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ISO 27001 Consulting Services

ISO 27001 Consulting Services

Quality Resource Center (QRC) provides ISO 27001 consulting services for organizations building an information security management system (ISMS) and pursuing certification. We handle implementation, documentation, internal audit, and registrar preparation, from our Silicon Valley base and remotely for clients nationwide.

Industry studies have found that implementing ISO 27001 without outside assistance typically takes 18 months to two years. With QRC’s consultants, implementation runs an average of 5–7 months, saving time and valuable staff resources.

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Who ISO 27001 Consulting Is For

  • Software and SaaS companies whose enterprise customers have made ISO 27001 a condition of the contract or the security review.
  • Data centers and managed service providers that hold client data and need a certificate their customers recognize internationally.
  • Manufacturers and engineering firms protecting customer IP, designs, and controlled technical information.
  • Organizations already certified to ISO 9001 that want to add an ISMS without standing up a second, parallel management system.

Problems an ISO 27001 Consultant Solves

  • Risk assessment with no defensible method. The risk assessment and treatment methodology drives the entire ISMS. Auditors test it first, and an improvised one does not survive.
  • A Statement of Applicability that does not match reality. Every control included or excluded needs a justification tied back to your risk treatment plan.
  • Security controls that live only in IT. ISO 27001 is a management system, not a technology project. HR, legal, facilities, and supplier management are all in scope.
  • An 18-month timeline the business will not fund. A structured program with a consultant compresses that to months, not years.
  • Documentation drift. Policies written for the audit and then ignored produce findings at the first surveillance visit.

How an ISO 27001 Engagement Works

The ISO 27001 certification project is jointly managed by an ISO coordinator from your company and QRC’s ISO 27001 specialist. We work collaboratively to get the work done quickly and to ensure that your personnel are trained to operate and maintain the ISMS after certification.

  1. Complimentary consultation and quote. Scope of the ISMS, systems and locations in play, customer or contractual drivers, target date.
  2. Gap analysis. Current security practice measured against ISO 27001 and its Annex A controls, with a written remediation plan.
  3. Risk assessment and treatment. A repeatable methodology, an asset inventory, and a risk treatment plan that justifies your control selection.
  4. Documentation. Information security policy and objectives, Statement of Applicability, operating procedures, and the mandatory records listed below.
  5. Implementation and awareness training. Controls put into operation, roles and responsibilities assigned, staff trained.
  6. Internal audit and management review. Audits conducted or your auditors trained, findings closed, management review facilitated.
  7. Registrar audit support and ongoing maintenance. Stage 1 and Stage 2 preparation, then support through surveillance and recertification.

Expected outcome: a certified, audit-ready ISMS your team can operate without a consultant on retainer, delivered in an average of five to seven months.

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Why Organizations Choose QRC

  • Since 1992. QRC has implemented management systems for more than 1,000 organizations across regulated and high-technology industries.
  • Timeline compression. An average of 5–7 months against an industry norm of 18 months to two years unassisted.
  • Integrated, not bolted on. If you already run ISO 9001, we reuse document control, internal audit, corrective action, and management review rather than duplicating them.
  • Built to be maintained. Your personnel are trained to run the ISMS after we leave.

About the ISO/IEC 27001 Standard

ISO/IEC 27001 formally specifies a management system intended to bring information security under explicit management control. An information security management system (ISMS) is a framework of policies and procedures that includes all legal, physical, and technical controls involved in an organization’s information risk management processes.

ISO 27001 certification requires that:

An organization assess information security risks, taking account of threats, vulnerabilities, and impacts in a systematic manner;

An organization have in place a coherent and comprehensive suite of information security controls that provide remediation of unacceptable risks, or risk avoidance or transfer where possible;

An organization have in place a management process to ensure that the information security controls meeting the organization’s information security needs are maintained on an ongoing basis.

Checklist of mandatory documentation required for ISO 27001 certification

Document Clause
Scope of the ISMS 4.3
Information security policy and objectives 5.2, 6.2
Risk assessment and risk treatment methodology 6.1.2
Statement of Applicability 6.1.3 d
Risk treatment plan 6.1.3 e, 6.2
Risk assessment report 8.2
Definition of security roles and responsibilities Annex A
Inventory of assets Annex A
Acceptable use of assets Annex A
Access control policy Annex A
Operating procedures for IT management Annex A
Secure system engineering principles Annex A
Supplier security policy Annex A
Incident management procedure Annex A
Business continuity procedures Annex A
Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements Annex A

Quality Resource Center offers an efficient, cost-effective, and value-added approach to ISO 27001 certification.

ISO 27001 Questions We Hear Most

How long does ISO 27001 certification take?

Roughly five to seven months with QRC, against an unassisted industry norm of 18 months to two years. Scope size and the state of your existing security controls are the main variables.

Is ISO 27001 the same as SOC 2?

No. SOC 2 is a US attestation report produced by a CPA firm against the Trust Services Criteria. ISO 27001 is an international certification of a management system, issued by an accredited registrar and recognized worldwide. Organizations selling internationally frequently need the ISO certificate specifically.

What is the Statement of Applicability?

It is the document listing every Annex A control, whether you have applied it, and why. It is the auditor’s map of your ISMS, and it must trace back to your risk treatment plan rather than being filled in from a template.

Do we have to certify our whole company?

No. You define the ISMS scope — a product, a business unit, a set of locations and systems. We help you set a scope that satisfies the customers asking for the certificate without pulling in parts of the business that add cost and no assurance.

Can ISO 27001 run alongside our ISO 9001 system?

Yes. Both standards share the same high-level structure, so document control, internal audit, corrective action, and management review can serve both systems.

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