ISO 27001 Consultants for Hands-On Implementation and Audit Readiness
Axipro works alongside your team to scope, build and implement your ISMS, close compliance gaps, put controls into operation, prepare audit evidence and get your organisation ready for an independent ISO 27001 certification audit.
Our structured 6-week readiness process covers the implementation and audit-preparation work Axipro controls. The independent certification audit takes place separately and is performed by an external certification body.
30-minute scoping session to understand your current position, requirements and next steps.
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ISO 27001 Support Built Around Why You Need Certification
For many technology companies, ISO 27001 becomes a priority because a real business requirement is driving it.
You may be dealing with:
An enterprise customer requiring ISO 27001
Procurement or security reviews delaying onboarding
Security questionnaires creating friction in the sales process
An upcoming certification deadline
Limited internal compliance capacity
A need to demonstrate a mature information security programme
Axipro turns that requirement into a practical implementation plan and works with your team through to audit readiness.
What Axipro Handles for ISO 27001
Axipro provides hands-on support across the ISO 27001 implementation and readiness lifecycle.
The exact activities depend on your current maturity, technical environment and agreed engagement scope, but a typical engagement may include:
Kick-Off and Planning
- Set up the communication channel
- Identify key stakeholders
- Define the implementation plan
- Establish the project timeline
- Align teams on key ISO 27001 terminology
- Set up the working environment and project documentation
Gap Analysis
- Review existing policies and procedures
- Assess current controls
- Review organisational structure
- Define and review the ISMS scope
- Identify compliance and implementation gaps
Management System Documentation
Develop and refine relevant documentation for your organisation, including:
- Policies
- Procedures
- Forms
- Checklists
- Supporting management-system documentation
Risk Management
- Risk assessment
- Risk Treatment Plan
- Statement of Applicability
- Risk remediation actions
- Corrective actions
- Risk and control ownership
Control Implementation
Axipro helps your team move beyond documentation and put applicable controls into practice.
This can include:
- Control implementation
- Control operation
- Evidence preparation
- Control monitoring
- Remediation support
- KPI definition
- Compliance-calendar setup
Security Awareness
Depending on the engagement, Axipro can support:
- Awareness training for core teams
- Role-specific security awareness
- 1:1 security awareness sessions
- Preparation of relevant staff for audit interviews and compliance responsibilities
Vulnerability Scanning
Vulnerability scanning is included as standard in every engagement unless you choose not to include it.
This provides an additional technical validation layer as part of the broader readiness programme.
Audit Readiness
Before the external certification audit, Axipro helps complete the activities needed to validate and prepare the ISMS, including:
- Corrective actions
Risk remediation - Annex A control monitoring
- Management Review Meeting
- Internal audit
- Audit preparation
- Evidence readiness
Our 6-Week ISO 27001 Readiness Process
Axipro follows a structured six-week process for the implementation and audit-readiness activities under our control.
The exact activities and sequence can vary depending on your organisation’s current state, scope, technical environment and responsiveness.
Kick-Off and Scope
Establish stakeholders, communication channels, ISMS boundaries, project responsibilities and the implementation timeline.
Gap Analysis
Review your existing policies, processes, controls and organisational structure to identify what is already in place and what still needs to be addressed.
Documentation and Risk
Develop the required management-system documentation, complete risk activities and establish the Statement of Applicability and treatment actions.
Control Implementation
Put applicable controls into operation, establish ownership, support relevant training and begin producing the evidence required to demonstrate that controls are functioning.
Remediation and Evidence
Close identified gaps, complete remediation actions, validate control operation and prepare evidence for audit.
Audit Readiness
Complete management review, internal audit, corrective actions and final preparation for external certification.
Then Comes the Independent Certification Audit
Once your organisation is audit-ready, the external certification process begins.
An independent certification body performs the certification audit and makes the certification decision.
Axipro prepares and supports your organisation. The independent
certification body performs the certification audit and issues the certificate.
The certification audit is separate from Axipro’s six-week readiness process.
More Than ISO 27001 Documentation
ISO 27001 readiness requires more than a set of policies and templates.
The ISMS needs to operate inside the organisation.
Axipro works with your team to turn requirements into practical processes, controls and evidence.
Depending on your scope, this can involve:
Defining control owners
Implementing access-management processes
Supporting secure development practices
Establishing incident-response procedures
Improving supplier-security processes
Supporting business continuity activities
Managing information-security risks
Preparing operational evidence
Tracking remediation
Training relevant employees
Preparing stakeholders for the audit
The objective is an ISMS that functions within the business—not a folder of documents created only for the auditor.
Who Is Responsible for What?
Axipro
Axipro provides the compliance expertise, implementation structure and hands-on support required to move your organisation toward audit readiness.
Depending on scope, this can include:
- Gap assessment
- Documentation
- Risk management
- Control implementation
- Remediation
- Evidence preparation
- Internal-audit support
- Audit preparation
- Certification coordination
Your Team
Your organisation remains responsible for operating and owning the ISMS.
Your team will need to:
- Provide organisation-specific information
- Identify relevant stakeholders
- Make business decisions
- Own applicable controls
- Operate required processes
- Provide evidence
- Participate in reviews and audit activities
Axipro reduces the compliance workload, but ISO 27001 cannot be completely outsourced because the management system belongs to your organisation.
Independent Certification Body
The certification body independently assesses your organisation.
It is responsible for:
- Stage 1 audit
- Stage 2 audit
- Evaluating conformity
- Identifying audit findings
- Making the certification decision
- Issuing the ISO 27001 certificate
What ISO 27001 Certification Involves
ISO/IEC 27001: 2022 is the international standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an Information Security Management System.
The standard requires organisations to take a structured, risk-based approach to information security.
This includes:
Understanding organisational context
Defining the ISMS scope
Identifying information-security risks
Establishing appropriate policies and processes
Selecting and operating applicable controls
Assigning responsibilities
Monitoring performance
Conducting internal reviews
Continually improving the ISMS
The 2022 version contains 93 Annex A controls across organisational, people, physical and technological themes.
Certification is performed independently through Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits.
ISO 27001 Gap Assessment
Already started ISO 27001 but unsure what is still missing?
Axipro can review your existing ISMS, policies, controls and organisational readiness to determine:
What is already in place
What can be reused
What needs remediation
What needs to be implemented
What should happen before the certification audit
ISO 27001 Internal Audit and Audit Preparation
Before external certification, your organisation needs to confirm that the ISMS is operating as intended and that outstanding issues have been addressed.
Axipro supports:
Internal audit
Corrective actions
Remediation tracking
Management review
Evidence preparation
Audit preparation
Stakeholder readiness
Customer Results
Qanooni — Legal AI
Qanooni worked with Axipro on ISO 27001 and continued the relationship as it expanded its compliance programme to SOC 2 Type II.
Axipro provided structured compliance support while the independent audit process remained separate.
The engagement demonstrates how a technology company can build on an existing compliance foundation as its security-assurance requirements grow.
Mesh ID
Axipro supported Mesh ID through its ISO 27001 implementation and certification-readiness journey, helping turn compliance requirements into a structured and auditable security programme.
MediConCen
Axipro supported MediConCen through ISO 27001 implementation and readiness, including preparation for independent certification.
Start From Where You Are
You do not need to restart your ISO 27001 programme to work with Axipro.
Starting From Scratch
We can help establish the ISMS, scope, documentation, risk-management framework and applicable controls.
Already Started
We can assess the work already completed, retain what is fit for purpose and focus on closing the remaining gaps.
Already Have SOC 2
Existing policies, controls and evidence may be reusable for ISO 27001 rather than rebuilt unnecessarily. See how SOC 2 maps to ISO 27001.
Almost Audit-Ready
We can focus the engagement on:
- Remaining gaps
- Remediation
- Internal audit
- Evidence
- Management review
- External-audit preparation
Already Certified
Axipro can also support:
- Surveillance preparation
- Internal audits
- ISMS maintenance
- Ongoing risk activities
- Continuous compliance
ISO 27001 Timeline, Cost and Engagement Scope
How Long Does the Axipro Process Take?
Axipro uses a structured six-week readiness process for the implementation and audit-preparation activities under our control.
The independent certification audit takes place separately.
Its timing depends on the certification body, your organisation and audit scheduling.
How Does Pricing Work?
Axipro works on a:
Fixed fee within the agreed scope.
- Current maturity
- Organisation size
- ISMS boundaries
- Infrastructure
- Existing policies
- Existing controls
- Existing compliance programmes
- Required remediation
External certification-body fees, compliance-platform subscriptions and separately requested work may sit outside the Axipro engagement fee where applicable.
Do You Need an ISO 27001 Consultant?
Others have strong technical teams but lack:
Internal compliance bandwidth
ISO-specific implementation experience
Time to coordinate policies and evidence
Resources to manage remediation
Experience preparing for an external audit
An ISO 27001 implementation partner is particularly useful when you need to move the programme forward while reducing the burden placed on your internal teams.
What About Drata or Vanta?
Compliance platforms can help organise evidence, monitor controls and manage parts of the compliance workflow.
They do not replace the organisational work required to:
Define the ISMS
2 Assess risk
3 Make business decisions
4 Implement controls
Operate processes
Remediate gaps
Prepare stakeholders
Get ready for an independent audit
Axipro can work alongside the compliance platform already used by your organisation.
What Happens After ISO 27001 Certification?
ISO 27001 does not end when your certificate is issued.
Your organisation needs to continue operating and maintaining the ISMS.
This can include:
Monitoring risks
Operating controls
Maintaining evidence
Internal audits
Management reviews
Corrective actions
Surveillance audits
Future recertification
Axipro can provide ongoing support for organisations that want help maintaining their compliance programme after initial certification.
ISO 27001 FAQs
How long does ISO 27001 certification take?
Axipro uses a structured six-week readiness process for the implementation and audit-preparation activities under our control.
The independent certification audit takes place separately.
Its timing depends on the certification body, your organisation and audit scheduling.
What does Axipro's six-week ISO 27001 process cover?
Depending on your agreed scope, it can include:
- Scoping
- Gap analysis
- Documentation
- Risk assessment
- Risk treatment
- Statement of Applicability
- Control implementation
- Remediation
- Evidence preparation
- Management review
- Internal audit
- Audit preparation
The exact activities can vary between organisations.
Is vulnerability scanning included?
Yes.
Vulnerability scanning is included as standard in every engagement unless you choose not to include it.
Does Axipro issue the ISO 27001 certificate?
No.
Axipro helps implement the programme and prepare your organisation for certification.
An independent certification body performs the certification audit and makes the certification decision.
How much does ISO 27001 cost?
The cost depends on your organisation, existing maturity, ISMS scope and the work required.
Axipro provides a fixed fee for the agreed engagement scope.
External auditor/certification-body fees, software subscriptions and separately requested work may be additional where applicable.
What does an ISO 27001 consultant actually do?
An ISO 27001 consultant may help interpret the standard, identify gaps and guide implementation.
Axipro’s model extends into hands-on implementation, including:
- Documentation
- Risk management
- Controls
- Remediation
- Evidence
- Training
- Internal readiness
- Audit preparation
How much work will our team need to do?
Your organisation still owns the ISMS.
Your stakeholders need to provide information, make relevant decisions, operate controls, provide evidence and participate in the programme.
Axipro handles a substantial part of the implementation workload and guides your team through the remaining organisational responsibilities.
Can we use Drata or Vanta instead of an ISO 27001 consultant?
A compliance platform and an implementation partner perform different roles.
Platforms can assist with workflow, evidence and monitoring.
Your organisation still needs to make risk decisions, implement controls, operate processes, remediate gaps and prepare for the audit.
Can we reuse our SOC 2 controls for ISO 27001?
Often, yes.
Relevant policies, controls, evidence and security processes from an existing SOC 2 programme may be reusable or adaptable.
The exact overlap depends on your existing programme and ISO 27001 scope.
Can Axipro help if we've already started ISO 27001?
Yes.
Axipro can assess your current state, retain work that is already suitable and focus the engagement on the remaining gaps and readiness activities.
You do not need to restart the programme.
What happens after ISO 27001 certification?
Your organisation must continue maintaining and improving the ISMS and prepare for ongoing surveillance and future recertification.
Axipro can continue supporting your organisation after initial certification where required.
Ready to Move From ISO 27001 Requirement to Audit Readiness?
Start with a Free Assessment.
In a 30-minute scoping session, we’ll discuss:
Why your organisation needs ISO 27001
Your current compliance position
Existing policies and controls
Your intended certification scope
Current gaps or implementation challenges
Your target timeline
The most practical next steps
Structured implementation. Clear scope. Independent certification.