ISO 27001 & ISMS

Get certified and keep it running

evoila builds an ISO 27001 ISMS that works in day-to-day operations, or runs it for you as a service, so certification stays effective instead of gathering dust.

Start your ISO 27001 journey

The certificate is only the start

ISO 27001 is the international benchmark for information security and increasingly a contractual requirement. Many organizations achieve certification, then watch the ISMS deteriorate because no one has the capacity to keep it running.

evoila covers both sides of the challenge. We build a certifiable ISMS that fits the way you actually work, and we can also operate it for you as a managed service. The result is audit-ready security that stays active in everyday operations and also supports NIS2 and DORA requirements.

Business benefits:

  • A certifiable ISMS built to operate, not just to pass the audit
  • ISMS as a Service, so your team does not have to carry the full workload
  • One foundation that also supports NIS2 and DORA evidence requirements

A certificate without an operating ISMS behind it is a liability waiting for an audit

Most companies do not lose their ISO 27001 certification during times of crisis, but rather during the quiet months between audits.

The Challenge

The certificate is easy to lose

Customers and regulators increasingly expect ISO 27001, but building a working ISMS is demanding and keeping it alive is harder.

Risk assessments, control reviews, internal audits and management reviews are ongoing obligations. Many organizations invest heavily in certification, then struggle to sustain operations afterwards, until the next surveillance audit exposes the gaps.

The surveillance audit gap

Teams reach certification and then step back. Without a defined operating model, recurring obligations slip and the next audit reveals it

An ISMS on paper only

Policies exist, but no one actually runs them. Security gaps grow while the documents remain untouched in a shared folder.

Overhead crowding out core work

The people capable of running the ISMS are usually the same people responsible for infrastructure, projects and incidents. ISMS maintenance loses priority.

Deals stalled by a lapsed certificate

Enterprise customers and regulated industries require a valid ISO 27001 certificate. A lapsed or suspended certificate blocks contracts before the conversation starts.

The good news: Certification and continuous operation do not have to be two separate problems

evoila can support both, as a build partner, an audit companion or a fully managed service.

Our Solution

Build it properly, then keep it running


evoila supports the full ISMS lifecycle and lets you decide how much you want to hand over. We can build the ISMS through to certification, support you during the audit, and then either enable your team to run it or take over ongoing operation as a managed service.

ISMS build & certification

Scoping, risk assessment, Statement of Applicability, policies and controls aligned to ISO/IEC 27001.

Audit support

Internal audit, management review and guidance through certification and surveillance audits.

ISMS as a Service

evoila runs your ISMS as an ongoing managed service, including risk reviews, control monitoring and audit preparation.

Gap & readiness assessment

A current-state review against ISO 27001 with a prioritized path to certification.

Integration

Using the ISMS as the foundation for NIS2 and DORA obligations.

Tech-Deep-Dive

A living management system, not a document set

A real ISMS is a continuous management cycle, not a binder. evoila implements it as an operating model for security.

Structure

We build the ISMS around ISO/IEC 27001 requirements, including context, leadership, planning, risk assessment and treatment, Annex A controls through the Statement of Applicability, and the Plan-Do-Check-Act improvement cycle. Where relevant for German public-sector or KRITIS contexts, we also align with BSI IT-Grundschutz.

Operation

The ISMS only works through recurring activities such as risk reviews, control effectiveness checks, internal audits, corrective actions and management reviews. With ISMS as a Service, evoila runs these on a defined cadence and provides audit-ready evidence, which is especially useful if you do not have a full-time ISMS team.

Integration with security operations

Because evoila also delivers services such as detection and vulnerability management, technical controls such as monitoring, patching and access management generate real evidence for the ISMS instead of relying on self-attestation.

Reuse for regulation

The same ISMS can support NIS2 risk management requirements and form the basis of a DORA ICT risk framework. Build once, use it across multiple obligations.
NIS2 Solution | DORA Solution

Technical Advantages

Six reasons the ISMS actually holds

1. Certifiable and operable

Built to pass audits and to run day-to-day. Both goals are designed in from the start, not added later.

2. Off your team’s plate

ISMS as a Service absorbs the recurring workload — risk reviews, control checks, audit prep — so your team focuses on their core work.

3. Evidence, not attestation

Technical controls feed real monitoring data into the ISMS. Auditors see what’s actually happening, not what’s been self-reported.

4. Build once, reuse

One ISMS underpins ISO 27001, NIS2, and DORA. The compliance work done for one obligation benefits the others directly.

5. Tool-agnostic

We work with your existing GRC tooling or provide tooling if you have none. The priority is a working management system, not a particular product.

6. Operated by practitioners

evoila is itself ISO 27001 certified. The controls we put in place are ones we run in practice — not controls we’ve only read about.

Your partner of choice

We run ISMS. For ourselves and for others

evoila is ISO 27001 certified, so we operate the same management system we build for our clients. This is not theory, it is daily practice.

The differentiator is ISMS as a Service. Where many consultancies help you achieve certification and then step away, evoila can continue operating the ISMS for you as an ongoing managed service. This is already in production with existing customers.
Because security engineering, managed services and GRC consulting sit together, the controls in your ISMS are technically real and continuously evidenced.

ISO 27001 certified ourselves

We pass the same audits we prepare you for.

ISMS as a Service already in production with customers

Not a new offer, but an established service.

Security engineering and GRC in one team

The controls in your ISMS are technically real, not just documented.


Tool-agnostic delivery

We work with your existing GRC tooling or provide it if nothing is in place.


Services & Starter Deals

Pick your starting point

1 | ISO 27001 Readiness Check

A gap assessment against the standard with a prioritized path and timeline to certification.

2 | ISMS as a Service

evoila operates your ISMS on a fixed monthly model including risk reviews, control monitoring, and audit preparation.

Don’t just get certified. Keep it running.

Let evoila build your ISMS or run it for you.

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Talk to someone who runs an ISMS

Whether you are starting from scratch or trying to keep an existing certificate alive, our team has done both. No sales pitch, just a direct conversation about where you stand.

Patrick Cosic

Patrick Cosic

Business Unit Lead Security

FAQ

Commonly asked questions about ISO 27001 & ISMS

Typically several months, often between six and twelve, depending on your size and current maturity. We usually begin with a readiness check to establish a realistic timeline, then build the ISMS in structured stages so that progress remains steady and audit-ready.

ISMS as a Service means evoila does not just help you build the management system, but also operates it on an ongoing basis. That includes recurring tasks such as risk reviews, control checks, audit preparation and evidence collection, so your team does not need to carry the full operational burden.

No. evoila works with your existing GRC tooling if it fits the requirement, or provides tooling if you do not yet have one in place. The goal is not to force a particular product, but to make sure the ISMS works reliably in practice.

Yes. A properly built ISMS can provide an important foundation for both NIS2 and DORA. It supports structured risk management, governance and traceable controls, which makes it easier to meet overlapping regulatory requirements without building everything separately.

Policies alone do not make an ISMS work. Certification requires an operating system behind them, including risk treatment, control monitoring, internal audits, management review and continuous improvement. The difference is between a document set and a management system that is actually being run.