Cyber incidents, data protection duties and customer due diligence questionnaires have made security assurance a board concern. ISO/IEC 27001 certification is widely sought, but the standard expects organisations to monitor, measure, analyse and evaluate their own performance continually, and many struggle to do so in a meaningful way.

The Monitoring and Evaluation of Cybersecurity & Information Security (ISO 27001) Training Course applies monitoring and evaluation discipline to the information security management system. The first week sets out the standard, risk assessment and treatment, the statement of applicability and the design of measurable objectives and indicators. It then explores data collection from tools, logs, audits and people. The second week moves into evaluation: internal audit practice, control effectiveness testing, trend analysis, incident and nonconformity management, supplier and cloud assurance, resilience exercises and management review.

Practice is central. Participants build a metrics catalogue and dashboard, plan and conduct a mock audit, write findings and corrective actions, and prepare a management review pack. The ten days end with an integrated evaluation project that they can adapt for their own organisation.

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Interpret the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001 and the controls in Annex A.
• Link information security risks, treatment plans and measurable objectives.
• Design key performance and key risk indicators using ISO 27004 measurement principles.
• Collect and analyse data from logs, vulnerability scans, audits and incident records.
• Plan and conduct internal audits and sample evidence to a professional standard.
• Test the design and operating effectiveness of selected controls.
• Write clear nonconformity reports and track corrective actions to closure.
• Report ISMS performance in management reviews and executive dashboards.

The programme is aimed at professionals who run, assure or evaluate information security, including:

• Information security officers and managers
• ICT and information systems auditors
• Risk and compliance managers
• Security operations centre leads and analysts
• Data protection officers
• Monitoring and evaluation specialists moving into digital assurance
• Project managers leading ISO 27001 certification
• IT directors and heads of infrastructure
• Internal audit managers in banks, telecoms and public bodies

Participants leave with:

• A security metrics catalogue with definitions, sources and targets.
• A dashboard layout for executives and operational teams.
• An internal audit plan, checklist and sampling approach for an ISMS.
• A control effectiveness testing template.
• A nonconformity and corrective action register.
• A management review agenda and reporting pack.

The programme blends standards interpretation with applied assurance work. It features:

• Clause-by-clause workshops on ISO/IEC 27001 and 27004
• Sample logs, scan outputs and incident records for analysis
• Mock audits with role-play of auditor and auditee
• Dashboard and metrics laboratories in spreadsheets
• A case-based integrated project reviewed by the facilitator

Delegates who complete all ten days and the integrated project receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy. The certificate recognises participation and does not replace an auditor qualification awarded by a certification body.