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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 Gap Analysis Spreadsheet
Review the 93 Annex A controls, record your evidence and assign follow-up work in an editable Excel workbook. The workbook covers Annex A of ISO 27001:2022. Use it to record which controls are in place, where evidence is missing and who will resolve each gap. It is one input to an ISMS review: the management system requirements in clauses 4 to 10, your risk assessment and your Statement of Applicability need attention too. The file has two sheets: Controls and Dashboard. On Controls, choose a status and record the evidence reference, gap, priority, owner and target date. Keep the reference specific enough for another reviewer to find the same document or system record. If you have not checked an item, leave it as Not Assessed rather than treating the absence of a known problem as evidence that it is working. The dashboard counts statuses by category. Its percentage is the share of listed entries marked Compliant; it does not measure legal compliance, audit success or the severity of outstanding issues. A single unresolved access or recovery problem can matter more than several completed documentation tasks. Review the findings alongside the count. Use the workbook locally or keep it in your existing document process. The online assessment is a separate workflow. Paid template imports create question structure; completed answers, formulas, owners and attachments are not transferred automatically. Keep the original workbook as your working record if you choose to continue in the app.
Incident Response Plan Template
Draft your incident response plan in Word, with roles, severity levels, response steps, communication prompts and three exercise scenarios. The document provides sections for preparation, identification, containment, eradication, recovery and lessons learned. It includes example severity levels, a response-team contact list and draft communication formats. Use these to agree how your own team will make decisions during an incident. Before approving the plan, replace the sample response times and contact details with arrangements your team can meet. Identify who may isolate a production system, involve external responders, notify customers and approve recovery. Check that the decision maker and their deputy can be reached outside normal working hours. Verify reporting thresholds, deadlines and recipients against the law and contracts that apply to the incident. The reference table is a prompt for that work, not a complete reporting procedure. Rehearse a scenario using the actual contact list and record where the plan failed: unavailable people, missing access, unclear authority or information nobody could find. Revise those sections before the next exercise. The download is available without an account or email address. Keep a working copy, record who completed the review and retain the evidence used to reach each decision. The online assessment is a separate way to organise your review; downloading this file does not create an assessment in the app.
ISO 27001 Information Security Policy Template
Adapt six editable security policy drafts to your organisation. Replace the placeholders, check the commitments and arrange approval before use. The Word document contains an information security policy and five topic policies: acceptable use, access control, data classification, cryptography, and supplier security. It gives you a draft to work from, including example responsibilities and operating rules. A change management policy is not included. Read every commitment as if an auditor will ask you to demonstrate it. If the draft says access is reviewed quarterly, identify who performs that review, what population they check and where the result is recorded. Change a rule that does not fit your organisation rather than approving it and hoping nobody asks. Set the scope, owner, approver and review cycle for each policy. Remove irrelevant provisions and add requirements from your risk treatment and contracts. Share the approved policies with the people who must use them, and retain evidence of approval and communication. Having a policy document is only one part of operating an ISMS; certification also requires the management system and applicable controls to work in practice. The download is available without an account or email address. Keep a working copy, record who completed the review and retain the evidence used to reach each decision. The online assessment is a separate way to organise your review; downloading this file does not create an assessment in the app.
ISO 27001 Risk Assessment Template
Build a risk register with likelihood, impact, treatment and ownership fields. The Excel file includes a 5-by-5 reference matrix. The workbook has two sheets: Risk Register and Risk Matrix. It contains example risks and blank rows for your own entries. Start by replacing the examples with risks tied to your systems, information and business activities. The file does not include a separate asset inventory or a 50-item threat catalogue. A useful risk statement explains what could happen and why it matters. For example, a failed restore after ransomware is more actionable than a row labelled "backup risk". Record the affected service and expected business impact. Agree how likelihood and impact are judged before scoring, otherwise reviewers will attach different meanings to the same number. The matrix is a working model, not a scoring method prescribed by ISO 27001. Adapt the scale and acceptance criteria to your organisation, document the decision and have risk owners review the proposed treatment. Distinguish a planned safeguard from one that is already operating. Reassess residual risk when you have evidence that the treatment works. The download is available without an account or email address. Keep a working copy, record who completed the review and retain the evidence used to reach each decision. The online assessment is a separate way to organise your review; downloading this file does not create an assessment in the app.
Vendor Risk Assessment Questionnaire
Download a 20-question supplier security worksheet with guidance, response fields and space for evidence and reviewer notes. The file is a single Vendor Assessment worksheet. Its 20 questions cover governance, access, data protection, continuity, compliance and sub-processors. Use it for an initial review, then add questions that reflect the access and data you will give the supplier. A payroll provider and a public website host need different follow-up. Send the relevant questions to the supplier with a clear description of the service under review. Ask for evidence that matches that service: certificate scope, the relevant assurance report, a recovery-test summary or contractual terms. A company-wide security statement may not cover the product, region or sub-processor you will actually use. The score field is for your judgement; the file does not calculate an overall vendor risk rating. Define your acceptance criteria before scoring and record unresolved issues in the notes. If a supplier cannot provide an artifact, ask what alternative evidence they can share. Keep commercial approval and acceptance of a security exception as explicit decisions. The download is available without an account or email address. Keep a working copy, record who completed the review and retain the evidence used to reach each decision. The online assessment is a separate way to organise your review; downloading this file does not create an assessment in the app.
Tech DD
Tech DD Code Review Checklist
Review code, architecture, security, team and operations in an editable Excel checklist. Record the evidence behind each finding. Despite its name, this workbook covers all five areas of AuditFront's Tech DD checklist: code quality, architecture, security, team and operations. The 40 review entries are a starting point for scoping an engagement. Technical due diligence has no universal control set, and a buyer's questions should reflect the transaction, the product and the growth plan. The file has two sheets: Controls and Dashboard. On Controls, choose a status and record the evidence reference, gap, priority, owner and target date. Keep the reference specific enough for another reviewer to find the same document or system record. If you have not checked an item, leave it as Not Assessed rather than treating the absence of a known problem as evidence that it is working. The dashboard counts statuses by category. Its percentage is the share of listed entries marked Compliant; it does not measure legal compliance, audit success or the severity of outstanding issues. A single unresolved access or recovery problem can matter more than several completed documentation tasks. Review the findings alongside the count. Use the workbook locally or keep it in your existing document process. The online assessment is a separate workflow. Paid template imports create question structure; completed answers, formulas, owners and attachments are not transferred automatically. Keep the original workbook as your working record if you choose to continue in the app.
Pre-Acquisition Technology Assessment Report
Use an editable Word outline to report technology findings, deal implications and recommended actions before and after completion. The template gives you an executive summary, five technical review areas, a risk register and recommendations divided into pre-close, first-90-day and longer-term actions. It is an outline for an assessor to complete from evidence and interviews. It does not generate findings or decide whether an investment should proceed. Agree the review scope with the buyer before using the outline. Add areas the transaction requires, such as IP ownership, licensing, integration costs or AI dependencies. Those do not become covered merely because the document is called a technology assessment. Record what you examined, what access you received and where a conclusion depends on an unverified statement. For each material finding, connect the evidence to a business consequence and a proposed action. Explain the assumptions behind any cost or effort estimate. Keep confirmed issues separate from questions that remain open. The summary should let a reader see what must be resolved before closing and what can be handled afterward, without having to interpret a technical score. The download is available without an account or email address. Keep a working copy, record who completed the review and retain the evidence used to reach each decision. The online assessment is a separate way to organise your review; downloading this file does not create an assessment in the app.
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