ISO/IEC 27001
Information Security Management
The global benchmark for systematic management of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Essential for enterprise RFPs, regulated suppliers, and mature vendor risk programmes.
Accredited certification
Internationally Recognised Certification
ABM issues management-system certificates trusted by procurement teams in forty countries — with audit teams who understand DevOps, cloud shared responsibility, and modern data architectures.
ISO certification is more than a badge: it is proof that your management system runs on documented, repeatable processes — not heroics. ABM’s certification auditors combine ISO registrar discipline with hands-on experience in software delivery, so control evidence is gathered in ways that respect how your teams actually ship code and operate infrastructure.
Whether you are entering regulated European supply chains, responding to Middle Eastern government tenders, or satisfying a strategic customer’s vendor-security workbook, we help you select the right standard stack and avoid redundant audits when SOC 2 is already on the roadmap.
Path to certificate
Certification process
From first gap workshop through surveillance — structured gates so leadership always knows what happens next.
1
Gap analysis
Scope, context, and Annex A applicability reviewed against your current ISMS artefacts and tooling.
2
Implementation support
Practical remediation planning, evidence templates, and optional readiness testing before formal audits.
3
Stage 1 audit
Documentation and design review to confirm the management system is ready for full conformity assessment.
4
Stage 2 audit
On-site and remote sampling of controls, records, and interviews across the certified scope.
5
Certification & surveillance
Certificate issuance, public register listing where applicable, and ongoing annual surveillance cycles.
Standards catalogue
Management-system standards we certify
Each engagement is scoped to your organisational boundaries, locations, and applicable statutory context.
ISO/IEC 27701
Privacy Information Management
Extends your ISMS with controls mapped to GDPR, CCPA-style laws, and other privacy regimes — ideal when legal and security teams need one auditable spine.
ISO/IEC 42001
Artificial Intelligence Management
Structured governance for AI systems: risk assessment, lifecycle controls, and transparency obligations as regulators and customers scrutinise automated decisions.
ABM is among the first certification bodies globally supporting early ISO 42001 adopters — ideal for AI-native platforms, copilots embedded in workflows, and model-serving infrastructure.
ISO 9001
Quality Management
Demonstrate disciplined processes for product delivery and customer satisfaction — often paired with 27001 when procurement expects both quality and security certificates.
ISO 22301
Business Continuity
Prove that incidents, outages, and regional disruptions are managed through tested continuity strategies — increasingly requested alongside cloud resilience narratives.
ISO/IEC 27017 & 27018
Cloud Service Controls
27017 covers cloud security control implementation; 27018 addresses protection of personally identifiable information (PII) in public clouds — natural extensions for SaaS providers.
Decision support
Framework comparison
ISO 27001 and SOC 2 are complementary — this snapshot helps executives and boards pick the right lead deliverable.
| Dimension | ISO 27001 | SOC 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Certifies an information security management system (ISMS) against the ISO standard. | Attests to controls against AICPA Trust Services Criteria for a defined period or point in time. |
| Audience | Global procurement, regulators, and customers expecting a certificate from an accredited body. | North American enterprise buyers, boards, and investors familiar with AICPA reporting. |
| Format | Certificate of conformity plus audit reports through surveillance cycles. | Type I or Type II CPA examination report with description of system and test results. |
| Validity | Three-year certification cycle with annual surveillance audits. | Annual refresh typical for Type II; point-in-time for Type I. |
| Best for | Organisations that need a recognised management-system certificate in RFPs and tenders. | SaaS vendors proving control design and operating effectiveness to US-centric customers. |
Efficiency
Coordinated ISO + SOC — one evidence base
SOC 2 and ISO 27001 both examine how you govern access, change, incidents, and vendors — but they phrase requirements differently and use different reporting formats. Running them as disconnected projects means your team uploads the same screenshots twice and answers conflicting interpretations from two firms.
ABM’s coordinated model maps controls once, tests them against both AICPA Trust Services Criteria and ISO Annex A themes, and produces harmonised findings. In typical mid-market SaaS engagements we see thirty to forty percent less combined fieldwork duration versus sequential audits, with a single engagement director accountable for timeline and quality.
What stays unified
- — Risk assessment and statement of applicability workshops
- — Evidence portal and subprocessor documentation
- — Management review and internal audit cadence
- — Exception handling and corrective action tracking
You still receive an independent SOC report and an accredited ISO certificate — coordination reduces fatigue, not independence.
FAQ
ISO certification questions
Plan certification without pausing your roadmap
We will stage stage-1 and stage-2 windows around release trains — and tell you upfront if scope creep is likely.