ISO 27001 briefs.

Your EU or UK enterprise customer asked for ISO 27001 certification. Unlike SOC 2 — which produces an auditor’s report — ISO 27001 produces a certificate issued by an accredited certification body. It’s the information security standard recognised across Europe, the Middle East, and large-enterprise procurement globally.

The framework covers 93 Annex A controls mapped to an Information Security Management System (ISMS): policies, risk treatment, access control, incident management, supplier security, and more. Certification requires two audit stages — a documentation review followed by an on-site controls assessment. For Series A–B SaaS with European customers, it’s often the requirement that unlocks a procurement process that SOC 2 alone cannot.

The most common question is whether to pursue ISO 27001 or SOC 2 first. The answer depends on where your buyers are. The briefs below work through the controls, the audit process, and that decision. If you’re ready to start, visit the ISO 27001 service page.