Security Audit

Independent security audits are increasingly requested by boards, regulators, cyber insurers, prospective acquirers and enterprise customers as objective evidence that controls are designed and operating effectively.

• Unlike a certification audit (which only tests against the chosen standard), a MAST security audit is tailored to the baseline most relevant to the audience — ISO 27001 Annex A, NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls v8, CBUAE, SAMA, NCA ECC or a custom hybrid.

Coverage typically spans governance, risk management, asset management, identity and access management, data protection, network security, endpoint and server security, cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), application security and SDLC, vulnerability and patch management, security monitoring and incident response, third-party risk, business continuity and physical security.

• The depth of testing — design, implementation or operating effectiveness — is agreed upfront.

Lead Auditors (ISO 27001 LA, CISA, CRISC) execute a four-stage engagement: scope, fieldwork, report and validate.

• Fieldwork combines interviews with system owners, documented evidence review, configuration sampling, log review, control walkthroughs and limited technical testing.
• Findings are risk-rated using a documented methodology (likelihood × impact), with clear root-cause analysis and prioritised remediation.

An independent, written report suitable for the board, audit committee, regulator, insurer or customer — typically delivered in 4–8 weeks.

• Findings drive a remediation roadmap with owners and timelines; high-risk findings are usually closable within 90 days.
• Re-test of remediated findings is included so the report can be re-issued as a clean attestation.