From initial gap analysis to final certification, our experts can guide you every step of the way.
From initial gap analysis to final certification, our experts can guide you every step of the way.
From initial gap analysis to final certification, our experts can guide you every step of the way.
We help you strengthen your security posture, build trust with stakeholders, and demonstrate credibility with customers, partners and regulators, all without draining your time or internal resources.
You can choose to get certified using our certification partner, QAS International or another recommended certification partner.
We help you strengthen your security posture, build trust with stakeholders, and demonstrate credibility with customers, partners and regulators, all without draining your time or internal resources.
You can choose to get certified using our certification partner, QAS International or another recommended certification partner.
What is ISO 27001?
What is ISO 27001?
What is ISO 27001?
ISO 27001 is a standard published by the global body, ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation).
It specifies requirements for managing information security through an information security management system (ISMS) and provides a framework for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving business information security.
Why WorkNest for ISO 27001 Support?
Providing everything you need to achieve ISO 27001 certification, without the stress.
Flexible support
We offer a range of services, from basic compliance to fully integrating information security in your organisation.
Service clarity
We set clear expectations and maintain constant communication to ensure we work in the best way for you.
Compliance as standard
No matter which package you choose, we guarantee certification as a minimum.
ISMS platform & document templates
Access document, registers, and policy templates, plus ISMS platform integrations to automate and centralise compliance.
Clear structure & ownership
We help you understand who needs to do what, with stakeholder mapping and project timelines.
Knowledge transfer
Benefit from documentation handover, training, and shadowing sessions to build internal capability .
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Compliance Package
For organisations wanting to become compliant and handle data properly.
One Day Gap Analysis
✅Status of compliance
✅Recommended actions, including priority levels
✅Identified best-party owners for actions
✅Suggested target dates for completion
Implementation
✅Mandatory document templates
✅Document reviews
✅Implementation guidance & advice
✅Compliance guide
✅Training via eLearning platform
✅Basic 1-day internal audit & report
Gap Plus Analysis
For organisations wanting to start their information security transformation.
✅Comprehensive report with a breakdown of the current state of all applicable controls.
✅Documentation review
✅Key stakeholder review
✅Proposed action plan
✅Debrief engagement to ensure the report is fully understood, including next steps
✅Detailed Project Plan
Premier Implementation
For organisations wanting to build credibility and improve their information security posture.
✅Bespoke mandatory documents
✅Remote consultant-led support & advice
✅Training via eLearning platform
✅2-day internal audit & report
✅3x UKAS-accredited auditor
Enterprise Implementation
For organisations wanting to integrate information security into their strategy and risk mitigation.
✅Bespoke full documentation suite
✅Remote with optional on-site support & advice
✅Consultant-led training plus eLearning
✅3-4 day internal audit & report
✅3x UKAS-accredited auditor
✅Audit support
✅Non-conformity post audit support (stage 1 and 2) if required
Why organisation choose ISO 27001
Why organisation choose ISO 27001
Why organisation choose ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification is valuable for any organisation that handles sensitive data.
Demonstrate to customers, partners and stakeholders a commitment to protecting sensitive information.
Offer a systematic approach to identifying and mitigating security threats, reducing the risk of costly breaches.
Support compliance requirements for data protection laws like GDPR.
Improve market credibility and offers a competitive advantage.
Reduce the need for repeated client audits by providing independent verification.
ISO 27001 certification is valuable for any organisation that handles sensitive data.
Demonstrate to customers, partners and stakeholders a commitment to protecting sensitive information.
Offer a systematic approach to identifying and mitigating security threats, reducing the risk of costly breaches.
Support compliance requirements for data protection laws like GDPR.
Improve market credibility and offers a competitive advantage.
Reduce the need for repeated client audits by providing independent verification.
Our 5-step process to success
We guide organisations through every stage of the ISO 27001 certification journey, from initial scoping to final certification.
Our structured approach ensures that achieving compliance is not just a milestone, but a meaningful step toward building a stronger, more resilient information security management system.
Together we define what success means for your organisation, tailor the solution to those goals, and agree on achievable outcomes and realistic delivery timeframes.
We’ll document systems and procedures for success, review existing processes for compliance, and provide access to the client portal for visibility into implementation, frameworks, and future updates.
We’ll create and deliver tailored staff training to ensure ISO standards are fully understood and consistently applied, making certification a transformative process rather than a one-off event.
Your ISO consultant will submit your organisation to the most suitable third-party certifying body, offering an objective view of whether your organisation conforms to the standard.
Once confirmed as ISO 27001-compliant, your organisation will receive the certificate.
Find out how we can enable you to achieve certification with confidence and ease.
What our clients say
We’ve always been very impressed with the cyber security services WorkNest provide us. Their professional approach, knowledge and flexibility have ensured they have become a key trusted partner in our supply chain.
Paymentsense
Founder
WorkNest Secure delivered a highly professional and thorough incident response service. Their team’s technical knowledge, attention to detail, and clear communication throughout the process made a complex area easy to navigate. The quality of the analysis and final reporting gave us real assurance and added value to our internal security efforts, minimising the impact to the business.
Shoezone
Head of IT
FAQs
ISMS stands for Information Security Management System, and is the core component of ISO 27001. It’s the framework that outlines all security risks and your controls for them. It covers people, processes, and technology and typically encompasses your entire organisation, securing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of your corporate information assets.
The ISO 27000 series is a family of information security management standards and documents covering all areas of the ISO standard for information security management. ISO 27001 is specifically the certification standard, whereas ISO 27002 (and beyond) are controls, guidance and information documents for the ISO 27001 certification standard.
ISO 9001 is a standard for ensuring the quality of your services and is based on a QMS (Quality Management System), whereas ISO 27001 sets the standard for information security and uses an ISMS (Information Security Management System). There’s actually some overlap between the two standards, so gaining ISO 27001 compliance will give you a head start on ISO 9001, and vice versa.
The two terms are often used interchangeably, but they mean different things. A certification body tests organisations against the ISO 27001 standard and issues a certificate if they pass. An accreditation body oversees the certification bodies, making sure they all operate to the same standard. In the UK, that accreditation body is UKAS, which is government-recognised.
In short, companies get certified by a certification body, which is itself accredited by UKAS.
ISMS stands for Information Security Management System, and is the core component of ISO 27001. It’s the framework that outlines all security risks and your controls for them. It covers people, processes, and technology and typically encompasses your entire organisation, securing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of your corporate information assets.
ISO 9001 is a standard for ensuring the quality of your services and is based on a QMS (Quality Management System), whereas ISO 27001 sets the standard for information security and uses an ISMS (Information Security Management System). There’s actually some overlap between the two standards, so gaining ISO 27001 compliance will give you a head start on ISO 9001, and vice versa.
The ISO 27000 series is a family of information security management standards and documents covering all areas of the ISO standard for information security management. ISO 27001 is specifically the certification standard, whereas ISO 27002 (and beyond) are controls, guidance and information documents for the ISO 27001 certification standard.
The two terms are often used interchangeably, but they mean different things. A certification body tests organisations against the ISO 27001 standard and issues a certificate if they pass. An accreditation body oversees the certification bodies, making sure they all operate to the same standard. In the UK, that accreditation body is UKAS, which is government-recognised.
In short, companies get certified by a certification body, which is itself accredited by UKAS.
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