McConnell Jones achieves ISO 27001 to enhance their security credibility

Driven by a firm commitment to data security and protection of their client information, McConnell Jones wanted ISO 27001 certification at the forefront of their compliance programme.

The Challenge

The team at McConnell Jones was looking for a solution that would help them streamline the ISO 27001 audit process and fit their immediate compliance needs at a reasonable cost. Key to the McConnell Jones vision was the ability to easily adapt the platform as they looked to expand their security programme beyond ISO 27001. It was important that the system acted as a single source of truth to ensure they could navigate the process with ease and confidence.

“We needed a platform that would be user-friendly, as security and ISO 27001 compliance is a new concept for a majority of our firm. We also wanted a platform that could be expanded easily to meet any future compliance needs.”
Chris Williamson, CISA, CDPSE Chief Information Security Officer, McConnell Jones

The Solution

Using ISMS.online, McConnell Jones were able to lift much of their existing work by adopting our preconfigured content straight out of the box. Instead of scattered documentation across different folders and workstations, McConnell Jones used one central hub, which greatly enhanced stakeholder collaboration and made the approval process easier. ISMS.online helped McConnell Jones save hours of effort by removing the complexity of navigating the ISO 27001 audit preparation process.

“The most useful areas of the system were the Policies and Controls, Policy Packs, and Virtual Coach. The templates for the policies and controls significantly reduced the time it took to write our new policies.”
Chris Williamson, CISA, CDPSE Chief Information Security Officer, McConnell Jones

The ISMS.online Virtual Coach feature was instrumental in guiding McConnell Jones through the requirements of each ISO 27001 Annex and provided them with clear guidance on how to get and stay compliant.

“The Virtual Coach helped a lot as ISO 27001 was a new area for us. The guidance that it provided made it easy for us to transition from NIST to ISO 27001.”
Chris Williamson, CISA, CDPSE Chief Information Security Officer, McConnell Jones