Question 1

What is an IT security audit?

Accepted Answer

An IT security audit is an independent assessment of how exposed a software system is: how access is controlled, how data is stored and moved, which dependencies carry known vulnerabilities, which configurations are wrong, and how the delivery process handles secrets and change. The result is not a checklist of controls but a ranked account of real exposure, with the remediation each finding needs and the order in which to address it.

Question 2

What exactly does an IT auditor do in a software security audit?

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In a WWG software security audit the IT auditor is a senior engineer, not a form-filler. Engineers read the code and the infrastructure configuration, run vulnerability and dependency checks, interview the people who operate the system, and compare what they find with what the system has to guarantee under GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA or NIS2 where applicable. They then rank every finding by severity and write the remediation each one needs, so the report can be acted on without a second interpretation.

Question 3

What types of security audit are there, and which one does WWG run?

Accepted Answer

Three types of security audit come up most often. A compliance audit compares the system with a regulation or standard. A penetration test simulates an attack to find a way in. A technical security audit reads code, configuration, dependencies and delivery process to find real exposure. WWG’s IT security audit services combine the first and the third: they tell you what is exposed and what that means for the obligations you have to meet. Penetration testing is a useful next step once known findings are closed.

Question 4

What does an IT security audit cover?

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An IT security audit covers five areas. Hidden vulnerabilities in code and outdated dependencies. Misconfigurations in environments, infrastructure and access. Handling of personal and sensitive data, with reference to GDPR and, where applicable, HIPAA and PCI-DSS. The delivery process: how secrets, changes and releases are managed. Position against NIS2 and its national transposition, for companies within its scope. Every finding is ranked by severity, with the remediation required.

Question 5

Does the audit cover NIS2 compliance?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The NIS2 directive and the Italian decree transposing it set cybersecurity risk management obligations for companies within their scope. Our IT security audit services do not certify NIS2 compliance, because no vendor can do that on your behalf, but they produce the technical gap analysis it rests on: which measures the system already has in place, which are missing, and which findings must be closed first. If you are not sure whether you fall within scope, we check that during scoping.

Question 6

How much does a cyber security audit cost, and how long does it take?

Accepted Answer

The cost and duration of a cyber security audit are set in scoping, according to the perimeter: the number of systems and environments, the data processed and the regulations that apply. Once the perimeter is fixed, we fix the duration and the price before we start, as a fixed-scope engagement. We do not publish a price list, because two companies with the same revenue can have very different exposure surfaces. Remediation, if you ask us to do it, is quoted separately on the basis of the report.

Question 7

Who runs the security audit, and what do you need from us?

Accepted Answer

Senior WWG engineers run the security audit, with a named owner who is accountable for the engagement through to delivery. From you we need read access to code, environments and configuration, whatever documentation exists on data and processes, a few hours of interviews with the people who operate the system, and one contact person. Your team keeps working as usual, and we do not stop production to run the assessment.

Question 8

What happens after the security and compliance audit?

Accepted Answer

After the security and compliance audit you receive the report with findings ranked by severity, a remediation roadmap and a hand-over session in which we defend every conclusion. Then you choose: follow the roadmap with your own team, hand it to another vendor, or ask WWG for expert-led remediation. The audit is a standalone engagement and does not commit you to continuing with us.

Question 9

Who are IT security audit services for?

Accepted Answer

IT security audit services are for companies that run a revenue-critical system in production and handle customer or partner data: CEOs and CTOs who have to answer a customer, an auditor or the board on the state of security, IT managers within the NIS2 scope, and companies that inherited a system from a previous vendor. If the question is how exposed we really are and what to fix first, this is the right review.

Criterio	WWG security and compliance audit	Penetration test	Regulatory consulting and certification	Vulnerability scanner
Who it is for	CEOs, CTOs and IT managers who have to decide what to fix and in what order.	Security teams that want to know whether an attacker gets in.	Companies that must obtain or keep a formal certification.	Technical teams that want recurring automated checks.
What it covers	Code, dependencies, configuration, data, delivery process and position against GDPR, NIS2 and applicable standards.	Entry points reachable from outside at the time of the test.	Policies, procedures and documentation the standard requires.	Known vulnerabilities in packages and exposed services.
Duration	Set in scoping, according to the perimeter.	A few days per agreed perimeter.	Months, with periodic audit cycles.	In continuous use.
What you get	A ranked account of real exposure, the remediation each finding needs, a roadmap.	A report of successful exploits and access paths found.	A certificate or attestation, based on documentation.	Lists of warnings, often long and without business priority.
When it makes sense	When you need to know what is really exposed and what that means for your obligations.	After known findings are closed, to verify the remaining surface.	When a customer or a tender requires formal certification.	As a recurring baseline, not as a replacement for the engineering read.

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