles based on ISO 19011 frameworks.

• Audit types, scope definition, and criteria structures.

• Evidence based auditing and sampling frameworks.

• Nonconformity classification and audit findings models.

• Auditor roles and ethical conduct structures.

Unit 4:

Preparing and Conducting ISO 18788 Audits:

• Audit planning and preparation frameworks.

• Audit initiation and resource allocation structures.

• Oversight on on site audit execution and evidence collection models.

• Interview and document review structures.

• Coordination structures between audit teams and stakeholders.

Unit 5:

Audit Reporting and Program Management:

• Audit reporting and documentation frameworks.

• Corrective action and follow up structures.

• Audit conclusion and closure models.

• Audit program management and governance frameworks.

• Continuous improvement and audit performance structures.