Overview

The ISO 27001 Maturity Assessment provides a comprehensive framework for evaluating your organisation's Information Security Management System (ISMS) against the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard. With 130 questions across 16 domains, this assessment covers both the management system requirements (Clauses 4–10) and the full set of Annex A controls.

Through structured evaluation criteria, you will assess your organisation's security governance, risk management processes, operational controls, and continuous improvement practices against internationally recognised best practice.

The assessment employs a maturity-based scoring model to help you understand your current ISMS posture, identify control gaps, and develop a prioritised remediation roadmap for certification readiness or ongoing compliance.

Who It's For

This assessment is designed for:

  • Organisations preparing for ISO 27001 certification
  • Certified organisations maintaining or improving their ISMS
  • Information Security Managers and ISMS owners
  • CISOs overseeing information security programmes
  • Internal audit teams conducting ISMS readiness reviews
  • GRC professionals managing ISO 27001 compliance

Typical Outcomes

Organisations using this assessment typically gain:

  • Clear understanding of current ISMS maturity against ISO 27001:2022
  • Identification of gaps in management system clauses and Annex A controls
  • Prioritised remediation plan for certification readiness
  • Documentation to support internal compliance reporting
  • Baseline for tracking ISMS improvements over time
  • Structured preparation for certification or surveillance audits

Assessment Coverage

The assessment comprehensively evaluates ISO 27001:2022 across 16 domains:

Management System Clauses:

  • Clause 4: Context of the Organisation — understanding internal/external issues, interested parties, and ISMS scope
  • Clause 5: Leadership — top management commitment, policy, and organisational roles
  • Clause 6: Planning — risk assessment, risk treatment, and information security objectives
  • Clause 7: Support — resources, competence, awareness, communication, and documented information
  • Clause 8: Operation — operational planning, risk assessment execution, and risk treatment implementation
  • Clause 9: Performance Evaluation — monitoring, measurement, internal audit, and management review
  • Clause 10: Improvement — nonconformity, corrective action, and continual improvement

Annex A Control Domains:

  • A.5: Organisational Controls — policies, asset management, access control, supplier relationships
  • A.6: People Controls — screening, employment terms, awareness, remote working
  • A.7: Physical Controls — security perimeters, equipment, clear desk, secure disposal
  • A.8: Technological Controls — endpoints, privileged access, malware, backup, logging, network security, cryptography, secure development

Important Disclaimer

This assessment is a self-assessment tool designed to help organisations evaluate their current ISMS posture. It does not constitute a formal ISO 27001 audit, certification assessment, or attestation of compliance. Formal ISO 27001 certification requires assessment by an accredited certification body.

What You Receive

Executive Summary Report

Board-ready overview with maturity scores by clause and control domain, exportable to Word format for executive and auditor circulation.

Detailed Gap Register

Comprehensive findings with risk ratings and evidence requirements mapped to specific ISO 27001 clauses and controls, exportable to Excel.

Maturity Visualisations

Charts and dashboards showing clause-by-clause and control domain maturity, suitable for management review and certification preparation.

Prioritised Remediation Roadmap

Actionable recommendations ranked by risk and audit significance, designed for immediate use in ISMS improvement planning.

Consistent methodology enables quarterly or annual reassessment for trend analysis and continuous improvement tracking required by Clause 10.

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