Helping Peppy achieve ISO 27001 certification and win new business

The Challenge

Naturally information security’s a big concern for Peppy co-founder Evan Harris and his team, so from day one they were thinking about ISO 27001 certification. Then, they realised that they needed it to help win big new customers and give current clients like Santander and Novartis infosec certainty.

“The success of our app relies on users having absolute confidence that their personal and professional information is being optimally handled throughout their Peppy experience. By modeling our information security management system on the ISO 27001 standards – and evidencing that commitment through certification – we are best positioned to deliver the highest possible level of security for our users and partners.”
Evan Harris COO and Co-founder of Peppy

The Solution

When it came to working towards ISO 27001 certification, Evan and his team were starting from scratch. So they came to us for help, signing up with us in November 2019. They set themselves two ambitious targets. They wanted to have their ISO 27001 policies and controls in place by the end of 2019, with full certification following as soon as possible.
With our help, they achieved both.

“The platform gave us a massive head start compared with relying on cheaper libraries or – god forbid – creating all the documentation from scratch. We’ve found it incredibly easy to use and the support team has been phenomenal. I can’t recommend ISMS.online highly enough.”
Evan Harris COO and Co-founder of Peppy

Our pre-loaded Adopt / Adapt / Add Content helped the Peppy team move quickly to get their policies and controls in place. It meant they started on the front-foot, 77% of the way to ISMS completion. They were able to adopt much of our guidance straight out of the box. And of course tailoring it to meet their unique infosec needs was a simple task.