What is ISO 27001?
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally recognised standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS). It provides a structured, risk-based approach to managing sensitive information, ensuring its confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Unlike prescriptive regulations, ISO 27001 is principle-driven. It requires organisations to identify risks, implement appropriate controls, and demonstrate continuous improvement through monitoring, auditing, and governance.
At its core, ISO 27001 is about control, visibility, and accountability.
And that starts with knowing exactly who has access to your systems and data.
Why IVIP for ISO 27001
ISO 27001 places strong emphasis on access control (Annex A.5 and A.8 in the 2022 revision), requiring organisations to enforce least privilege, manage identities securely, and regularly review access rights.
In reality, this is where most organisations struggle.
Over time, identity environments become fragmented:
- Users accumulate excessive permissions
- Service accounts are left unmanaged
- Third-party access expands without oversight
- Access reviews become checkbox exercises
The result? A growing gap between policy and reality.
ISO 27001 doesn’t just require policies, it requires proof that controls are working continuously.
To demonstrate compliance, organisations must be able to answer: Who has access to what, and why?
Most cannot answer this with confidence.
Elimity: the unified Identity Visibility & Intelligence platform
Traditional IAM tools like IGA, PAM, and CIEM were never designed to provide a unified view of access. Each solves a specific problem, but together they create silos.
This fragmentation makes it extremely difficult to:
- Perform accurate access reviews
- Detect excessive or toxic permissions
- Maintain consistent audit evidence
- Respond quickly to incidents
Elimity addresses this gap by acting as the intelligence layer across the entire IAM ecosystem.
It connects to systems like Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, SailPoint, CyberArk, AWS, and more, consolidating identity data into a single, coherent view.
Instead of raw data, Elimity delivers actionable insights:
- Over-privileged accounts
- Dormant identities
- Toxic access combinations
- Unused entitlements
- Third-party risks
It doesn't enforce the entire ISO 27001 standard, it won't lock your office doors or write your HR policies, but it automates the most difficult part of ISO 27001: Identity and Access Management (IAM).
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How Elimity Supports ISO 27001 Controls
Access Control & Least Privilege (Annex A.5 & A.8)
ISO 27001 requires organisations to enforce least privilege and ensure access is appropriate to business roles.
Elimity provides a real-time, unified view of all identities and permissions across systems. Security teams can immediately identify excessive access, enforce least privilege continuously, and validate that access aligns with defined policies.
Access reviews become evidence-based and accurate, rather than manual and incomplete.
Risk Assessment & Treatment (Clause 6)
ISO 27001 is fundamentally risk-driven. Organisations must identify, assess, and mitigate information security risks.
Elimity enhances this by surfacing identity-related risks that are often invisible:
- Privilege escalation paths
- Toxic combinations
- Orphaned accounts
- Shadow identities
This enables organisations to include identity risk as a measurable and continuously monitored component of their ISMS.
Monitoring, Logging & Incident Response (Annex A.8 & A.5)
ISO 27001 requires organisations to detect and respond to security incidents quickly, supported by reliable logging and monitoring.
Elimity continuously ingests and correlates identity data across the environment. When an incident occurs, security teams can instantly see:
- Which identities had access
- What permissions were involved
- How access may have been misused
This dramatically reduces investigation time and strengthens audit evidence.
Supplier & Third-Party Access (Annex A.5)
Third-party access is a key focus area in ISO 27001. Organisations must ensure external access is controlled, monitored, and regularly reviewed.
Elimity provides full visibility into all third-party identities:
- Vendor accounts
- Service principals
- API keys
- Machine identities
It highlights over-privileged access and enables continuous governance, ensuring third-party access remains appropriate at all times.
Audit, Evidence & Continuous Improvement (Clause 9 & 10)
ISO 27001 requires ongoing internal audits, management reviews, and continuous improvement of controls.
Elimity simplifies this by providing:
- Automated access reports
- Continuous compliance insights
- Clear audit trails
- Standardised evidence for auditors
Instead of scrambling for data during audits, organisations maintain a constant state of audit readiness.
Up and Running in Weeks, Not Months
Elimity does not replace your existing IAM tools. It connects to them, unifies their data, and delivers the visibility they lack individually.
Implementation is fast, measured in weeks, not months.
Within a short time, organisations can:
- Automate access reviews
- Strengthen audit readiness
- Improve risk visibility
- Reduce manual compliance effort
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