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Governance · Risk · Compliance

Assurance you can defend.

Spider X helps boards and executives govern risk with confidence — through independent auditing, compliance program design and pragmatic consulting that regulators recognise.

240+

Audit engagements delivered

18

Regulated industries served

96%

Client retention rate

24hr

Escalation response time

The three pillars

One integrated GRC practice, not three disconnected teams

Governance

Board reporting, committee charters, delegation frameworks and accountability mapping that stand up to regulator scrutiny.

Risk

Enterprise and operational risk frameworks, appetite statements, control libraries and quantified risk reporting.

Compliance

Obligations registers, control testing, regulatory change management and remediation program oversight.

Auditing & consulting

Evidence-led audits that close findings, not just raise them

Our auditors come from Big Four assurance practices and in-house risk functions. Every engagement pairs rigorous control testing with a remediation roadmap your teams can actually execute.

  • Internal Audit

    Co-sourced and outsourced internal audit, three-year audit plans and issue closure validation.

  • IT & Cyber Audit

    ISO 27001, SOC 2, Essential Eight and NIST CSF readiness assessments and control assurance.

  • Advisory & Consulting

    Target operating models, GRC tooling selection, policy uplift and executive risk education.

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Japan cloud assurance

ISMAP Readiness Assessment and ISMAP Audits

Spider X helps SaaS, PaaS and IaaS providers meet Japan’s Information System Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP) requirements. Whether you are preparing for a first assessment or need an independent audit, we guide you through the control baseline, evidence pack and procurement gate.

ISMAP Readiness Assessment

A pre-assessment engagement that maps your current controls to the ISMAP baseline, identifies gaps and builds the remediation roadmap you need before inviting a formal assessor.

  • ISMAP control gap assessment against the latest government baseline

  • Cloud security architecture and shared-responsibility review

  • Evidence pack preparation and assessor readiness check

  • Remediation tracking to reach audit-ready state

ISMAP Audits

Independent assurance reviews for cloud services supplying Japanese government agencies. We test controls, document findings and support you through the formal assessment and re-assessment cycle.

  • Formal ISMAP control testing and evidence evaluation

  • Audit report drafting aligned with assessor expectations

  • Management action plan and finding closure validation

  • Re-assessment and continuous compliance support

Ready to make your next audit the easy one?

Tell us where your obligations sit today. We will map the gaps and propose a right-sized assurance plan within five business days.

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