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ISO 27017 Certification
Cloud security,independently certified.
ISO 27017 is the international standard for cloud security, with controls for the organisations that provide cloud services and the organisations that use them. Certiva Global provides independent certification and audits, so you can show, with evidence, that data in the cloud is protected.
What it proves
Cloud security, treated as its own discipline.
Cloud-specific security controls
Almost every organisation now runs part of its business in the cloud, yet security in the cloud works differently from security anywhere else, and a general information security programme does not fully cover it. ISO 27017 closes that gap.
Cloud computing changes who is responsible for what. When your systems and data sit on someone else's infrastructure, security becomes a shared undertaking, and the lines of that shared responsibility are exactly where things go wrong. ISO 27017 addresses this directly. It provides cloud-specific security controls that a standard information security programme does not include, and it clarifies which responsibilities belong to the cloud provider and which to the cloud customer.
Certification against it proves you have treated cloud security as its own discipline, with controls suited to how cloud services are genuinely delivered and consumed, not borrowed from a general checklist. For a customer or partner weighing whether to trust you with data in the cloud, an ISO 27017 certificate is independent evidence, not a reassurance.
Providers & customers
Who it is for
Cloud providers, cloud customers, or both at once.
ISO 27017 speaks to two audiences, and often both at once. Cloud service providers use it to demonstrate that what they offer is secured to a recognised international standard, which enterprise buyers increasingly expect before they commit. Cloud service customers use it to show they manage their own use of the cloud responsibly, rather than assuming the provider has it covered.
It is particularly relevant to:
- Cloud service providers proving their platforms are secured to a recognised standard
- IT and software companies that build on and depend on cloud infrastructure
- Banking and financial services organisations running regulated workloads in the cloud
- Healthcare providers holding sensitive data across cloud-based systems
If your organisation delivers cloud services, depends on them, or does both, ISO 27017 is how you prove that dependence is well managed.
The certification process
A clear, staged audit, then a three-year cycle.
Certiva Global certifies ISO 27017 through a clear, staged audit, because credible cloud security is something you sustain, not something you prove once.
Compliant with ISO/IEC 17021-1
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Stage 1
Our auditor first reviews the design of your cloud security controls, confirming they are complete and ready to assess.
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Stage 2
We then gather evidence that those controls operate in practice, examining how cloud responsibilities are defined and how cloud-specific risks are managed day to day. If the evidence supports certification, the certificate is issued.
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Surveillance & recertification
Certification runs on a three-year cycle, maintained by surveillance audits, normally annual, with recertification at the close of the cycle.
How it fits
A cloud extension, not a separate island.
ISO 27017 is a cloud extension of information security management. It builds on the foundation of an information security management system, adding the controls specific to the cloud on top. In practice, organisations implement and audit it alongside their information security management, because the cloud controls extend that base rather than replacing it.
It is also commonly paired with ISO 27018, which adds protection for personal data held in the cloud. Certiva Global can assess these together, giving you cloud security and cloud privacy in one coordinated audit rather than two disconnected exercises.
One coordinated audit
ISO 27017
Cloud Security
Cloud-specific security controls, and a clear split of responsibility between cloud provider and cloud customer.
ISO 27018
Cloud Privacy
Protection for personally identifiable information held in the public cloud, layered on the same cloud security base.
Cloud security and cloud privacy assessed together in one coordinated audit, rather than two disconnected exercises.
Why Certiva Global
Auditors who understand the cloud, not just the checklist.
Certiva Global is an independent international certification body based in Hyderabad, serving organisations worldwide and operating in compliance with ISO/IEC 17021-1.
We assess and certify only
We do not build or run your cloud controls, and that separation is exactly what gives your certificate its weight with the customers who ask for it.
Cloud security and privacy together
Because ISO 27017 pairs naturally with ISO 27018, we can assess cloud security and cloud privacy in one coordinated audit rather than two.
To begin, request a no-obligation scoping discussion with our technical team.
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