Information Security Management System (ISO 27001) Certification
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Internal Audit Services
Industry benchmark data shows that over 50% of organizations outsource or co-source their internal audit activities, particularly when preparing for ISO certification audits.
Companies choose external internal audit providers to gain independent, standard-specific expertise, increase audit objectivity, and identify certification gaps early, reducing the risk of nonconformities during Stage 1 and Stage 2 certification audits.
Keep your management systems effective and audit-ready—without adding headcount. DEKRA executes your internal audits (per ISO 19011) as an extension of your team and delivers clear, risk-ranked findings you can act on.
Why DEKRA?
- Global audit discipline since 1925; calibrated auditors and process-based approach.
- Combine ISO 9001/14001/50001/27001/45001 in one internal audit plan to cut downtime.
- Secure remote evidence reviews + focused onsite verification.
- Clause conformity matrix, and a single NC/closure log for management review.
What Is an Internal Audit?
An internal audit verifies the effectiveness and conformity of your management system against ISO requirements using ISO 19011 methods. It focuses on performance and improvement—no certificate is issued.
Typical Scopes
- Annual internal audit program for ISO 9001/14001/50001/27001/45001.
- Integrated audits with multiple standards (shared sampling, shared interviews).
- Pre-certification/re-certification readiness (with a certification body other than DEKRA Certification Inc.).
- Post-incident or change-driven internal audits (new process, site, product line).
- Management Review inputs: KPIs, trends, and closure status.
How We Work
- Scope & risk focus: Standards, sites, processes, and known pain points; map clauses to processes.
- Plan & evidence list: Integrated plan, sampling strategy, and secure evidence portal.
- Audit execution: Interviews, records, and sampling (hybrid onsite/remote).
- Findings & prioritization: Conformities, nonconformities (NCs), and OFIs; risk-ranked actions.
- Closure support: Corrective-action coaching and verification notes.
- Management Review inputs: KPIs/trends, risk heatmap, and progress against objectives.
Deliverables You Receive
- Executive summary with risk heatmap.
- Clause-by-clause conformity matrix.
- NC/closure log (owners, due dates, verification).
- Evidence register and audit trail.
- Management Review slide pack (optional bundle).
Eligibility & Impartiality
To protect independence and avoid conflicts of interest, DEKRA does not offer internal audit (second-party) services to organizations certified by DEKRA Certification Inc., nor to organizations intending to pursue certification with DEKRA for the same scope. If you are a DEKRA Certification Inc. client, we can refer you to independent partners.
Why Now?
- Efficiency: Consolidate multi-ISO internal audits into one plan to reduce repeated interviews and site impact.
- Assurance: Demonstrate effective controls to customers, investors, and leadership.
- Readiness: Prepare for surveillance/recertification and regulatory/customer reviews with management-review-ready outputs.
