ISO 27001 Certification: World-Class Information Security
ISO 27001 certification that opens global markets - a certified ISMS demonstrates world-class information security governance.
Why ISO 27001 Is the Global Standard for Information Security
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally recognized standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Certification signals to customers, partners, and regulators across every industry and geography that your organization takes information security seriously - not as a checkbox, but as an embedded management discipline.
Unlike prescriptive frameworks, ISO 27001 takes a risk-based approach. You identify your information assets, assess threats and vulnerabilities, and apply controls from Annex A (93 controls across 4 themes in ISO 27001:2022) proportionate to your risk appetite. This flexibility is ISO 27001's strength: it scales from a ten-person startup to a global enterprise, and it integrates cleanly with ISO 27701 (privacy), ISO 42001 (AI), and other ISO management system standards.
For organizations selling into Europe, APAC, or regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, critical infrastructure), ISO 27001 certification is frequently a contractual requirement. The certification is issued by an accredited certification body and requires a Stage 1 documentation review and Stage 2 on-site audit, followed by annual surveillance audits and a three-year re-certification cycle. Dark Rock builds your ISMS to pass the initial audit and sustain it with minimal overhead.
Our Approach
Assess
Scoping your ISMS boundary, conducting an information asset inventory, and performing an ISO 27001:2022 gap assessment. We assess your current control environment against Annex A, identify Statement of Applicability (SoA) candidate inclusions and exclusions, and produce a risk register aligned to your organizational context.
Remediate
Risk treatment implementation: selecting and implementing Annex A controls proportionate to identified risks. This includes information security policies, supplier security assessments, access control reviews, cryptography standards, physical and environmental security controls, and business continuity management - all with evidence artifacts audit-ready.
Implement
Formalize your ISMS documentation: Statement of Applicability (SoA), Risk Treatment Plan (RTP), internal audit program, management review process, and mandatory records required by the standard. We establish your internal audit schedule and conduct a pre-certification internal audit to validate readiness before engaging the certification body.
Certify
Manage the Stage 1 (documentation review) and Stage 2 (on-site assessment) audits with your accredited certification body. We prepare your audit team, manage the opening and closing meetings, resolve nonconformities, and ensure certificate issuance. After certification, we maintain your surveillance audit readiness and support your three-year recertification cycle.
What You Get
- ISO 27001:2022 gap assessment and risk register
- Statement of Applicability (SoA) with control justifications
- Risk Treatment Plan (RTP) aligned to Annex A
- Complete ISMS documentation suite (30+ mandatory policies and procedures)
- Internal audit program and pre-certification audit report
- Management review package and meeting facilitation
- Certification body selection guidance and audit coordination
- Annual surveillance audit preparation and support
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Annex A controls across 4 themes - we right-size implementation to your actual risk profile
