ISO 27001 is the international standard for information security management – and increasingly, the certificate your customers, partners, and regulators ask to see. Persist Security guides your organization through the entire journey to ISO 27001 certification: from an honest gap assessment, through building a working Information Security Management System (ISMS), to standing beside you at the certification audit itself.
ISO 27001 is no longer a nice-to-have. Enterprise customers require it in procurement, partners demand it before integrating, and it demonstrates due diligence to regulators and boards. Beyond the certificate, the process forces your organization to genuinely understand its risks and put real controls in place – turning security from an afterthought into a managed, auditable discipline.
We start with an honest assessment of where you stand against the ISO 27001 controls – so you know the real distance to certification before you invest.
We build an Information Security Management System scoped to your organization – strong enough to certify, lean enough to actually run.
We prepare your team and stand beside you through the internal and external certification audits, so there are no surprises.
A structured review of your current controls, policies, and practices against every relevant ISO 27001 requirement.
We define your ISMS scope, run a formal risk assessment, and build a risk treatment plan and Statement of Applicability.
We implement and document the required controls, policies, and procedures – practical and tailored to how you actually work.
We run an internal audit, close findings, and support you through the external certification audit to the certificate.
Meet the procurement requirements that unlock enterprise and regulated customers.
A working ISMS that genuinely lowers the likelihood and impact of security incidents.
A foundation that maps cleanly to SOC 2, GDPR, and other frameworks you may need next.
Controls your team can operate, keeping you ready for surveillance audits year after year.
Our approach is practical, not paperwork for its own sake. We run a gap analysis against the ISO 27001 controls, help you scope and build a right-sized ISMS, conduct a structured risk assessment and treatment plan, implement and document the necessary controls, run an internal audit, and support you through the external certification audit. The engagement pairs naturally with our compliance & GRC consulting, security assessments, and vCISO services. For a preview of the requirements, see our ISO 27001 checklist.
Certification is the milestone, but the real value is a security program that keeps working after the auditor leaves. Every control we implement is designed to be operable and maintainable by your team, so your ISMS stays alive – ready for surveillance audits and genuinely reducing your risk year after year.
Contact us today to scope your ISO 27001 project and get a realistic roadmap and timeline to certification.
ISO 27001 is the leading international standard for information security management. Certification means an accredited external auditor has verified that your organization operates an Information Security Management System (ISMS) meeting the standard’s requirements. It is widely recognized proof that you manage information security systematically.
For most organizations the journey takes roughly six to twelve months, depending on size, scope, and how mature your existing controls are. A gap assessment at the start gives you a realistic, organization-specific timeline before you commit.
An Information Security Management System (ISMS) is the set of policies, processes, risk decisions, and controls your organization uses to manage information security. ISO 27001 certification is essentially independent verification that your ISMS exists, is appropriate to your risks, and actually operates.
They overlap but serve different purposes. ISO 27001 certifies your overall security management system, SOC 2 reports on controls for service organizations, and GDPR is a privacy regulation. A well-built ISO 27001 ISMS provides a strong foundation that makes SOC 2 and GDPR compliance significantly easier.
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