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ISO 27001 is the globally recognized framework for establishing, implementing, and maintaining an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Regulyze provides Annex A control templates, risk-assessment workflows, Statement of Applicability generation, and ongoing monitoring to keep your ISMS current between surveillance audits.
What is ISO 27001?
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is the international standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS).
Unlike SOC 2 (an attestation), ISO 27001 is a certification. An accredited certification body performs independent audits and issues a certificate valid for three years, with annual surveillance audits.
The 2022 revision consolidated the original 114 controls into 93 Annex A controls organized under four themes: Organisational, People, Physical, and Technological.
The management system at a glance
ISO 27001 follows the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. Here's the structure.
Context & leadership (Clauses 4–5)
Define the scope of your ISMS, identify stakeholders, and ensure top-management commitment — including a formal information-security policy and assigned roles.
Risk assessment & treatment (Clauses 6–8)
Identify information-security risks, evaluate their likelihood and impact, select treatment options, and implement the 93 Annex A controls relevant to your risk profile.
Performance evaluation (Clause 9)
Monitor, measure, and analyse ISMS effectiveness. Conduct internal audits and management reviews at planned intervals.
Continual improvement (Clause 10)
Address nonconformities with corrective actions and drive continual improvement of the ISMS based on audit findings and operational metrics.
Who needs ISO 27001?
- Companies expanding into European, APAC, or government markets
- B2B SaaS vendors whose buyers require certified information-security management
- Organizations managing sensitive data and facing regulatory pressure (GDPR, NIS2)
- Teams that want a structured, risk-based approach to security — not ad-hoc controls
- Enterprises looking to consolidate compliance across multiple standards
Common certification challenges
ISO 27001 is broader and more documentation-heavy than most teams expect.
Extensive documentation
ISO 27001 requires dozens of policies, procedures, and records — from the Statement of Applicability to the risk treatment plan. Keeping these consistent and up-to-date is a full-time job.
93 Annex A controls
The 2022 revision reorganized controls into four themes (Organisational, People, Physical, Technological). Every applicable control must be implemented, documented, and auditable.
Statement of Applicability
The SoA maps each Annex A control to a justification for inclusion or exclusion. Maintaining it accurately as your environment changes is notoriously painful.
Internal audit requirements
You must conduct formal internal audits before your Stage 2 certification audit. Without tooling, scheduling, tracking, and reporting on these is a manual grind.
Certification-ready — on autopilot
Policy & procedure library
Start with ISO 27001-aligned templates covering information security, access control, cryptography, supplier relationships, and more. Route for approval and track versioned changes.
Learn moreAutomated SoA generation
Regulyze maps your implemented controls to Annex A requirements automatically. The SoA stays current as you add or remove controls — no spreadsheet gymnastics.
Learn moreRisk register & treatment plans
Document risks, assign owners, select treatment options, link to controls, and monitor residual risk — all in a structured register that auditors love.
Learn moreContinuous evidence collection
Integrate your cloud, identity, and dev-tool stack. Evidence is pulled automatically and linked to the controls it supports — ready for every surveillance audit.
Learn moreControl testing on autopilot
Define test schedules for each Annex A control. Regulyze runs them, surfaces failures, and keeps an audit trail of every result.
Learn moreAudit trail & change log
Every policy approval, risk update, and control change is timestamped and attributable. Your audit trail is always complete.
Learn moreThe path to ISO 27001 certification
Six phases from gap analysis to ongoing surveillance.
Phase 1
Gap analysis
Assess current state against ISO 27001 requirements. Identify missing controls, policies, and documentation.
Phase 2
ISMS implementation
Define scope, build the risk register, draft policies, implement controls, and assign ownership.
Phase 3
Internal audit
Conduct a formal internal audit. Remediate findings and prepare your evidence package.
Phase 4
Stage 1 audit
The certification body reviews ISMS documentation for completeness and scope adequacy.
Phase 5
Stage 2 audit
On-site (or remote) assessment of control effectiveness. Successful completion earns certification.
Phase 6
Surveillance & recertification
Annual surveillance audits and a full recertification audit every three years.
The modules that power ISO 27001 compliance
AI Workflows
Intelligent task orchestration that maps controls to frameworks.
Learn moreControl Testing
Automated testing of security controls with clear pass/fail results.
Learn moreEvidence Collection
Continuous evidence gathering that runs itself.
Learn morePolicy Management
Centralized policy creation, versioning, and approval workflows.
Learn moreFrom teams certified with Regulyze
“Managing SOC 2 and ISO 27001 in parallel used to mean twice the spreadsheets. Now one control maps to both frameworks automatically — it cut our mapping effort by 70%.”
Laura Kessler
VP of Compliance, NovaPay
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