The information-security challenge
Breaches, ransomware, supplier compromise and data-handling failures all put revenue, reputation and regulatory standing at risk — and the question customers, auditors and regulators now ask is whether your security is managed systematically. Most organisations run controls that grew piecemeal, with gaps no one has mapped and evidence no one can produce on demand.
ISO 27001 is the international standard for an information security management system. It moves you from ad-hoc controls to a governed, risk-driven capability — and gives customers and regulators independent assurance that you manage information security to a recognised benchmark.
Who needs ISO 27001
ISO 27001 matters most where you hold sensitive data and where customers or regulators demand proof that it is protected:
- SaaS, cloud and technology providers whose enterprise customers require it before they will contract.
- Banks, NBFCs and payment providers under regulator expectations for information-security governance.
- IT/ITES, BPO and managed-service providers whose RFPs and client audits demand a certified ISMS.
- Healthcare, insurance and other organisations handling personal or regulated data at scale.
CyberSigma’s role
We are your implementation and readiness partner. We assess your gaps, run the risk assessment and treatment, build the ISMS, capture the operating evidence, run the internal audit, and coordinate the certification-body audit — a single team from readiness through to a signed certificate.
The certification body’s role
The ISO 27001 certificate is issued by an accredited independent certification body, not by CyberSigma. Keeping implementation and certification separate is what makes the certificate credible. We prepare you for that audit and coordinate it; the body conducts the Stage 1 and Stage 2 assessment and issues the certificate.
How we deliver
Gap assessment
We assess your current controls and practices against every ISO 27001 clause and Annex A control, and give you a prioritised gap list — what exists, what is missing, and what needs to change before a certification audit.
Risk assessment & treatment
We run the information-security risk assessment to identify, analyse and evaluate the risks to your assets, then agree a risk treatment plan and produce the Statement of Applicability so your controls are driven by evidence, not assumption.
ISMS implementation
We build the information security management system — policies, controls, and the documented procedures — sized to your organisation rather than a generic template, and we capture the operating evidence the teams who run it need to keep.
Internal audit & readiness review
We run the internal audit and a management review, close findings, and confirm you are ready before the certification body arrives for its Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits — so the external audit holds no surprises.
Deliverables & evidence
- ISMS policy, scope and Statement of Applicability
- Information-security risk assessment and risk treatment plan
- Annex A control implementation, mapped to your risks
- Documented procedures with operating evidence
- Internal audit report, management review minutes and corrective actions
- A traceable evidence pack ready for the certification body audit
Indicative timeline
A typical mid-size ISMS runs about 3–6 months from kickoff to the certification-body audit, depending on scope, the number of locations and systems, and how mature your current controls are.
Timelines vary with scope and readiness; we confirm a schedule after the gap assessment.
Representative engagement
A SaaS provider needed a certified ISMS to satisfy enterprise-customer security reviews that were stalling its deals. We ran the gap assessment against Annex A, built an evidence-based risk assessment and Statement of Applicability, implemented the missing controls and procedures, and took the organisation through internal audit to a successful certification-body assessment. Named client references are available under NDA on request.
Who leads your engagement
Your engagement is led by a senior ISO 27001 lead implementer and auditor — supported by information-security and risk specialists matched to your sector. Every deliverable passes independent quality review before it reaches you or the certification body. We introduce your named lead on the first call.