ISAE3000

ISAE 3000

Assurance for IT Services

ISAE3000: IT Assurance for IT Service Providers.

IT Organizations and IT departments are increasingly outsourcing IT services to specialized suppliers, including SaaS suppliers, data centers and IT Service providers. External regulators are more often demanding that suppliers provide certainty about the IT services provided, including all subcontractors. This can be done by carrying out an ISAE3000 audit at the service provider, after which an IT Assurance is issued as an ISAE3000 statement. We at Cyberus have certified IT Auditors and Consultants, and understand how we can relieve organizations in obtaining and maintaining an ISAE3000 statement. The Cyberus Consultants assist organizations, from SMEs to Corporates, with achieving the ISAE3000 assurance as an IT Audit and Compliance partner. In addition, the Cyberus IT Auditors are able to perform ISAE3000 audits and issue assurance statements. For more information feel free to contact us!

Achieve ISAE 3000 Statement'



We from Cyberus unburden you in obtaining an ISAE 3000 statement.


In the implementation of the actual IT Audit, Cyberus offers transparency and efficiency in the implementation of the ISAE 3000 audit.


Cyberus uses 4 phases for both audit and advice for ISAE 3000


Phase 1

Scoping &
Planning

The first step is the inventory of the scope of the ISAE3000 report, on the basis of which a planning for the audit trail is drawn up.


The aim here is to determine the planning of the 'ISAE3000 audit' or 'ISAE3000 implementation process'.


A choice must be made whether it concerns consultancy work or the actual audit.

Level 2

Risk profile &
goal

After the scope and planning have been determined, a risk analysis is carried out and the management objectives are drawn up.


The purpose of this is to further specify the objective of the audit from the actual performance or implementation.




Phase 3

Pre-audit &
Mitigation

During the third phase, the pre-audit will be performed on the implemented control mechanisms. Through the pre-audit, the possible findings can be mitigated.


The goal is it

identify the potential findings and mitigate them before the actual audit takes place.

Phase 4

Audit &
Assurance

During the fourth and final phase, the audit will be performed or support will be provided for the implementation of the audit. This is for the benefit of unburdening.


The aim is to perform the audit or support in obtaining an ISAE3000 assurance report in Type 1 or Type 2.

Importance: Third Party Assurance IT Services

In recent years, the outsourcing of parts of the activities by (user) organizations to service organizations has expanded enormously. Examples include outsourcing IT services to third parties, including SaaS providers, data centers and cloud providers. Disruptions to these outsourced services can have a major impact on the user organizations and the proper functioning of these processes is therefore important for the user organizations. It is precisely for this reason that user organizations want periodic reports on the quality of outsourced services. These reports must be drawn up by independent auditors and are referred to as ISAE reports. An ISAE3000 (International Standard on Assurance Engagements) report is relevant for IT service organizations that want to provide certainty about control measures in the field of security, availability, integrity and reliability of processes and data and privacy.

Additional information: ISAE3000 Type 1/2

An ISAE 3000 report is an assurance report drawn up by the independent auditor that provides assurance about control measures included in the relevant report. An ISAE 3000 report is characterized by the following properties: Standard structure Service Organization Control reports Judgment with reasonable assurance and limited assurance possible (ISAE 3402 only reasonable assurance) Possibility of variant Type I and Type II (explained below) None minimum review period (advice from NOREA that the Type II report covers a period of at least three months). Intended for an audience that can understand the content and objective of the report (management of the Service Organization itself, management of the user organization, users at selecting potential service organization, accountants, auditors and supervisory authorities). The final scope of an ISAE 3000 audit is drawn up by our specialists in consultation with you. The scope may include the following areas: Change management, acquisition, development and maintenance of information systems, software development, service level management, management of information security incidents, vendor management, access security, physical security, environmental security, asset management, personnel security requirements, continuity management, privacy management and compliance. In the case of a Type I Service Organization Control report, the auditor tests the adequacy of the controls described to achieve the stated control objective and determines their implementation. The control measures are determined as they have been implemented at a certain time. A type II report describes the process and controls as they have operated over a defined period of time (often 6 months to a year). In the specific case of the ISAE 3000 report, it should be stated that no minimum period has been described to which the report (and the audit) should at least cover (it is advised by NOREA that an ISAE 3000 Type II report at least a period of three months).

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For an introduction to Cyberus, with the consultants and IT auditors about SOC2, please feel free to contact us.


This can be done via virtual appointment or simply at our office with a cup of coffee.


Our office is located at the HSD (the Hague Security Delta) in The Hague next to Den Haag Laan van NOI station. Parking is available under the building.


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