PECB ISO-IEC-27001-Lead-Auditor Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

According to the PECB Candidate Handbook1, audit team leaders should have the following additional knowledge and skills compared to auditors:

•Plan the audit, including preparing the audit plan, assigning work to the audit team members and coordinating their activities

•Make effective use of resources provided to the audit, such as personnel, time, budget and equipment

•Manage the audit process, including leading the opening and closing meetings, directing the audit team, resolving conflicts and ensuring the audit objectives are achieved

•Review and approve the audit report and audit findings

•Communicate with the client and other interested parties throughout the audit

The number of days assigned to a third-party audit is not determined by the auditee’s availability, but by the audit program, which considers the audit scope, objectives, criteria, risks, and resources12. The auditee’s availability is only one factor that affects the audit planning and scheduling, but not the audit duration3. Auditors approved for conducting onsite audits do require additional training for virtual audits, as there are significant differences in the skillset required. Virtual audits pose different challenges and opportunities than onsite audits, such as communication, technology, security, and evidence collection4 . Auditors need to be familiar with the tools and techniques for conducting remote audits, as well as the ethical and professional behavior expected in a virtual environment . References:

PECB Candidate Handbook - ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, page 18

ISO 19011:2018, Guidelines for auditing management systems, clause 5.3.2

ISO 19011:2018, Guidelines for auditing management systems, clause 6.3.1

Deloitte - Conducting a Virtual Internal Audit, page 1

[A Guide to Conducting Effective and Efficient Remote Audits], page 1

[ISO 19011:2018, Guidelines for auditing management systems], clause 7.2.3

[Remote Auditing Best Practices & Checklist for Regulatory Compliance], page 1

ISO/IEC 27001:2022, clause 10.2 (Nonconformity and corrective action):

When a nonconformity occurs, the organization shall … take action to control and correct it, and deal with the consequences; evaluate the need for action to eliminate the cause(s) of the nonconformity, in order that it does not recur or occur elsewhere; implement any action needed; review the effectiveness of any corrective action taken.

The auditor’s responsibility is to verify effectiveness of corrective actions. This means the auditor must look for evidence of change that actually addresses the root cause and prevents recurrence — not just temporary fixes, promises, or documentation.

Let’s analyse the distractors:

A. Incorrect — corrective action should not allow recurrence.

B. Incorrect — refers to preventive action, which ISO 27001:2022 no longer uses as a separate concept; instead, it is integrated into risk management.

C. Weak — merely “reducing probability” is not sufficient; ISO 27001 requires elimination of causes to prevent recurrence.

D. Incorrect — “assurance from the auditee” is not acceptable evidence; auditors need objective evidence, not verbal commitment.

E. Incorrect — “comfort” is not an audit principle; ISO 19011 requires objective evidence.

F. Correct — aligns directly with ISO 27001 clause 10.2: “review the effectiveness of any corrective action taken … so that nonconformity does not recur.”

Thus, the correct nonconformity statement is:

“When reviewing the effectiveness of action taken in response to a nonconformity, an auditor seeks evidence of change that will prevent recurrence of the issue.”