Who typically requests a 360° IT audit?
Audit committees, new CIOs, post-merger integration teams and regulators of financial and critical-sector entities.
Extended FAQs
Extended FAQs — 360° IT Audit
Extended answers to the questions buyers, boards and procurement teams ask before commissioning 360° IT Audit.
- ISO/IEC 27001 Certified
- ISO/IEC 27701 Certified
- ISO 9001 Certified
Delivered by an ISO/IEC 27001, 27701 & 9001 certified organisation
How long does a 360° IT audit take?
Typically 8 to 12 weeks depending on the number of domains, locations and applications in scope. Larger group structures take up to 16 weeks.
How is this different from an internal audit?
Internal audit is a recurring assurance function. A 360° IT audit is a one-off, broad-scope diagnostic — usually triggered by a new CIO, M&A activity, audit committee request or regulator letter.
Will it disrupt our IT operations?
No — most fieldwork is read-only (interviews, evidence review, configuration extraction). We agree change windows in advance for any active testing.
What frameworks do you map against?
COBIT 2019 for governance, ITIL 4 for operations, ISO/IEC 20000-1 for service management, ISO 27001 for security, plus the applicable regulator (CBUAE, SAMA, NCA, ADHICS).
Do you provide an investment roadmap?
Yes — every finding is risk-ranked and grouped into a 3-year investment roadmap aligned to your IT budgeting cycle.
Can you audit specific domains only?
Yes — we run domain-specific audits (cybersecurity, cloud, change, third-party, DR) where a full 360° is not warranted.
How experienced is the team that will actually deliver 360° IT Audit?
Every engagement is led by a partner or principal with at least 12 years in audit & assurance and supported by certified consultants (CISA, CISM, CISSP, CIPP/E, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, ISO 42001 Lead Implementer, OSCP, CREST). You meet the actual delivery team before contracts are signed.
How do you handle confidentiality and data residency?
All client data stays within the regions you authorise. NDAs are signed before scoping calls, and we offer fully on-premise delivery for sensitive engagements. For UAE and KSA clients, evidence remains in-country by default.
Can MAST work alongside our existing Big 4 auditor?
Yes. We routinely collaborate with EY, Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, BDO and Grant Thornton as your implementation partner while they retain audit independence. Roles are agreed upfront in writing to preserve auditor independence rules.
Do you offer multi-year continuous compliance?
Yes — our Managed Compliance Service operates the programme on a monthly subscription, covering control monitoring, evidence collection, internal audit and recertification across every framework in scope.
How is success measured?
Success criteria are agreed in the engagement charter — typically a passed certification or regulator submission, an audit-ready evidence repository, trained control owners and a 12-month continuous-improvement plan.