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Assurance and Compliance
Gaining insight into your processes is the goal of assurance and compliance audits. An assurance statement provides clarity About the extent of which predetermined requirements are met, this instils confidence, To your clients and within your organisation itself. Compliance audits provide insight into the extent of which your processes conform to specific norms or standards. Armed with this knowledge, you can then proceed to refine and improve your own processes.
Various types of Assurance and Compliance Frameworks
Mathison offers assurance through a variety of assurance audit formats:
Assurance statements
Clients outsource aspects of their processes and depend on you as their service provider. Ensuring that the service delivery aligns with the mutually agreed-upon expectations is crucial.
Service providers offer insight into their performance through methods such as service-level reporting or portals that allow clients to assess certain quality aspects of the provided service. In some cases, this may not be sufficient, and clients (or regulators) may seek additional assurance For the aforementioned service. Through an independent audit, you can demonstrate to clients that their (outsourced) processes are well-regulated and therefore ‘in control.’ Such an assurance statement serves various audiences. The format of the assurance statements varies and is tailored to the target audience. These include assurance statements such as: ISAE 3000, ISAE 3402 en SOC 2.
DigiD-audits
For organisations or government entities seeking or already utilising a DigiD connection, must comply with the connecting conditions of the DigiD platform. To connect to the DigiD platform, Logius establishes certain conditions.
An independent initial assessment must be conducted within two months after the DigiD connection becomes active. Subsequently, an annual ICT security assessment is required. An independent Register EDP Auditor (RE), officially listed in the NOREA register, is mandated to conduct these audits.
For more information, please visit our DigiD subpage: DigiD audits
Contact us
Do you have any questions about assurance assessment, or have your clients requested an assurance statement? Perhaps you’d like to discuss opportunities for enhancing the control of your own processes? We would be pleased to discuss the various opportunities with you. Feel free to reach out, and we’ll be happy to assist.
ENSIA-audits
Local governments are required to be accountable for information security on an annual basis. This is achieved through the completion of self-assessments. Subsequently, the local government executive provides a Statement of Information Security, indicating the extent of compliance with control measures.
For more information about ENSIA audits and how Mathison conducts them, please visit our ENSIA-page.
If you have any questions regarding the aforementioned assessments or if you need a dependable entity to perform an evaluation, please feel free to contact us. We are here to assist you and would be delighted to answer any questions you may have.
ISAE3402
Digital service providers are required to be trustworthy and increasingly demonstrate their reliability, establishing confidence within their customers. This is further emphasized by legal obligations, including those described in the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2 directive), the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and governmental oversight under the Financial Supervision Act.
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SOC2
An organisation outsourcing its processes aims to collaborate with a trustworthy service provider. For the digital service provider, it is increasingly vital to substantiate that customers can place trust in the services offered. This is also evolving into a legal necessity to meet the requirements of NIS2 or the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
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ENSIA-audit
Local governments are required to be held accountable for information security on an annual basis. This is achieved through the completion of self-assessments. Subsequently, the local government executive provides a Statement of Information Security, indicating the extent of compliance with control measures.
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DigiD-audit
A crucial initial requirement is that an independent auditor must assess the connection on various aspects within two months after the DigiD connection is established and validated through a DigiD audit. Furthermore, an annual ICT security assessment must be conducted to ensure the continuity of the connection.
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Privacy assessment
Organisations must implement appropriate measures to adequately protect personal data. As increasingly sensitive data is processed, the measures safeguarding the personal data must also strengthen accordingly.
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Wpg assessment
In accordance with the Police Data Act, data controllers (commonly the employers of enforcement officers) are obligated to conduct a privacy audit in the current year. Additionally, internal audits should be performed annually, complemented by an external privacy audit every four years. This privacy audit is executed through an IT audit.
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Integrated audit
Integrated ISO 27001 / NEN7510 audits combined with an ISAE3000 or ISAE3402 assurance audit are becoming more prevalent. Outsourcing organisations are increasingly seeking both an ISO certification and an assurance statement from suppliers as part of their risk management measures.
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