Table of Contents The length of time it takes for becoming an ISO 27001 certified varies from company to business and is dependent on a variety of variables. Businesses should budget for a year to become compliant and accredited, at the very least. There are numerous essential steps in the compliance journey, that are required to meet:
Create a project strategy– It’s critical to approach your ISO 27001 endeavour as a project that must be meticulously managed.
Perform a risk assessment– The risk assessment’s goal is to determine the breadth of the report (containing your assets, threats, and overall risks), provide a prediction about whether you’ll pass or fail, and create a security plan to address the issues.
Designs and implemented controls– Controls should be designed and implemented in accordance with your security strategy.
Keep track of what you’re doing– During an audit, you must give your auditor with documentation demonstrating how your security procedures fulfil the standards of ISO 27001 so that he or she may perform an educated evaluation.
Monitor and remediate– Monitoring against documented processes is particularly essential since it will uncover discrepancies that, if severe enough, may result in your audit being rejected. Monitoring allows you to correct problems before they become irreversible. Consider keeping an eye on your last dress rehearsal: now is the moment to finish your paperwork and double-check that everything is in order.
