A mining solutions provider becomes ISO27001 certified with SharkStriker

Identifying and treating GRC risks across the posture

As a renowned mining solutions provider operating for over two decades in more than 20 countries, our client wanted to achieve ISO 27001 – a globally recognized gold standard for information security.

However, their team was made up of mostly IT experts with limited expertise to identify & treat GRC risks/gaps and re-tune security posture for alignment with ISO 27001. Another challenge was that their security setup relied on legacy solutions that were complexly connected, making it harder for them to gain timely visibility into their actual security posture.

A rapidly evolving threat landscape and an approaching audit deadline were putting them at direct risk of financial and reputational loss. They were in search of a vendor who could not just conduct risk assessments but also help them align their security posture with ISO 27001 requirements, all without disrupting their business operations. The real problem wasn’t awareness but the lack of in-house expertise to convert existing challenges into a certification-ready posture.

• Complexly interconnected legacy stack causing visibility issues.
• Limited insights into the current security & compliance posture.

• Limited expertise to identify & close GRC risks, documentation, and review.
• Approaching audit deadline.

Single engagement, dual expertise

Our client was in search of a partner who could deliver cybersecurity and compliance expertise to help them identify and treat security risks and compliance gaps to achieve ISO27001 certification.

After having evaluated many vendors, the client chose SharkStriker for its dual expertise in security and compliance. Unlike needing the client to start from scratch, SharkStriker built on the client’s existing environment. From scoping their ISMS, mapping gaps to Annex A controls, to documentation, SharkStriker offered the end-to-end support they needed to become certified.

“As a trusted partner of some of the biggest mining and exploration companies across 20+ countries, keeping information secure to ISO27001 standards was our top priority. However, with a limited team, discovering and addressing GRC issues wasn’t just a challenge of bandwidth, but also of security and compliance expertise. After an extensive search for vendors, we found SharkStriker, who gave us the security and compliance expertise we needed to discover and treat hidden GRC risks and realign our security posture with ISO27001’s requirements.” – CEO

• Unified visibility into assets and risks across infrastructure
• Certification-ready documentation mapped to ISO 27001
• Continuous security and compliance monitoring
• Dedicated expertise for end-to-end support during compliance process and audit