Internal Audit
We run independent internal audits that surface every finding on your timeline, before your external auditor finds it on theirs
One audit
Any framework
Not a formality
No Stage 2. For ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 42001, skipping the internal audit isn't a risk. It's a blocker. No internal audit, no Stage 2.
Friendly findings. Most internal audits are run by the team that built the controls or the consultants who implemented them.
The report problem. Nobody owns the findings, so nothing gets fixed, and your external auditor finds the same issues again.
An audit before the audit
No surprises on audit day
You see every finding your external auditor would see, weeks or months ahead of them.
Findings you can act on
Every finding comes with a severity rating and remediation plan. Leadership knows what to prioritise and teams know where to start.
Proof, not a promise
Walk into certification with a clean, evidenced trail your auditor can follow end to end.
Own the result
Walk into your audit already knowing the findings, with the fixes done and the evidence ready.
How we work
Scoping & Planning
We define audit scope, criteria, objectives, and schedule, aligned to your ISMS and chosen framework.
Interviews & Field Work
We conduct structured interviews and evidence reviews with control owners across your organisation.
Closing Meeting
We walk you through preliminary findings, clarify context, and align on next steps before the report.
Audit Report & Remediation
You get a severity-rated findings report and a remediation plan to close every gap. Every nonconformity is traced to evidence, and both documents are built to do their job whether they're read by your certification body, your regulator or your own team.
Trusted by teams
across Europe
We were fully prepared for our ISO 27001 external audit!
ReadySecGo ran our internal audit and got us ready for the external one. They worked with us as a team, understood the technical detail, and delivered structured findings in the Internal Audit Report, right on time.
Nikolas StrommengerISO · kobaltblauFrom zero to ISO 27001-compliant in 9 months.
We came to ReadySecGo with no prior compliance knowledge or experience. They took us through every step, and in just 9 months, we had an ISO 27001-compliant ISMS in place. The team was reliable, competent, and above all very reachable.
Ilias MichalariasCEO · SLASCONEThe external auditor was very impressed.
What I particularly liked about ReadySecGo was the speed, the flexibility, and how knowledgeable and engaged the team was. We had a very insightful internal audit. By the 2nd surveillance audit, every potential nonconformity had already been identified and addressed. The external auditor was very impressed.
Boris BudeckISO · XQueueA valuable team member gained.
ReadySecGo took us through our first ISO 27001 surveillance audit, which we passed cleanly. They've since taken on the position of our external CISO, bringing real technical expertise to the role.
Christian FriebelCTO · TecArtWhy ReadySecGo
We audit for UKAS and DAkkS accredited certification bodies, so we know what your external auditor looks for and we find it first.
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Get startedWithin five business days, you get a findings report that rates each issue Major, Minor or Observation. For every finding it explains the root cause and how to fix it, so you know how serious each one is and what to do about it. A corrective action tracker gives every fix an owner and a deadline, and a one-page summary tells your board where you stand. We go through the findings with your team in a debrief. You also get the audit plan and the lead auditor's credentials, which your certification body may ask for as proof the audit was done properly and independently.
For ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and ISO 9001, yes: formally required, no exceptions. Without one, you can't proceed at Stage 2. For other standards, it's not mandated, but mature programmes run one anyway, because auditors and customers increasingly expect evidence of independent internal testing.
Most organisations time them 6–10 weeks before the external audit or regulatory review, with ad-hoc audits triggered by significant changes or incidents.
Internal audit is your own test of whether the ISMS works, on your timeline, with findings yours to fix. External audit is a certification body or regulator deciding whether you meet the standard, on their timeline, with findings in the report that decides your certificate.
Yes, if the auditor is independent of the function being audited. Across frameworks that require it, auditors must be objective and impartial. They can't have designed, implemented, or operated the controls they're testing. Larger organisations with separate compliance or audit functions can do this in-house. Smaller ones rarely can, and when the same team builds and audits the programme, the result is friendly findings, familiar blind spots, and confirmation bias.
Findings are classified by severity: observations (improvement points), minor nonconformities (a control partly meeting the standard), and major nonconformities (a control missing, broken, or systemically failing). Minor findings typically close within 30–90 days. Majors need to be resolved before an external audit or regulatory review, but "serious" doesn't mean "terminal." Handled properly, even majors become evidence the programme is working.
It depends on the framework. For ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and ISO 9001, yes: the audit is part of what the external auditor reviews. For other standards, external auditors only see it if you reference it in your programme or share it. Either way: findings aren't red flags. What auditors don't want to see is a programme that never finds anything, or finds things and doesn't close them.
Depends on the framework. ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and ISO 9001 require internal audits at planned intervals, typically annually, with full coverage across a three-year certification cycle. Other standards don't mandate a frequency, but mature programmes run one annually.
No. Platforms like Vanta, Drata, or Scytale are great at collecting evidence and monitoring controls, but an audit is an independent test by a qualified auditor, not a dashboard check.