ISO 27001 Penetration Testing

Penetration testing that proves your ISMS controls work under real attack, not just that they exist on paper

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ISO 27001 Penetration Testing That Proves Your Controls Work

Your certification body wants evidence that the controls in your ISMS are effective, not just documented. Most vendors hand you a scan report and a letter. Raxis delivers human-led, AI-augmented penetration testing mapped to Annex A that shows your controls hold up the way your Statement of Applicability says they do.

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Web, API, and Network Testing

Hands-on testing across the applications, cloud, and infrastructure that fall inside your ISMS scope, not just a surface scan.

Risk-Based Scoping

We scope every engagement to your Statement of Applicability and risk assessment, so you test what your ISMS actually covers.

Annex A Alignment

Every finding tied to the controls your auditor evaluates, including A 8.8 for technical vulnerability management and A 8.29 for security testing.

The Problem with Most ISO 27001 Pentests

ISO 27001 expects you to manage technical vulnerabilities and test your controls, and your certification body expects proof. The real question is whether your pentest reduces risk or just fills a binder.

A Scan With a Certificate on the Cover

Many vendors just rebrand an automated scan. It clears a lenient auditor but misses the chained weaknesses and logic flaws a real attacker uses. Raxis tests by hand.

Testing That Ignores Your Scope

ISO 27001 covers what’s inside your ISMS scope. A test that ignores your Statement of Applicability checks the wrong things. Raxis scopes to your ISMS.

Findings Your Auditor Can’t Use

A raw CVE list tells your certification body nothing. Raxis maps every finding to the relevant Annex A control, so your report supports the audit directly.

A Point-in-Time Snapshot

One annual test is a snapshot, stale by your next surveillance audit. Raxis Attack (PTaaS) tests continuously, the continual improvement Clause 10 calls for.

Why Raxis for ISO 27001 Penetration Testing

Find real vulnerabilities, not just scan output

OSCP-certified engineers manually attack your environment using the same techniques as real threat actors. You get findings that actually reduce risk and demonstrate control effectiveness, not a reformatted scanner report your auditor has seen a hundred times.

Mapped to Annex A controls

Every finding ties back to the controls your auditor evaluates, including A 8.8 for technical vulnerability management and A 8.29 for security testing in development and acceptance. The connection to your ISMS is explicit.

A report your certification body accepts

You get an executive summary, detailed findings mapped to Annex A, methodology, remediation guidance, and an attestation letter. Your compliance team gets a report that supports your certification audit without additional translation work.

Close the loop with remediation retesting

Raxis doesn’t just find problems. After your team remediates, we retest to confirm the fixes hold. Documented issues, resolved and verified, are exactly the continual-improvement evidence Clause 10 rewards.

Evidence for your risk assessment

Testing feeds directly into your risk assessment and treatment process under Clauses 6.1 and 8.2, giving you real data on where your risks actually are instead of assumptions on a spreadsheet.

Continuous testing for surveillance audits

ISO 27001 rewards continual improvement, not a once-a-year exercise. Raxis Attack (PTaaS) delivers continuous, AI-augmented testing with real-time results and unlimited retesting through the Raxis One portal, so you walk into every surveillance audit with current evidence.

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Frequently Asked Questions About ISO 27001 Penetration Testing

It’s a hands-on simulated attack against the assets inside your ISMS scope, including your web applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and internal networks. The goal is to validate that your security controls work under real attack conditions while producing evidence that supports your ISO 27001 certification.

Not by name. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 doesn’t mandate a specific pentest, but Annex A 8.8 requires you to manage technical vulnerabilities and A 8.29 calls for security testing. In practice, certification bodies expect penetration testing as evidence that those controls are effective.

Most ISO 27001 pentests are automated scans with minimal manual validation and no connection to Annex A. Raxis engineers lead every engagement with hands-on testing scoped to your ISMS. Every finding maps to the relevant controls, so your report is audit-ready without extra work from your compliance team.

We test web applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), internal and external networks, and authentication and authorization systems. Every engagement is scoped around your Statement of Applicability and the assets inside your ISMS.

Most directly A 8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities, and A 8.29, security testing in development and acceptance. Testing also feeds your risk assessment under Clause 6.1, your performance evaluation under Clause 9, and continual improvement under Clause 10. Raxis maps every finding to the relevant control so the connection is clear for your auditor.

Raxis Attack is our Penetration Testing as a Service platform, delivering continuous, AI-augmented testing with real-time results and unlimited retesting through the secure Raxis One portal. For ISO 27001, it demonstrates the continual improvement Clause 10 calls for, rather than relying on a single annual snapshot.

At minimum annually, and after significant changes to your systems. That cadence fits the certification cycle: initial certification, annual surveillance audits, and recertification every three years. Many organizations choose continuous testing through Raxis Attack to keep evidence current between audits.

Yes. After testing, Raxis works with your team to prioritize and address findings, then conducts retesting to confirm fixes are effective. This closed-loop process produces the kind of evidence auditors value most: identified vulnerabilities, documented remediation, and verified resolution.

Raxis testers hold industry-leading certifications including OSCP, CEH, GPEN, GFACT, and more listed on our certifications page.

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