Written by
Caitlin Harris
Technical Review by
Craig MacAlpine
ISO 27001 compliance solutions make it easier for teams to achieve, maintain, and prove compliance with ISO/IEC 27001, the leading standard for information security management systems (ISMS).
ISO/IEC 27001, commonly referred to as ISO 27001, aims to ensure the security and integrity of your data and improve your resilience to cyberthreats. To achieve ISO 27001 certification, an accredited certification body conducts a two-stage external audit. ISO 27001 compliance solutions help you bring your ISMS in line with ISO 27001 and collect evidence to prepare for certification.
We reviewed nine leaders in the compliance automation and management market, focusing on their ability to help you meet ISO/IEC 27001 compliance. We evaluated each solution’s control coverage (with particular focus on Annex A 2022 mapping), risk assessment, auditor workflows, ability to collect evidence and produce a ‘Statement of Applicability’, and user experience and interface of the solution themselves.
This guide will highlight what we found during our research and testing, in order to help you find the right ISO 27001 compliance solution for your team.
ISO 27001 compliance solutions help organizations build and manage an information security management system (ISMS), including risk assessments, security controls, policies and evidence needed to demonstrate conformity with the standard.
They collect evidence of control implementation and operation and help you create and maintain a Statement of Applicability (SoA), including the implementation status and justification for applicable controls.
ISO 27001 compliance solutions work by connecting to your cloud infrastructure, identity providers, HR information system, and device management tools, via read-only APIs, browser extensions or OAuth. Some solutions also place a lightweight agent on endpoints so they can read local settings the APIs can't see.
The solution then pulls data from those sources to assess compliance with relevant security controls. For example, it'll record whether every account has MFA enforced and whether storage services have encryption at rest enabled. It stores this information, along with a timestamp and its source, then maps it to relevant Annex A controls, which provide a reference set for checking that the organization has considered the necessary security controls. This mapping can then help the organization create and maintain its Statement of Applicability.
Finally, many platforms provide an auditor-facing portal or evidence repository where supporting documentation and control evidence can be reviewed. This gives auditors a central place to review relevant evidence and documentation during the certification audit.
Where most solutions differ is in how they handle the management system clauses and many of the People and Physical controls, as well as Organizational controls relating to supplier relationships, which are difficult to assess solely through automated checks. For example, an API can automatically provide evidence that MFA is turned on, but it can't prove whether employees have completed required security awareness training or acknowledged relevant policies.
To cover these requirements, ISO 27001 compliance solutions typically provide tools for managing policies, tasks, risks and supplier assessments. These can include policies with version histories and acknowledgement records, tasks with an owner and a due date, risks with likelihood and impact scoring, and completed supplier questionnaires.
Here's a quick comparison of the ISO 27001 compliance solutions we've reviewed in this article.
| Product | Best For | Generates SoA | External Auditor Access | Public API |
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Iru
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ISO 27001 on the same platform as device and identity management
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Drata
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Maintaining certification through surveillance and recertification
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Hyperproof
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Running ISO 27001 alongside several other frameworks
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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IO (formerly ISMS.online)
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Pre-written ISMS content and a dedicated success manager
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Scrut Automation
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Adding ISO 27001 to an existing SOC 2 program without per-framework fees
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Secureframe
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First-time certification with a published entry price
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Sprinto
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A first certification on a short timeline
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Thoropass
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The platform and the audit from one supplier
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Vanta
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Certifying to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 together
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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We evaluated nine ISO 27001 compliance solutions through a combination of hands-on testing, feedback analysis, and market research. We assessed each solution’s Annex A 2022 control coverage, whether it produces and maintains a Statement of Applicability, the access it gives external auditors, and how it handles surveillance and recertification across the three-year cycle.
This guide was written by Caitlin Harris and technically reviewed by Craig MacAlpine. You can read more about our methodology at how we test and review products. Read our full methodology
Best for companies that want ISO 27001 compliance on the same platform as their device and identity management
Iru generates ISO 27001 controls and monitors them continuously through what it calls the Adaptive Evidence Map. Coverage also extends to ISO 27701 for privacy and ISO 42001 for AI management on the same evidence map, and CIS Level 1 and Level 2 Mac templates provide a hardened endpoint baseline that maps to a large part of Annex A.
These policies are all managed on the same platform as devices and identities, with a shared context layer between them. Iru also holds its own ISO 27001 certification.
We recommend Iru for companies of any size or sector building or maintaining an ISO 27001 ISMS, particularly alongside ISO 27701 or ISO 42001, that want compliance on the same platform as their device management, EDR and identity.
The console is easy to navigate, and scoping policies to groups is straightforward. Iru is most popular with lean IT teams that operate Mac, iOS, Android and Windows devices.
Running all three frameworks on the same evidence map is another strong point, since controls shared between them are evidenced once.
Compliance is priced at under $15,000 a year with all frameworks included and startup discounts available, and is available standalone as well as with the rest of the platform.
Best for teams maintaining ISO 27001 through surveillance and recertification
Drata is a compliance automation platform that supports organizations throughout the three-year ISO 27001 certification cycle. Drata monitors your control environment continuously and alerts you when monitoring identifies a control gap. It connects to cloud services and security tools and collects evidence automatically for surveillance and recertification audits.
Drata has pre-mapped versions of ISO 27701, 27017, 27018 and 42001, letting organizations reuse controls and evidence across frameworks where applicable. The Audit Hub feature gives auditors a dedicated portal to sample evidence and raise document requests.
We recommend Drata to teams who expect to hold their certificate long-term and want each surveillance audit to reduce the repeated evidence work of the first certification. The Internal Auditor role and automatic evidence collection are standout features. You will need to spend some time during onboarding tailoring the control set to your ISMS scope and risk profile.
Best for teams maintaining ISO 27001 alongside several other frameworks
Hyperproof is a GRC platform supporting 160+ pre-built frameworks, including ISO 27001:2022. Its Jumpstart feature maps your existing ISO 27001 controls across other frameworks, including NIST 800-53, PCI DSS and SOC 2.
Hyperproof supports 200+ integrations and its Hypersyncs and Livesyncs feature collects documents continuously from business applications and cloud storage. A public SDK lets you build custom connectors for anything Hyperproof doesn’t cover out of the box.
We would recommend Hyperproof to a mid-market or enterprise team maintaining ISO 27001 alongside SOC 2, PCI DSS, or a NIST framework. Reusing controls and evidence across multiple programs through Jumpstart is a standout feature, and Hierarchical Scopes handles the added complexity of multiple subsidiaries and business units well.
Best for teams that want pre-written ISMS content and a dedicated success manager
IO is a compliance automation platform focused on ISO 27001. Its Assured Results Method (ARM) breaks the certification process into an 11-step sequence around a target certification date, with a dedicated Customer Success Manager guiding you through the process. The Headstart content library provides pre-written policies, controls and other ISMS content.
IO provides integrations with common business and security tools, alongside a public API and Zapier support for custom workflows. Its platform supports additional standards and regulations alongside ISO 27001.
Control Performance Monitors dashboards provide live compliance signals inside the platform, such as MFA and access-control status from Microsoft Entra, mapped to relevant ISO 27001 controls. Audits, Actions and Reviews provide workflows for internal audits, management reviews, and nonconformity and corrective-action tracking.
We recommend IO to teams looking to standardize ISO 27001 for the first time. ARM gives the implementation a defined sequence and target date, while Headstart means you begin with pre-written ISMS content rather than creating policies and controls from scratch.
The combination makes IO particularly attractive to smaller teams without extensive ISO 27001 experience or a dedicated compliance function. The trade-off is that the pre-written content still needs to be adapted to your organization, its ISMS scope and its risk profile.
Best for teams adding ISO 27001 to an existing SOC 2 program without paying per framework
Scrut Automation is a GRC automation platform that supports ISO 27001:2022, with a prebuilt control set mapped to Annex A ready to use from day one. More than 60 frameworks are included. Scrut provides all-inclusive pricing and no separate charges for individual frameworks.
External auditors can be given read-only access to controls, evidence, policy previews, and attachments through the Audit Center. From here, they can also comment, manage findings, and track progress without touching the wider platform.
Scrut Teammates, the platform’s agentic AI layer, drafts policies, flags compliance gaps, and suggests fixes, including infrastructure-as-code snippets in Terraform, Python, or Node.js with variables pre-filled for your environment. Scrut has certified its own AI management system to ISO/IEC 42001.
Daily automated tests check cloud configurations and other controls and surface gaps for remediation, with evidence pulled directly from connected systems through integrations and Scrut Monitor.
We recommend Scrut if you expect your control work to span several standards over time, for example if you already hold SOC 2 and want to add ISO 27001 without paying separately for the framework.
Scrut’s full library of 60-plus frameworks comes with no separate framework charges, so ISO 27001 doesn’t add its own line item once you’re already a customer. We also like Scrut Teammates for the infrastructure-as-code snippets it suggests on compliance gaps, which give your engineers a starting fix alongside the finding, not just the finding on its own.
Best for first-time certification with a published entry price
Secureframe is a compliance automation platform. It maps ISO 27001 certification stage by stage: a Stage 1 readiness review, a Stage 2 certification audit, surveillance audits in years one and two, and a recertification audit at year three.
The Statement of Applicability exports directly from the platform, listing the Annex A requirements with their applicability and justification, with editable fields for date, version, reviewer, and applicability so you can mark controls not applicable where appropriate. The Audit Module tracks tests through statuses including In Review, Met, and Not Met, with a progress bar showing progress toward 100% Met. Common controls and cross-framework mapping reduce duplicate work across Secureframe’s library of 45+ frameworks.
Secureframe’s entry tier starts at $7,000 a year and includes one compliance framework, with risk management, policy management, evidence collection, and 300+ native integrations included as standard.
We recommend Secureframe if you’re going through first-time ISO 27001 certification. We like the Statement of Applicability export, which produces the Annex A requirements with their applicability and justification as an editable document you start from. We also like that policy templates come from in-house security staff and former auditors, with per-employee acceptance tracking built in. Fundamentals starts at $7,000 a year for one framework; pricing for additional frameworks and for the Complete tier is quote-based.
Best for a first ISO 27001 certification on a short timeline
Sprinto is a compliance automation platform built around getting an ISO 27001 certificate on a short timeline. It assembles the ISO 27001 program on day one, generating Annex A controls, policies, tasks, Statement of Applicability items, and audit requirements against your technology stack.
Sprinto AI, the platform’s agentic layer, identifies risks, detects evidence gaps, and flags policy drift in natural language, with full human oversight. Sprinto’s Autonomous Trust Platform extends this agentic layer across compliance, vendor risk, and AI governance.
Sprinto automates 25+ frameworks out of the box and supports more than 200 in total, with shared controls and reusable evidence. Pricing is not published; quotes are based on your framework count and company size.
We recommend Sprinto if you’re pursuing ISO 27001 for the first time and have a deadline attached, particularly if you also want SOC 2. We like that the ISO 27001 program is assembled on day one, with controls, policies, tasks, and Statement of Applicability items generated against your connected technology stack.
We also like Sprinto AI for the evidence-gap detection and risk identification it runs continuously, with human oversight kept in the loop throughout. Sprinto’s confirmed Microsoft integrations run through Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, SharePoint, Teams, and Defender for Office 365. Sprinto’s tiers are named Foundation and Growth, and pricing itself is not published.
Best for teams that want the platform and the audit from a single supplier
Thoropass provides compliance software and audit services. Its related entity, Thoropass Certification LLC, is now an accredited ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification body, accredited through the International Accreditation Service (IAS). The company offers both a platform used to prepare for certification and the certification audit itself, under the same corporate umbrella.
Thoropass maps the ISO 27001 certification lifecycle from certification planning through the Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits, the certification decision, surveillance audits, and the three-year recertification cycle. Evidence requests, uploads, and conversations with the audit team all happen inside the platform.
Smart Sort AI converts exported files from any GRC tool into audit-ready evidence with no integration required. It identifies the relevant control for each file and places it into the correct audit request automatically. The framework library covers over 10 frameworks and standards, including SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, HITRUST, GDPR, CMMC Level 1, NIST CSF 2.0, and PCI DSS.
We recommend Thoropass if you’d like a compliance automation platform that can also provide the certification. Thoropass Certification LLC now holds its own IAS accreditation for ISO/IEC 27001:2022. We also like Smart Sort AI for turning whatever your team already has in another GRC tool into audit-ready evidence without needing a live integration first, and we like that evidence requests, uploads, and messages with the audit team all stay inside one platform, with no separate email thread to track.
Best for teams looking for the widest integration coverage
Vanta is a trust management platform that runs ISO 27001 as one of 35+ frameworks. It supports 400+ integrations feeding 1,400+ continuous tests. It covers ISO 27001:2022, with the 93 Annex A controls split across the four 2022 themes. It automatically generates the Statement of Applicability and maps ISO 27001 controls to the evidence and testing used to demonstrate them.
A risk register aligned to ISO 27005 handles risk identification and treatment, with configurable risk scoring and prioritization. The Agent for Risk connects risks to affected assets, controls, and vendors, using Vanta’s Trust Graph to keep the risk picture current as underlying data changes. The Vanta AI Agent drafts policies, answers control questions, and checks evidence for gaps before it reaches the auditor.
Vanta is a market leader, raising $150 million in Series D funding in 2025. More than 16,000 companies use the platform.
We recommend Vanta if you are looking to get ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certified together and are looking for a wide list of pre-built integrations. There is a large overlap between the two programs, so controls and evidence built for one carry over to the other. We also like the Statement of Applicability automation, which maps controls to the evidence and testing behind them, so you’re not assembling that mapping by hand, and we like the auditor portal for how much of the back-and-forth it removes once the audit starts.
ISO 27001 compliance solutions vary their pricing depending on the number of frameworks in scope, headcount, integration depth, and whether you want the audit itself bundled in. Most vendors in this category are quote-based with annual contracts, and only a minority publish a starting figure up-front.
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Iru
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Contact for quote
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Functionality, user count, device count
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Drata
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Contact for quote
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Tier (Foundation, Advanced, or Enterprise)
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Hyperproof
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Contact for quote
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Not published
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IO (formerly ISMS.online)
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Contact for quote
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Frameworks selected, functionality, support level
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Scrut Automation
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Contact for quote
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Not published
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Secureframe
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From $7,000/year
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Fundamentals tier (Complete and Defense are quote-only)
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Sprinto
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Contact for quote
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Tier (Foundation or Growth), add-on modules
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Thoropass
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Contact for quote
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Frameworks selected, audit scope, company size, services
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Vanta
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Contact for quote
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Here are our top tips on how to get the most out of your deployment.
You need to determine your control set, your evidence volume, and your audit cost, to make sure you're choosing the right tool for the scale of your requirements.
Only a body accredited under ISO/IEC 17021-1 can issue the ISO/IEC 27001 certificate, and most platforms leave it up to you to source that body. Lead times can run to months, so make sure you've sourced a body early if you're on a time crunch.
The SoA is a mandatory part of ISO 27001 certification (Clause 6.1.3 d). Some vendors supply guidance and templates instead of generating the document from your control records, so it's worth double checking that if you want a solution that will create the document for you.
ISO 27001 is a three-year commitment; surveillance audits run annually, and your full recertification is due at year three. Look for a solution that will cover you for that entire cycle, otherwise you might be stuck with a lot of manual work after the initial certification.
Those two systems supply the evidence for the largest share of the Annex A technological controls, so they deliver the biggest reduction in manual work per integration.
Annex A is a reference set to check your choices against, not a checklist to implement; not all of them will be applicable to your business, so it's important that you work out which ones are actually relevant to you before you start collecting evidence. Running the risk assessment first can help you do this.
Both of these are mandatory (clauses 9.2 and 9.3), and the external auditor will ask for the records at Stage 1 regardless of whether your technical evidence is complete.
Certificates issued against the 2013 edition expired on October 31, 2025, and only some solutions can move a live program onto the 2022 control set.
The right ISO 27001 compliance platform depends less on the number of frameworks it supports than on how much work it removes from your specific certification program.
Prioritize a platform that gives you a clear path from defining your ISMS scope through risk assessment, control selection, Statement of Applicability, evidence collection, internal audit and certification.
Look for pre-built ISO 27001 workflows, policy and task management, automated evidence collection and guidance on preparing for Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits. A platform that can identify gaps before the certification audit is likely to save more time than one with a longer list of integrations.
Check exactly what the software automates, however. ISO 27001 is risk-based, so no platform can simply switch on a universal set of controls and make an organization compliant. You will still need to determine which controls are applicable to your ISMS and document those decisions in the Statement of Applicability.
The priority changes from building the program to maintaining it.
Look for continuous evidence collection, control monitoring, automated reminders, audit management, and the ability to reuse evidence between surveillance audits. If you are moving from another GRC platform or spreadsheet-based program, check whether the vendor can import existing controls, evidence, risks, and policies rather than forcing you to rebuild everything.
Also check how the platform handles the Statement of Applicability. It should support maintaining the document as your risks, controls and ISMS scope change, rather than treating it as a one-time certification deliverable.
Cross-framework mapping becomes much more important.
A platform should let you map common controls and reuse evidence across programs such as SOC 2, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, or other standards you need to maintain. This can prevent the same access review, vulnerability scan or policy approval from becoming separate evidence requests for every framework.
Don’t choose on framework count alone. A platform supporting 200 frameworks is not necessarily more useful than one supporting 20 if the latter has better mappings and evidence reuse for the frameworks you actually need.
Ask every vendor to demonstrate these workflows using your environment rather than relying on a generic product tour:
The best ISO 27001 compliance platform is therefore not necessarily the one with the most integrations, frameworks or AI features. It is the one that fits your existing environment, reduces repetitive evidence and administrative work, and gives your team enough control over the ISMS to prepare confidently for certification and keep it audit-ready afterwards.
ISO 27001 compliance solutions are a type of software designed to help businesses achieve ISO/IEC 27001 certification. They automatically map your information security management system (ISMS) to the controls outlined in the ISO/IEC 27001 standard, collect evidence that these controls are working, and produce a Statement of Applicability, then bundle all of that information up in a portal ready to be accessed by an external auditor.
Once you’ve chosen an ISO 27001 compliance solution, you connect it to your cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure), identity providers, HR information system (HRIS), and device management tools. This connection is usually established via read-only APIs or OAuth, but some also use endpoint agents to be able to read local settings.
Once it has established those connections, the solution pulls telemetry from them to work out what controls you have in place, and whether they’re working effectively, for example whether you have MFA enforced for every account. It then maps this information to ISO 27001’s Annex A controls, and produces a Statement of Applicability that outlines which controls your business needs to implement, and whether or not it is doing so effectively.
In addition to automatically testing and mapping controls, ISO 27001 solutions offer a tracking system for paperwork that you need to provide regarding People, Physical and Supplier Relationships controls.
The solution then presents all of this information in a portal for an external auditor to access.
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Caitlin Harris is the Head of Content at Expert Insights. As an experienced content writer and editor, Caitlin helps cybersecurity leaders to cut through the noise in the cybersecurity space with expert analysis and insightful recommendations.
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