Security & Compliance Readiness
Audit evidence
The logs, records and supplier map an auditor asks for, produced as a by-product of normal operation.
DEFINITION
Definition
Audit evidence is the collection of logs, approvals, review records and supplier information that demonstrates a control operated during a stated period.
THIS IS FOR YOU IF
- You can provide access to control systems.
- A named owner can supply a named evidence owner.
- Your team needs an evidence register, collection workflow and audit request index.
HONEST FIT
Not for you if
your team expects documents to replace controls that do not operate in practice.
WHAT WE BUILD
The work inside the scope
Inputs from you: Access to control systems, Representative audit requests, A named evidence owner and Existing control documentation. Work items: Evidence requirement mapping, Log source inventory, Approval record collection, Supplier record mapping and Collection schedule. Together they produce an evidence register, collection workflow and audit request index.
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Evidence requirement mapping
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Log source inventory
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Approval record collection
04
Supplier record mapping
05
Collection schedule
PRODUCES
An evidence register, collection workflow and audit request index
HOW IT GOES
A three to five weeks working range
- 01
Set the boundary
Confirm the scope, the owner and the decisions that sit inside three to five weeks.
- 02
Inspect the inputs
Your team supplies access to control systems, representative audit requests, a named evidence owner, existing control documentation.
- 03
Build the work
We complete the agreed items and keep exceptions with a named owner.
- 04
Hand over the artefact
You receive an evidence register, collection workflow and audit request index.
WHAT YOU GET
An artefact your team holds
An evidence register, collection workflow and audit request index
FAQ
Questions about Audit evidence
Audit evidence covers evidence requirement mapping, log source inventory, approval record collection, supplier record mapping, collection schedule.