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ISO 27001 Assessments and Audits

PM Solutions–delivered ISO/IEC 27001 assessments and audits provide a rigorous, internationally recognised evaluation of an organisation’s information security posture, helping to identify risk, validate control effectiveness, and demonstrate disciplined, best-practice protection of information assets. Our services support organisations at every stage of their ISO 27001 journey — from early readiness and uplift through to independent audit and ongoing assurance.

What we do.

We deliver independent ISO/IEC 27001 assessments and audits for government agencies and organisations operating in complex, regulated and high-risk environments. Our focus is on evaluating how information security is governed, implemented and sustained across people, processes, technology and third-party arrangements — not just whether policies exist.

Our approach is pragmatic and assurance-led. We work closely with executives, security leaders and delivery teams to assess maturity, identify material risks, and provide clear, prioritised insights that support decision-making, audit readiness and continuous improvement, while minimising disruption to day-to-day operations.

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What are ISO 27001 assessments and audits?

In plain English, an ISO/IEC 27001 assessment is a health check of your information security management system (ISMS). It looks at how well your policies, risk management processes and security controls align to ISO 27001 requirements, and whether they are working effectively in practice.

Assessments are typically used to understand current maturity, identify gaps, and prioritise uplift activities. They provide organisations with clarity on what is working well, what needs improvement, and how prepared they are for certification or formal audit — without the pressure of a pass/fail outcome.

ISO/IEC 27001 Internal Audits

An ISO/IEC 27001internal audit is a formal, structured evaluation of whether an organisation’s ISMS conforms to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 27001 standard and is being applied consistently and effectively.

Internal audits, a mandatory precursor to the external audit, involve independent review of governance, risk treatment, control implementation and evidence, and are used to provide assurance to leadership, customers, regulators and certification bodies. The outcome is a clear, defensible view of compliance, effectiveness and areas requiring corrective action.

How we deliver ISO 27001 assessments and audits.

We deliver ISO/IEC 27001 assessments and audits in a structured, compliant, evidence-based and collaborative way, designed to support assurance without unnecessary disruption. Our team reviews documentation, interviews key stakeholders, examines operational practices, and validates how controls operate across real environments — not just how they are written on paper.

What sets us apart is our assurance heritage and delivery awareness. We translate ISO 27001 requirements into clear, plain-English insights, helping organisations understand not only what the standard requires, but what “good” looks like in practice. The result is a more accurate, more actionable assessment or audit that strengthens security posture, supports audit confidence, and enables sustained improvement as well as delivering your point in time assessment.

Key focus areas of ISO 27001 assessments.

01

ISMS Governance & Leadership

Assess how information security governance, leadership commitment and accountability are established and sustained to support effective decision-making and continual improvement.

02

Risk Management & Treatment

Evaluate how information security risks are identified, assessed, treated and monitored, including alignment between risk appetite, risk treatment plans and implemented controls.

03

Policies, Procedures & Control Design

Review whether information security policies and procedures are fit-for-purpose, current and aligned to organisational objectives, regulatory obligations and ISO/IEC 27001 requirements.

04

Control Implementation & Effectiveness

Assess whether Annex A controls are implemented consistently and operating effectively in practice, rather than existing solely as documented intentions.

05

People, Awareness & Capability

Evaluate how roles, responsibilities, training and awareness activities support secure behaviours and enable staff to fulfil their information security obligations.

06

Monitoring, Assurance & Improvement

Assess how performance is monitored, incidents are managed, audits are conducted and lessons learned are embedded to drive continuous improvement of the ISMS.

Our ISO 27001 and audits assessments difference.

PM Solutions delivers an ISO 27001 assessment and audit experience that goes far beyond a standard compliance check. Our specialists combine deep, multi-domain cyber expertise with the independence and rigour expected of accredited auditors, giving organisations a clearer, more accurate picture of your true security posture.

What sets us apart is our assurance-led approach: we don’t just tick boxes -we analyse how well your ISMS actually works in practice, identify real-world risks, and provide practical, prioritised guidance to strengthen resilience. The result is an ISO 27001 assessment that is more insightful, more actionable, and more strategically valuable than anything offered by traditional audit providers.

We go beyond policy reviews to provide assurance over how the ISMS operates in practice, focusing on control effectiveness as well as document completeness.

Our independence ensures objective, defensible assessment and audit outcomes that stand up to scrutiny from executives, regulators and certification bodies.

We assess ISO/IEC 27001 implementation in the context of real operational and delivery constraints, ensuring recommendations are practical and achievable.

Our practitioners bring extensive experience across ISO/IEC 27001 assessments, audits and implementations, enabling nuanced interpretation of requirements in complex environments.

We translate ISO/IEC 27001 requirements into plain-English findings and prioritised actions that support decision-making and measurable improvement.

We help organisations build ISMS capability that is resilient and sustainable, rather than optimised only for a single audit or certification event.

What is ISO 27001 certification?

SO 27001 is the global benchmark for managing information security, setting clear, minimum requirements for how an organisation must build and operate an effective Information Security Management System (ISMS). It puts security under formal, accountable management control, and because it’s an audited standard—not just a claim of “best practice”—organisations can prove they genuinely meet its requirements.

Certification is provided by PM Solutions, as a fully independent, accredited auditor who assess your controls, processes, and governance, giving customers real assurance that “we do what we say”. Once certified, organisations undergo annual surveillance audits, with full recertification required every three years.

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