ISO 27001 Penetration Testing
Annex A 8.29 verification evidence for organizations certifying to or maintaining ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
How testing supports ISO 27001
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 introduced control 8.29, secure testing in development and acceptance, and testing also underpins the technical-vulnerability management of 8.8 and the broader risk-treatment process at the heart of an ISMS. Certification auditors expect to see that controls are not just documented but effective, and independent penetration testing is the standard evidence that the technical controls in your Statement of Applicability actually work.
What a test evidences
A single engagement produces evidence across these areas of ISO 27001.
Annex A 8.29
Security testing evidence for the secure development and acceptance control.
Annex A 8.8
Support for technical-vulnerability management with demonstrated, prioritized findings.
Risk treatment
Evidence that feeds the ISMS risk-assessment and treatment cycle with real data.
Certification audits
A report a certification or surveillance auditor can accept as evidence of control effectiveness.
Evidence for every framework at once
Most organizations answer to several frameworks, not one.
We scope a single penetration test so its findings and evidence serve ISO 27001 alongside the other standards your auditors, customers and insurers ask about — instead of running overlapping engagements for each.
| Finding | Severity | Maps to |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-tenant data access | Critical | ISO |
| Over-privileged access | High | ISO |
| Weak session handling | Medium | ISO |
ISO 27001 testing, answered
Does ISO 27001 require penetration testing?
The standard requires effective controls and technical-vulnerability management rather than a named test, but auditors routinely expect independent testing as evidence, and 8.29 makes secure testing explicit in the 2022 revision.
Do you test against the Statement of Applicability?
Yes. We align testing to the technical controls in your SoA so the report maps directly to what your auditor is assessing.
Other frameworks we test against
SOC 2
Independent testing evidence for the Common Criteria and the vendor questionnaires that gate enterprise deals.
PCI DSS 4.0
Requirement 11.4 internal and external testing, plus segmentation validation where you rely on it.
HIPAA
The technical half of a Security Rule risk analysis for providers, payers and digital health.
Testing for ISO 27001?
Tell us the framework and the deadline. We scope to the evidence your assessor needs.