
ISO 27001 Implementation and Certification Solutions

Our approach
Since pioneering the world’s first ISO 27001 ISMS 20 years ago, we’ve supported more than 20,000 ISO 27001 projects.
Our approach to implementing the Standard follows a nine-step process that we’ve honed over our many years of experience, giving our clients a straightforward and effective path to certification.
This ensures that the ISMS supports our clients’ business objectives, secures their valuable information assets, and meets their complex legal, regulatory and contractual obligations.
Some of the companies we’ve worked with
We’ve successfully executed ISO 27001 projects with public- and private-sector organisations of all industries and sizes, from micros to multinationals, all around the world, including:


















Get expert support for your ISO 27001 project
✅ ISO 27001 gap analysis and readiness assessment
✅ ISMS design, documentation and implementation
✅ Risk assessment and Annex A control selection
✅ Internal audits, training and certification support
ISO 27001 certification FAQ
Any organisation that needs to demonstrate effective information security should consider ISO 27001 certification. It is often a requirement for government contracts, and many organisations require ISO 27001 certification before engaging a supplier. Even where certification is not a formal requirement, it sets organisations apart from their competitors, proving that they take information security seriously.
GRC Solutions sells the latest version of the ISO 27001 and ISO 27002 standards, along with a wide range of support services from implementation to ongoing assurance.
The cost of the certification process will vary depending on the certification body you choose. The cost of implementing ISO 27001 largely depends on the size of your organisation, how mature your existing information security measures are, and how much support you need to achieve certification.
The amount of time it takes to implement ISO 27001 will depend on the size of your organisation and your existing information security and governance measures. Most small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) can achieve certification within six months if backed by expert support. Larger organisations often already have a formal information security programme of some kind, and so can generally expect to achieve certification within one year.
An ISO 27001 information security management system (ISMS) is a structured, risk-based system for managing information security risk and protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information held by an organisation. Accredited ISO 27001 certification is internationally recognised as a marker of information security best practice.
Cyber Essentials is a UK-government led security scheme focused on five core controls that mitigate common cyber security risks. It is available in two different levels of assurance – Cyber Essentials, which is based on a self-assessment questionnaire, and Cyber Essentials Plus, which requires an external vulnerability assessment. While effective at ensuring a basic level of security, it does not provide a framework for managing information security risk across an organisation and is only recognised in the UK. It is a prerequisite for some UK government contracts.
Cyber Essentials is ideal for smaller UK organisations that need to demonstrate a basic level of cyber security or that are planning to tender for UK government contracts. ISO 27001 is suited to organisations looking to develop a structured, formal system for information security management.
ISO 27001 provides a structured approach to managing information security risk and protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information an organisation holds.
SOC 2 is used by service organisations to demonstrate the security, integrity and availability of their systems, and demonstrate compliance with the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria (TSC).
ISO 27001 is ideal for organisations looking to develop a structured, formal system for information security management, and can support compliance with SOC 2’s security-focused TSC. SOC 2 is only suitable for service organisations that need to demonstrate compliance with the TSC.
Accredited ISO 27001 certification lasts for three years. As your certificate nears expiration, you can undergo a recertification audit to renew your certification for a further three years.