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Reviewed 26 October 2026. Original publication date retained: 2023-06-28.
An improvement claim should explain the risk being addressed and the evidence that the action works. An audit can investigate those links without promising that a business is shielded from every attack.
Questions to follow in an audit
- What risk or weakness led to the proposed action?
- How was responsibility and a completion criterion agreed?
- What evidence supports the assessment of effectiveness?
Connect the records with practice
Compare a recorded weakness, the approved action, completion evidence and a later review of whether the intended change occurred.
These are illustrative audit trails, not findings about a named organisation, technical instructions or a guarantee of a particular result. The appropriate evidence depends on the activities, risks and agreed scope. The organisation remains responsible for its operations and legal obligations.
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Further reading: ISO information security.