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The ISO Trifecta:
27001 · 27701 · 42001

We help you certify against any of the three ISO standards — information security, privacy information management, and AI management.

What is the ISO Trifecta? 

The ISO Trifecta is our shorthand for ISO/IEC 27001 — the international standard for Information Security Management Systems — extended with ISO/IEC 27701 for privacy information management and ISO/IEC 42001 for AI management systems. You may need one or more of these standards depending on your organization's needs.

Together they demonstrate that your organization runs a certified ISMS, treats personal data to a GDPR-aligned privacy standard, and operates AI systems under a formal, auditable management framework — increasingly a hard requirement for global enterprise buyers, regulators and public-sector procurement.

2022

Current ISO 27001

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 — the latest revision of the ISMS standard.

2019

ISO 27701 Extension

Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) — GDPR-aligned extension to 27001.

2023

ISO 42001 Debut

The first certifiable AI Management System (AIMS) standard.

The Three Standards 

Each standard covers a distinct domain — and layers on top of the ISO 27001 ISMS baseline.

27001

ISO/IEC 27001 · Information Security Management

The certifiable ISMS standard. Risk-based, top-down management system with 93 Annex A controls.

Foundation
27701

ISO/IEC 27701 · Privacy Information Management

PIMS extension to 27001 — GDPR-aligned controls for personal data as controller or processor.

42001

ISO/IEC 42001 · AI Management System

Certifiable AIMS for the responsible development, deployment and monitoring of AI — the AI equivalent of 27001.

Our Method

From Readiness to certification.

A four-phase engagement that gets you certification-ready without doubling the work — or the timeline on one or more of these standards.

01

Gap Analysis

Scope the management-system boundary, run a controls gap analysis across 27001, 27701 and 42001

02

ISMS Design

Risk assessment methodology, Statement of Applicability, policies and control library.

03

Implementation

Operationalize controls, train owners and generate the evidence trail auditors expect.

04

Certification Audit

Certification Body coordination, Stage 1 and Stage 2 audit support through certificate issuance.

What You Get 

Every ISO Trifecta engagement leaves you with a certified-ready ISMS your team can maintain and grow.

  • ISMS scope statement and boundary definition
  • Risk assessment methodology and risk register
  • Statement of Applicability (SoA) across ISO/IEC 27001 / 27701 / 42001
  • Full ISMS policy suite and control library
  • Internal audit program and management review pack
  • Certification Body coordination through Stage 2 audit
Start Your ISO Engagement
ISO Trifecta certification visual — 27001, 27701 and 42001

Ready to certify against the Trifecta?

From ISMS design through Stage 2 audit — book a discovery call and we’ll scope the appropriate program for your business.

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