GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE

ISO 27001
Preparation

ISMS design, Annex A control review, risk methodology, Statement of Applicability, and certification-readiness support through Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits.

ISO 27001 preparation that aims for a working ISMS, not a binder of policies

ISO 27001:2022 sets the international baseline for an Information Security Management System. Certification is achievable for organizations of every size — but only if the ISMS reflects how the business actually runs. ShadowCore helps you scope the ISMS, design a usable risk methodology, and implement the Annex A controls in a way that stands up to a certification body without slowing your teams down.

The engagement covers gap analysis against the current 2022 standard, definition of context and scope, asset and risk treatment plans, Statement of Applicability for the 93 Annex A controls, and the supporting policies, procedures, and evidence templates. Management reviews, internal audits, and corrective-action workflows are wired in from the start, so the ISMS keeps running once certification is achieved.

ISO 27001 also acts as the backbone for other obligations. The same control set supports NIS2 risk-management measures, GDPR security-of-processing requirements, and most customer security assessments — coordinated through GRC & Compliance.

Engagement snapshot

What ISO 27001 preparation includes

ISMS gap analysis

Assessment of your current information security posture against ISO 27001 requirements, with maturity scoring and a prioritized closure plan.

  • ISO 27001:2022
  • Annex A

Risk & control design

Risk methodology, asset inventory, treatment plan, and control mapping for the 93 Annex A safeguards across organizational, people, physical, and technological domains.

Policy & evidence set

Policies, procedures, Statement of Applicability, and audit-ready evidence templates — built to survive certification scrutiny.

Certification readiness

Pre-audit walkthrough, stakeholder briefings, and remediation support to close findings before the external assessor arrives.

Services

ISO 27001 Coverage

A structured path from current-state assessment to certification readiness.

ISMS Gap Analysis

Assessment of your current information security management system against ISO 27001 requirements.

Annex A Control Review

Control-by-control review of organizational, people, physical, and technological safeguards.

Risk Assessment Methodology

Design or refinement of risk criteria, asset inventory, risk treatment planning, and acceptance workflows.

Policy & Procedure Set

Creation or improvement of security policies, operating procedures, evidence templates, and review cadence.

Statement of Applicability

Support for SoA decisions, control justification, implementation status, and audit-ready evidence mapping.

Certification Readiness

Preparation for external audit with prioritized remediation, stakeholder briefings, and evidence validation.

Process

Readiness Workflow

A pragmatic certification preparation process with clear owners and evidence.

01

Baseline

Review scope, assets, existing controls, policies, and business context.

02

Assess

Evaluate ISMS maturity and Annex A implementation against certification needs.

03

Design

Build risk methodology, control roadmap, SoA structure, and policy requirements.

04

Implement

Support remediation, evidence collection, ownership, and management review.

05

Prepare

Validate audit readiness and close gaps before certification assessment.

Who it is for

Organizations ISO 27001 preparation supports best

  • Organizations targeting ISO 27001 certification for the first time and needing to scope, design, and run the program.
  • Companies maintaining an existing ISMS that need to transition to the 2022 control set or prepare for recertification.
  • Scaling SaaS and service providers whose enterprise customers require ISO 27001 as part of procurement.
  • Security and risk leaders aligning their controls to a single, broadly accepted standard rather than juggling ad-hoc requirements.
Typical outcomes

What you have when the engagement ends

  • A scoped ISMS with documented risk methodology, asset inventory, and treatment plan.
  • A reviewed Statement of Applicability covering the 93 Annex A controls with implementation status and justification.
  • Policies, procedures, and evidence templates that hold up under Stage 1 and Stage 2 audit scrutiny.
  • A remediation plan with owners, timelines, and management-review checkpoints that keeps the program on track to certification.