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.
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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 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
An audit program and procedures provide for periodic OHSMS audits by a competent person to determine whether the system conforms to what was planned for OHS management (the Standard's requirements included), has been put in place and kept up properly, and work...
as-nzs-4801-2001-occupational-health-and-safety-management-systems-superseded-edition::4.5.4 · Run a risk-based OHSMS audit program with competent auditors and report results to management and employees →Establish an audit program that checks information systems comply with policies and standards while keeping disruption to operations to a minimum.
awwa-cybersecurity-guidance-for-the-water-sector-american-water-works-association::AU-1 · AU-1 Audit program for compliance with policies and standards →The quality management system includes a documented program of internal audits that is proportionate to the provider's size, scale and the complexity of its supports.
australia-ndis-practice-standards-and-quality-indicators::core-11.2 · Quality management: documented internal audit program →The organization documents an internal audit process and builds and runs an audit programme that spans the whole QMS by means of three audit types: of the QMS, of manufacturing processes and of products.
iatf-16949-2016-quality-management-system-for-automotive-production::9.2.2.1 · 9.2.2.1 Internal audit program →TSPs maintain well-planned, risk-based internal and external audit programs as a critical defence against fraud and a source of information to the board on the effectiveness of internal controls, judged against the Audit and Management booklets;
ffiec-it-examination-handbook::TSP-03 · Audit and Internal Controls (Supervision of Technology Service Providers) →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 →Questions people ask about audit program
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