Audit Program
What is Audit Program?
A scheduled series of audits planned for a specific period, prioritized based on risk assessment and covering key areas of the organization.
Terms that appear alongside audit program
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as audit program. The number is how many controls name both.
- audit 12 shared controls
- internal audit 7 shared controls
- compliance 3 shared controls
- hipaa 2 shared controls
- ransomware 2 shared controls
- breach notification 2 shared controls
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What the standards actually require on audit program
Requirements naming audit program across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.
Internal audit program. Control from ISO 30401 framework, domain: ISO 30401: Performance Evaluation.
ISO30401-12 · Internal audit program →TRANSITION PATH from prior QSR to QMSR: the FDA Final Rule (89 FR 7496) provides a 2-year implementation period - the QMSR applies from 2 FEBRUARY 2026 + manufacturers must fully implement the harmonised QMSR by that date.
QMSR-Transition · Transition from prior QSR + 2 February 2026 application + FDA inspection approach →Sapin II Article 1-5 - Agence Francaise Anticorruption (AFA). The AFA is an INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY established by Sapin II + reports to the Minister of Justice + Minister of Finance + headed by a Director nominated by Presidential Decree.
Sapin2-AFA-Inspection-Sanctions · Agence Francaise Anticorruption (AFA) Inspection Powers and Sanctions →HITECH 4-tier CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES (CMP) + enforcement (Section 17939; 45 CFR 160.404; inflation-adjusted annually). HHS OCR ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY: HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) primary federal enforcer;
HITECH-Enforcement-CMP-Tiers-StateAGs-OCR · HITECH 4-Tier Civil Monetary Penalty Structure, State AGs Enforcement and HHS OCR Settlements →Operate HIPAA Security Rule compliance using NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 as the bridge to broader NIST cybersecurity guidance per Chapter 5 of SP 800-66 Rev 2.
NISTSP66-8 · Integration with NIST RMF, Cybersecurity Framework, and OCR Enforcement Posture →Questions people ask about audit program
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