ISO 27001 Requirements for SaaS

ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management guidance tailored to SaaS. Align your controls, testing cadence, and evidence to avoid penalties.

3-year certification cycle with annual surveillance auditsPenalties: Loss of certification, customer contract violationsIndustries: 3

Enterprise customers requiring SOC 2 Type II

Security questionnaire overload (1,000+ per year)

Need to prove security posture to close deals

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Required controls and tests

Testing cadence: 3-year certification cycle with annual surveillance audits

Evidence: Map findings to SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR

Risk areas: penetration-testing, vciso-services, cloud-security-assessment

What to prepare

First enterprise customer requesting SOC 2

Series A/B funding round preparation

Lost deal due to security concerns

FAQs

Does ISO 27001 apply to SaaS?

International standard for information security management systems It is commonly required or expected for SaaS organizations.

How often should SaaS companies test for ISO 27001?

3-year certification cycle with annual surveillance audits

What penalties are relevant for SaaS?

Loss of certification, customer contract violations

Align testing, evidence, and remediation to your regulator and auditor expectations.