ISO 27001 is the international standard for Information Security Management Systems. ThreeShield builds your ISMS from the ground up, maps Annex A controls, and uses Lavawall® for continuous evidence collection so you're always audit-ready.
ISO 27001:2022 defines the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS).
Define the organization's context, interested parties, and ISMS scope. Identify internal and external issues affecting information security.
Top management commitment, information security policy, and defined roles and responsibilities.
Formal risk identification, assessment, and treatment process. Risk register and Statement of Applicability for Annex A controls.
ISO 27001:2022 Annex A contains 93 controls across 4 themes: Organizational, People, Physical, and Technological. Each must be assessed for applicability and either implemented or formally excluded.
Regular internal audits and management reviews to ensure the ISMS remains suitable, adequate, and effective.
Documented nonconformities, corrective actions, and evidence of continual improvement. This is where Lavawall® continuous monitoring provides the most value.
ISO 27001 certification is increasingly required to access enterprise clients in Europe, government procurement in Canada and the UK, and healthcare supply chains globally. For SaaS companies and managed service providers, it's becoming a baseline expectation rather than a differentiator.
From a cold start, ISO 27001 certification typically takes 6-18 months depending on organization size and complexity. Lavawall® reduces the evidence collection burden significantly. ThreeShield has helped organizations achieve certification in as little as 6 months with strong executive commitment and a well-scoped ISMS.
Yes — and this is the right structure. An ISO 27001 certificate issued by the same firm that designed the controls wouldn't be credible to enterprise buyers. ThreeShield delivers all readiness work (ISMS design, Annex A control implementation, risk register, evidence via Lavawall®, policy library, internal audit). The accredited certification body (BSI, Bureau Veritas, SGS, or similar) performs the Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits and issues the certificate. ThreeShield coordinates the certification body engagement as part of one integrated contract — one price, one project manager, one ISO 27001 certificate.
ISO 27001 is an internationally recognized standard with formal certification. SOC 2 is a US-centric attestation report. ISO 27001 is typically preferred for European clients, government procurement, and global enterprise relationships. SOC 2 Type II is more common for North American SaaS companies targeting enterprise buyers. Many organizations pursue both.
ThreeShield develops your ISMS documentation, maps all Annex A controls, and uses Lavawall® to maintain continuous evidence. Choose your engagement model: DIY, supported, or full done-for-you.
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Whether you have a strong internal team or need everything handled end-to-end, ThreeShield meets you where you are.
For lean IT teams and cost-conscious organizations with internal security capacity
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