Will my ISO 27001 certification be definitive?

Achieving ISO 27001 certification is just the beginning of your progress in information security.

It's not a goal in itself, but a way of managing your business over the long term.

The ISO 27001 certificate obtained following an audit by a certification body is valid for 3 years.

However, during this period, a follow-up audit takes place every year. During this surveillance audit, any deviations or non-conformities identified during the initial audit are inspected.

The certificate may be suspended or cancelled if the company fails to take corrective action in response to serious non-conformities.

Your internal audits should uncover any non-conformities: this means your ISMS is effective, which will help you maintain your certification.

When the certificate expires, a renewal audit focuses on the non-conformities from the last surveillance audit, and assesses the performance of the ISMS over the entire 3-year period.

This regular re-certification process ensures continuous improvement.

Your company must therefore be constantly mobilized to deal with information risk, in a dynamic and evolving way.

Non-compliance is not a permanent state of affairs. ISO 27001 enables you to continually integrate new security challenges and market demands, to stay at the cutting edge of information management.

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