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ISO 27001 compliance · Free audit · No signup

ISO 27001:2022 Information Security Policy Audit

Grade your Information Security Policy against ISO 27001:2022 Annex A. Find missing controls before your stage-1 certification audit — asset classification, supplier management, incident response, business continuity, and the new 11 controls added in the 2022 revision.

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ISO/IEC 27001:2022 — Information Security Management · Global / international

What ISO 27001 non-compliance actually costs

3-6 month delay

Failed certification

Stage-2 nonconformities → re-audit

Multi-$M

Lost EU/UK enterprise deals

ISO 27001 increasingly mandatory in EU procurement

Certificate suspension

Surveillance audit failure

Major nonconformity at year 1 or 2

Who must comply with ISO 27001?

Any organization handling sensitive information that needs internationally recognized security certification
EU-headquartered SaaS — ISO 27001 is often required for public-sector + regulated-industry deals
Companies that want a single ISMS framework that covers SOC 2, NIS2, DORA, and aligns with GDPR Art. 32

What this audit checks

12 required clauses, scored as Present / Partial / Missing with the exact regulatory citation and suggested fix.

Information security policy + topic-specific policies

Annex A 5.1, 5.2

Asset inventory + classification + handling

A.5.9, A.5.12, A.5.13

Access control + identity management

A.5.15-5.18, A.8.2-8.5

Cryptography (encryption standards + key management)

A.8.24

Supplier / third-party security

A.5.19-5.23 (expanded in 2022)

Incident management + reporting

A.5.24-5.28

Business continuity + ICT readiness (NEW 2022)

A.5.29, A.5.30

Threat intelligence (NEW 2022)

A.5.7

Physical security perimeters + monitoring

A.7.1-7.4, A.7.14

Secure development lifecycle

A.8.25-8.31

Logging + monitoring + clock sync

A.8.15-8.17

Data masking / data leakage prevention (NEW 2022)

A.8.11, A.8.12

Why ISO 27001 audits actually fail

Using ISO 27001:2013 controls (114) instead of 2022 (93)

The 2022 revision restructured Annex A into 4 themes (Organizational, People, Physical, Technological) and added 11 new controls including threat intelligence, data masking, and ICT readiness for BC. Policies citing the old 14-domain structure will fail.

Missing Statement of Applicability

The SoA documents which Annex A controls apply and the justification for any exclusions. This is the single most-scrutinized document in a stage-1 audit.

ISMS scope too broad

Many companies scope the entire org and can't prove controls everywhere. Better: scope a specific product/service for initial cert, expand later.

Management review not documented

Clause 9.3 requires periodic management review with documented inputs/outputs. Missing this = automatic nonconformity.

ISO 27001 FAQ

ISO 27001 vs SOC 2?

ISO 27001 is an internationally recognized certification with a published standard and surveillance audits. SOC 2 is an attestation report based on the AICPA Trust Service Criteria, more common with US buyers. ~70% overlap in controls. EU + APAC buyers prefer ISO; US buyers prefer SOC 2; many SaaS companies do both.

How long does certification take?

Typical timeline: 4-8 months for a first-time SMB. Gap analysis (1-2 mo) → remediation (2-4 mo) → internal audit (1 mo) → stage 1 certification audit → stage 2 → certificate. Audit fees $15K-$50K + ongoing surveillance audits in years 1 + 2 + recertification year 3.

Does this audit replace a stage-1 readiness assessment?

It replaces the policy-document portion. The full stage-1 audit also checks for management review records, risk assessment artefacts, internal audit results, and Statement of Applicability — those require organizational evidence that a doc audit can't generate.

Grade your policy in 20 seconds

Paste your existing document. Get a 12-clause ISO 27001 scorecard. Generate a fully compliant version for $9 if you don't want to fix it manually.

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