ISO 27001 confidence for a fast-moving fintech.
A ten-person compliance startup needed to achieve ISO 27001 without slowing the business down—and wanted experienced security leadership beyond the audit.
Formal assurance without startup bureaucracy.
As a fintech compliance business, trust was fundamental to growth. The company needed an ISO 27001 programme that would satisfy auditors and customers while remaining proportionate for a team of around ten people.
The founders needed someone who could translate the standard into practical decisions, keep preparation moving and provide credible security leadership without recruiting a full-time CISO.
Focused support from scoping to certification.
Set clear boundaries
Defined a workable certification scope around the company’s services, information and most important risks.
Build the essentials
Guided the team through proportionate policies, controls, ownership and evidence appropriate to an early-stage fintech.
Make audit readiness real
Tested readiness, resolved gaps and helped the team explain how security worked in practice.
Stay alongside the team
Continued as Fractional CISO after certification, providing pragmatic cyber advice as the business developed.
Successful compliance and continuing security leadership.
- ISO 27001 audit completed successfully
- A proportionate security management approach established
- Founders gained direct access to experienced cyber advice
- Pallium Protect appointed as the company’s Fractional CISO
- Ongoing consultancy supports confident growth and decision-making
The startup secured the assurance it needed while keeping security practical, commercially focused and appropriate for its size.
Make security an enabler, not an obstacle.
Experienced direction for certification, customer assurance and the decisions that follow.