
ISO 27001 is a set of international standards for information security management. ISO 27001 certification is an internationally recognized ISO standard that provides assurance to stakeholders about the organization’s competence in managing their information assets, protecting them from risks, and complying with laws and regulations. ISO 27001 Certification Bodies are accredited by independent bodies which do not belong to any one country or region. EAS offers ISO 27001 certifications through its ISO27001 certified team of auditors and consultants based out of India.
How does ISO Certification System Work?
ISO 27001 is a set of international standards for information security management. ISO 27001 certification is an internationally recognized ISO standard that provides assurance to stakeholders about the organization’s competence in managing their information assets, protecting them from risks, and complying with laws and regulations. ISO27001 Certification Bodies are accredited by independent bodies which do not belong to any one country or region. EAS offers ISO 27001 certifications through its ISO27001 certified team of auditors and consultants based out of India.
Role of ISO
ISO 27001 standard is published by International Organization for Standardization. ISO is a non-governmental organization that sets standards for international trade. ISO 27001 Certification provides assurance to the stakeholders about an organization’s competence in managing its information assets, protecting them from risks, and complying with the laws and regulations.
ISO does not involve in Auditing and Issuing Certification to Clients.
Accreditation Bodies and Certification Bodies
An accreditation body, such as JAS-ANZ, provides third-party recognition for competence to perform specific tasks. The JAS-ANZ is an International Accreditation Forum (IAF) member that recognizes the competence of EAS and grants it universal recognition.
Accreditation is a process of evaluating whether the certification body in ISO 27001 meets the requirements for issuing ISO 27001 certificates. It also means to give approval or recognition to that organization’s compliance with ISO standards and other international requirements. The company, which has been accredited by IAF (International Accreditation Forum) through its ISO 27001 Accreditation Body, EAS is capable of providing ISO 27001 certification in India.
The ISO certificate issued by the accredited ISO Certification body(EAS) includes a logo that certifies that the organization complies with ISO standards. An audit leads to ISO certification if ISO standards are met. EAS conducts ISO Audit and ISO 27001 Certification is issued with EAS, JAS-ANZ, and IAF logos.
Difference between Accreditation and Certification Body
“Whilst the terms ‘accreditation’ and ‘certification’ are often used interchangeably, they are two closely related but distinct steps on the quality assurance ladder.
Accreditation is a rung further up the ladder, performing an oversight role that underpins the quality, impartiality, and competence of the certification process.
Certification is an audit of whether an organization, product or individual, conforms to the criteria laid out in a recognized standard or scheme, such as ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems” refers UKAS
Advantages of EAS as Certification Body
EAS is a highly reputed Certification body that has claimed customers’ recognition all over the world for its ISO 27001 Certification. ISO 27001 Certification from EAS will ensure that your organization’s business practices are compliant with ISO 27001 standards.
EAS is a leading, ISO certification body to provide ISO 27001 Certification in India. It audit and issues certificate under JAS-ANZ accreditation which is IAF member. This means EAS is highly competent and the certification has acclaimed universal recognition.
EAS has developed an online portal that enables us to provide the certification within 3 weeks.
EAS, in spite of providing IAF member, accredited ISO 27001 certification it cost less to the customers and the process is efficient and quick.
EAS issues ISO 27001 certificate with IAF logo, Accredited body logo only which gains full credibility and validity, Which is not in the case of several certification bodies.
How to select an ISO 27001 Certification body in India
The client should consider the following points before selecting a certification body for ISO 27001 certification in India:
- Accreditation and membership of ISO bodies, such as ISO or IAF (International Association for Facilitation), are an indication that they have met certain standards set independently by ISO.
- ISO 27001 Certification bodies need to be accredited by the ISO member body. (If ISO does not accredit ISO 27000 certification bodies, then IAF should be a member of ISO.)
- The client should also consider if they require a pre-assessment audit or self-assessment report for their ISO 27001 project in India and whether it is required or ISO 27000 assessment before ISO 27001 Certification.
- The client should consider the ISO audit costs and the length of time it will take before they can get their certificate.
- Fees. It is important to find out how much the ISO 27001 Certification body charges for its services before starting a project. Several Certification bodies charge very high indirect costs such as travel, accommodation etc.,
- As per the IAF Accreditation, the number of man-days is the basis of certification fees, which are determined based on employees, company size, complexity, etc. The calculation of arriving the man-days differs from CB to CB. A CB can increase or decrease the number of man-days based on its application review outcome.
- But some certification bodies do not apply a reduction of man-days allowed by IAF in conducting an ISO 27001 audit. Hence, the client may be ending up paying more for unwanted man-days covered. This also adds up to the cost of accommodating the audit team.
- ISO certified companies are required to have accredited certification bodies for ISO 27001 Certificate in India.
- Even though Initial Certification is completed, some CB’s take more than 3 months to verify the NC corrective action, which will affect the client with delay in receiving the certificate.
- Delay in the certification decision by some CB’s due to their too many hierarchies or awaiting a decision from some other country will make undue delay in delivering the certificate.
- Lack of practical approach by auditors with less experience may end up with too many NC’s may end in a stalemate and delay the ISO 27001 Certification without adding much value to the system.
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