What Is an ISO Audit? Scope, Evidence & Findings
What Is an ISO Audit? Types, Stages, and How to Prepare An ISO audit is…
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It provides a business and risk management framework for organizations conducting or contracting security operations through a Security Operations Management System. ISO says the framework is designed to establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain, and improve the management of security operations.
A Security Operations Management System is the management framework ISO 18788 uses to control and improve security operations. It is the system that gets audited and certified.
Yes. ISO explicitly links the standard to accountability to law and respect for human rights, alongside consistency with voluntary commitments.
DQS states that an ISO 18788 certificate is valid for a maximum of three years, with surveillance audits conducted at least once a year and recertification carried out before expiry.
They are related but separate standards. PSC.1 is an auditable standard for private security company operations, while ISO 18788 is the ISO management system standard for private security operations. They should not be treated as interchangeable terms.
No. This page is about organizational certification. Individual training credentials, such as Lead Auditor or Lead Implementer, belong on separate training pages. PECB’s search visibility for ISO 18788 training is exactly why this distinction needs to be explicit.
