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:ID:       auto-iso-27001
:CREATED:  [2026-05-23 Sat]
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#+title: ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management)
#+filetags: :passepartout:compliance:framework:iso:


International standard for information security management systems (ISMS).
The most widely adopted security certification globally — ~60,000 certified
organizations. Requires: risk assessment, security controls (Annex A, 93
controls across 4 domains), continuous improvement (Plan-Do-Check-Act),
management review, internal audit.

Who must comply: Self-selected — enterprises pursue ISO 27001 certification
because supply chain partners and regulators require it. Increasingly mandatory
for: cloud providers, government contractors, critical infrastructure, and
regulated financial institutions in multiple jurisdictions.

Penalties: No direct fines. Losing certification means losing business.

Why it matters: ISO 27001 is the universal baseline. It is the entry-level
certification that opens every other regulated market. The gate stack maps
to Annex A controls directly (A.9 access control, A.12 operations security,
A.16 incident management, A.18 compliance). First-mover advantage: the ISO
27001 audit market is mature ($68B) and entirely manual (auditors flip through
binders). A gate stack that produces audit evidence automatically is not
competing with other software — it is competing with binders.

** [[id:748b0cc7-7f42-49fb-8ee3-1ae49048a178][ISO 27701]] (Privacy Information Management — PIMS extension to ISO 27001)

