ISO 27001 certification for small to medium sized enterprises
You know that the threat of cyber-attacks to an organisation is significant and the impact of an incident can be devastating.
Well, let me tell you that you don't have to suffer such impact because your organisation can be resilient enough to withstand any disruptions.
That sounds good, right?
A great way of achieving this is to implement a good information security standard like ISO 27001.
And yes, this is perfectly possible for small and medium sized organisations!
Implementing such a standard helps you understand the information security risk, and how to control it so you can keep the organisation safe and secure.
Information security risk management can be daunting, but a properly implemented Information Security Management System (ISMS) will hugely reduce that burden.
ISO 27001 is a standard that offers such an ISMS and is a well-known global standard against which an organisation can be certified.
Are there any other benefits, I hear you ask? Good question!!
Implementing ISO 27001 will help you with:
- Improving your cyber security posture and overall resilience
- Reducing the risk of a data breach
- Reducing cost of incident management
- Achieving regulatory compliance
- Meeting requirements for cyber insurance
- Increasing trust from your stakeholders
- Satisfying customer or vendor requirements
- Generating more revenue. (Really?? Yes, really!)
You will certainly have a competitive advantage, because you will win more bids than your competitors that are not ISO 27001 certified!!
OK, that all sounds really good, but...
Is this really suitable for our SME?
Where do we begin?
Which policies and controls will we need?
Do we need to hire a dedicated security person?
How do we manage all that documentation?
How do we know when we're ready for the certification?
Great! You are asking exactly the right questions and we will help you get and understand the answers. Let me explain...
It is true that smaller organisations, such as start-ups, scale-ups, small or medium sized enterprises, often have a more difficult time implementing ISO 27001:
- The ISO documentation leaves much room for interpretation
- Free or cheap template kits that can be found online are too generic and/or too bloated
- There is limited budget to have a long term engagement with an expensive consultant
This is where we come in!!
We will help the organisation implement an ISMS that contains everything you need to implement ISO 27001 and get you ready for certification.
It will be done in a few months and it will be simple and efficient. Especially for smaller organisations!
The ISMS we will help you create is loaded with all documents required by the standard. Policies, procedures, registers, assessments. Everything you need!
All content is written with small to medium sized organisations in mind.
It will also be affordable. Forget about the super-high hourly rates that the BIG 4 consultancy firms ask. We are much cheaper. Who doesn't like some savings?
And since we have many years of experience and have done this many times, we can do it even cheaper than if you would assign the work to one of your own employees. You don't have to hire a dedicated security person! (but of course it is always good to have one!)
Our tailored and confidential service helps organisations put a solid ISMS in place AND gain understanding of their information security and risk.
Optionally, we can organise cybersecurity coaching sessions with your executives and board of directors.
It is up to you, but leadership commitment is a very important requirement for ISO 27001 certification.
What is the cost of this whole implementation going to be?
Well, that depends on a number of factors:
- How many employees are there in your organisation?
- How complex is your IT infrastructure and how sensitive your data?
- How much of the work are you willing to do internally?
Let's discuss options and the best way forward for your organisation, because like I said earlier, it will be a tailored service.
After a brief discovery discussion, we will tell you exactly what the cost of the implementation will be.
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