AI Security/ISO 42001 Readiness

ISO/IEC 42001 Readiness

ISO 42001 readiness & certification support, auditor brought in for you

Get your AI management system audit-ready: gap assessment, AI risk and impact assessments, policies and technically tested controls. Then compliance as a service through certification, with the auditor brought in for you.

Gap analysis against ISO/IEC 42001:2023
AI risk assessments and AI system impact assessments
AI controls backed by technical test evidence
We bring the auditor; an independent certification body certifies

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The short answer

What is ISO 42001 certification?

ISO 42001 certification is independent confirmation that an organization’s Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) meets ISO/IEC 42001:2023. It shows customers and regulators that AI policy, roles, risk and impact assessments and controls are defined, operating and continually improved.

Certification is granted by an independent certification body after a two-stage audit: Stage 1 reviews your documentation and readiness, Stage 2 checks that the management system operates in practice. ioSENTRIX prepares you for both, tests the AI controls technically and brings in the auditor.

ISO 42001 readiness fits when

Enterprise customers are asking how you govern AI
You already hold ISO/IEC 27001 and want to extend it to AI
You build AI into products sold to regulated industries
You need a structured AI governance program, certified or not

Your path to certification

One partner from first gap to certification audit.

ISO 42001 readiness is a sequence, not a document pack. Phases overlap, and the certification audit is run by an independent certification body.

Gantt-style roadmap with four overlapping phases: assess, build, prove, certify and maintain. Milestones: gap report, internal audit, Stage 1 audit and Stage 2 audit. Lanes show ioSENTRIX supporting throughout and the independent certification body running the audits and making the certification decision. — **Source:** ISO/IEC 42001:2023; ISO/IEC 17021-1 two-stage certification audit model; ioSENTRIX delivery approach. ioSENTRIX is not a certification body.

What we deliver

How we get you ready for ISO 42001

Four phases, from the first gap assessment to audit day and beyond.

Phase 1

Gap assessment

Where your AI management practices stand against the standard today.

AI system inventory
Scope & context definition
Gap analysis vs ISO/IEC 42001
Prioritized remediation plan

Phase 2

AI risk & impact

The risk work at the center of an AI management system.

AI risk assessment
AI system impact assessment
Risk treatment plans
Supplier & third-party AI risk

Phase 3

Policies, controls & evidence

Documented processes, and proof that they operate.

AI policy & objectives
Roles & responsibilities
Technical testing of AI controls
Audit-ready evidence

Phase 4

Compliance as a service

Ongoing support through certification and beyond.

Internal audit support
We bring the auditor
Nonconformity remediation
Continual improvement

Methodology

How we get you ready: example work items

A sample of the work in a typical ISO 42001 readiness engagement.

Clause 4

Scope and AI system inventory

We define the AIMS scope and list the AI systems, their purpose and who is affected by them.

Clause 6

AI risk assessment

We assess AI risks to the organization and set treatment plans with owners.

Clause 6

AI system impact assessment

We assess the potential consequences of each AI system for individuals, groups and society.

Clause 6

Statement of Applicability

We select Annex A controls, justify inclusions and exclusions, and record their status.

Annex A

Technical control testing

We test key AI controls, such as data access and model monitoring, so the evidence is real.

Clause 9

Internal audit and management review

We support the internal audit and management review an auditor expects to see before certification.

Sample gap

What a gap looks like in our report

An illustrative example in our report format. Not client data.

Gap 01 · IllustrativeMajor gap

Impact assessments missing for two customer-facing AI systems

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · Clauses 6.1.4 and 8.4 AI system impact assessment

What we found

The organization had an AI risk register, but no documented impact assessment for its customer support chatbot or its credit pre-screening model. Neither assessed the consequences for the individuals affected.

Impact

Likely nonconformity at the certification audit, and no evidence for customers who ask how affected individuals are protected.

How to fix it

Run and document impact assessments for both systems, link the results to risk treatment, and set a trigger to repeat them when a system changes.

What you get

What you get from ISO 42001 readiness

Everything an auditor will ask for, and someone to stand next to you on audit day.

Gap report and roadmap

Where you stand against ISO/IEC 42001 today and a prioritized plan to close each gap.

AIMS documentation and evidence

AI policy, objectives, roles, risk and impact assessments, Statement of Applicability and tested control evidence.

Certification support

We bring in the auditor, support you through the audit and help remediate any nonconformities.

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How it works

Your path to ISO 42001 certification

One partner from first assessment to certification audit.

Assess

Inventory your AI systems, define the scope and measure the gap against ISO/IEC 42001.

First

Build

Put the AI policy, risk and impact assessments, roles and controls in place.

Prove

Test key AI controls and collect the evidence an auditor will ask for.

Before audit

Certify and maintain

We bring in the auditor for your certification audit, then support continual improvement.

Audit and after

Reply within 1 business day → fixed quote in writing → readiness → certification audit by an independent body

How we compare

Readiness with technical evidence behind it

How ioSENTRIX ISO 42001 support compares with the usual alternatives.

ioSENTRIX

Templates & toolkits

Documentation-only consultancy

Gap assessment

Against your real AI systems

Self-assessed

Yes

Control evidence

Technically tested by offensive testers

None

Documents only

Certification audit

We bring the auditor

You find one

Often you find one

After certification

Compliance as a service

None

Varies

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Scope and price

What affects the scope and price of ISO 42001 readiness

Readiness engagements are priced on effort. These are the decisions that move the quote.

What moves the quote

01How many AI systems and business units are in the AIMS scope
02Whether you already run ISO/IEC 27001 or another management system
03How many AI controls are tested technically
04Your target audit date
05Whether compliance as a service continues after certification

Read: ISO 42001 explained: the AI management system standard →

What we need from you to start

A list of AI systems you build, buy and use
Existing ISO/IEC 27001 or other management system documents
An executive sponsor and an AIMS owner
Your target date for the certification audit

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Proof, not promises

AI systems we have already tested

A real engagement, described without the client’s name.

Case study

Fortune 500 financial services: AI/ML threat model across AWS and Azure

We threat-modeled the client’s AI estate — RAG pipelines, LLM orchestration layers and ML inference workflows — using STRIDE, NIST SP 800-30 and the NVIDIA AI Red Team framework.

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30+

AI components reviewed across AWS and Azure

threats identified and mapped

high-severity threats in RAG, orchestration and inference

Clients: Fortune 100, financial services, insurance and SaaS. Engagements: 2 weeks to 4 months, quoted on effort.

RAG systemsCustom LLM pipelines & trainingChatbotsOrganization-wide AI enablementAI features in SaaS productsMCP testing

Track record

Numbers you can check

Ratings you can verify on G2 and Clutch.

4.9 / 5

on G2 from 12 verified reviews

5.0 / 5

on Clutch, Premier Verified

2017

founded; CREST-accredited, ISO 27001 certified, SOC 2 Type 2 attested

Who you work with

Who does the testing

Offensive security engineers do the hands-on testing and write up the findings, so the person who found an issue explains it to your team.

Certified testers

Each tester holds one or more of OSCP, OSWE, OSCE, CISSP, CISA or AWS security certifications.

Accredited firm

ioSENTRIX is CREST-accredited for penetration testing, ISO/IEC 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type 2 attested.

Since 2017

Founded in 2017, with offensive security work for Fortune 100, financial services, insurance and SaaS companies.

Customers asking how you govern AI?

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Standards

Frameworks we test and map to

◆ISO/IEC 42001:2023◆ISO/IEC 27001◆NIST AI RMF◆OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications◆MITRE ATLAS

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is ISO 42001?

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is an international standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS). It covers how an organization sets AI policy, assigns responsibilities, assesses AI risks and impacts, and operates controls. Read our ISO 42001 explainer.

Does ioSENTRIX issue the ISO 42001 certificate?

No. Certification is granted by an independent certification body after an audit. ioSENTRIX prepares you for that audit, supports you through it with compliance as a service, and brings in the auditor so you do not have to find one yourself.

How does ISO 42001 relate to ISO 27001?

Both are management system standards. ISO 27001 covers information security; ISO 42001 covers the responsible management of AI. Organizations that already run an ISO 27001 program can often reuse much of its structure.

Does ISO 42001 certification make us compliant with the EU AI Act?

Not automatically. ISO 42001 is a voluntary standard, while the EU AI Act is a regulation with legal obligations that depend on your role and AI systems. An AI management system can support your compliance work, but it does not replace it.

How long does it take, and how is it priced?

It depends on how many AI systems are in scope and how mature your management system already is. Each engagement is a fixed quote based on effort, bought with PTaaS credits or a subscription.

Who can certify an organization to ISO 42001?

Only a certification body can issue ISO/IEC 42001 certification, and buyers usually look for one accredited for ISO 42001. ISO/IEC 42006:2025 sets the requirements for bodies that audit and certify AI management systems. ioSENTRIX is not a certification body; we prepare you and bring the auditor in.

Resources

Go deeper before you start

Practical guides from our testers on the questions buyers ask most.

Guide · 10 min read

ISO 42001 Explained: The AI Management System Standard

What is ISO 42001 and who needs it? Explore its requirements, benefits, certification, AI governance approach, and how it compares with the EU AI Act…

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Guide · 8 min read

AI Governance 2026: New Standards and Compliance Rules

Learn how AI governance standards in 2026 impact compliance, security, and risk and how ioSENTRIX PTaaS helps mid-market companies stay audit-ready.

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What AI Evidence Does a SOC 2 Auditor Want?

There is no AI-specific SOC 2 and no AI trust services category. What there is, is an existing criterion your AI system quietly stopped satisfying…

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