ISO 27001 Certification: Why It Matters

ISO 27001 Certification: Why It Matters

Any successful business leader can tell you that consistency earns trust. This trust is created between the business and its consumers as well as with its stakeholders. If quality is the goal then consistency maintains it. For a company to get to a certain level of success, standards and rules are needed to help them maintain regularity in the products it manufactures and the services it provides. A quality management system makes this possible and ISO 9001 certification by an independent third party achieves this objective.

What is the ISO?

The International Standards Organisation (ISO) develops standardisation in both technical and non-technical fields. Meeting the requirements for ISO certification is challenging for sure. That’s why companies use an Information Security Management System (ISMS) to assist them in creating and managing processes, planning, and documents. It also assists with all of the steps needed to achieve certification. It helps businesses define the systems and rules needed to meet these standards for information and data security. Certification also shows a company’s commitment to maintaining and protecting key customer and stakeholder data.

What is ISO 27001 Certification?

ISO 27001 is the international standard for information security management systems. Regardless of size – small or large, organisations apply for ISO accreditation. Implementing a set of ISO compliant standards in the form of processes and procedures

100,000’s of firms are ISO 27001 certified across the globe. Gaining accreditation ensures that a firm is implementing a quality Information Security Management System (ISMS), which in turn means that they are sensibly protecting the confidentiality and availability of company information. 

ISO certification in general is becoming increasingly sought after from a customer’s perspective, ISMS has rapidly grown over recent years with cyber-attacks becoming more frequent. Achieving ISO 27001 will instil confidence for existing and future customers that a business has the appropriate systems in place to protect customer data and information. 

Benefits of ISO 27001

Outside of the general improvements such as improved systems and processes. The main benefits of becoming ISO 27001 accredited include increased avoidance of security threats, this includes both internal and external. It also improves reputation as it demonstrates to stakeholders and consumers that you enforce security measures in others favour. Not only does this improve the existing relationships, but also help forge new ones. Many organisations choose to only work with those that are certified. 

Get Certified with SafeWrite

SafeWrite helps businesses of all sizes achieve ISO certification. Our software offers pre-built Information Security, Quality, Safety, and Environmental templates to keep up to date on policies and procedures as well as changes to the ISO Standard. Businesses with this certification become more efficient. They identify issues quickly and follow up with corrective actions. The trust built by ISO 27001 compliance also creates opportunities for government contracts. 

SafeWrite offers a complete off-the-shelf set of documents for businesses to become compliant with the standard. This saves time and money over creating these documents from scratch. It also helps stakeholders identify the key processes, procedures, and policies that help the business provide the best products and services possible. It’s what customers and clients expect and deserve. 

Learn More About ISO 27001

To learn more about how Safewrite’s ISO 27001 information security management system helps businesses with certification, book a demo today.

Taylor Murray
tmurray@safewrite.com