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ISO 27001 templates, checklists, and guides

Practitioner-grade resources for the work that doesn’t belong in a slide deck, organized by where you are — from getting started to certification. Free to use, mapped to the ISO 27001:2022 clauses they support.

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The ISO 27001 Autopilot Blueprint

The workflow we use to run ISO 27001 on Claude, from evidence collection through to your readiness report. Built to auditor standard, with prompts you can copy straight in. Tell us where to send it and the PDF lands in your inbox.

  • Five tasks automated, two you keep
  • Read only, never writes to your systems
  • Mapped to all 93 Annex A controls
  • Prompts you can copy straight in

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Getting started

What is ISO 27001, and do we need it?

Understand the standard, what changed in the 2022 edition and how it sits alongside other frameworks — before you commit time or budget.

Playbooks
PDF

Founders Playbook Vol. 01 — The Agent Stack

How AuditLens uses an agentic stack to run ISO 27001 work end-to-end — the architecture, the guardrails, and how founders can put autonomous compliance agents to work without losing control.

Agentic complianceISO 27001:2022 operating model
~ 225 KBUpdated Jun 2026

Know the basics? See where your organization stands today.

Readiness

How ready are we, and where are the gaps?

Measure your current posture against the 93 Annex A controls and the regulations around you, then decide what to fix first.

Playbooks
PDF

Founders Playbook Vol. 02 — The Control Atlas

A founder-friendly atlas of all 93 ISO 27001:2022 Annex A controls — what each one really means, the evidence auditors expect, and the fastest path to coverage.

Annex A.5-A.8All 93 controls
~ 208 KBUpdated Jun 2026
Checklists
PDF

Annex A control checklist (93 controls)

Single-page printable checklist of all 93 Annex A controls grouped by theme — useful for kickoff workshops and gap-assessment sessions.

Annex A.5-A.8
~ 220 KB
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The fastest way to find your gaps is to assess them.

Implementation

How do we build the ISMS?

Policies, risks, suppliers and evidence — templates and workflows for the work between your first assessment and the audit.

Tools
PDF

The Evidence Engine — ISO 27001 Evidence Prompt Pack

Eight modular prompts that collect your ISO 27001 evidence for you. An orchestrator and five read-only sub-agents pull proof from AWS, Azure/GCP, GitHub, Google Workspace and Linear/Jira, map it to Annex A, score it for freshness, and write the gap report.

Annex A.5-A.8 (93 controls)Clause 9.1 evidenceAgentic evidence collection
~ 517 KBUpdated Jun 2026
Templates
XLSX

Statement of Applicability template

All 93 ISO 27001:2022 Annex A controls in a single sheet with inclusion / exclusion / justification columns and a versioning tab.

Clause 6.1.3Annex A.5-A.8
~ 80 KB
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Templates
XLSX

ISO 27005 risk register

Risk inventory with threat / vulnerability / impact / likelihood / treatment / residual columns. Pre-populated with 30 starter risks.

Clause 6.1.2ISO 27005
~ 110 KB
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Templates
XLSX

Vendor security questionnaire

CAIQ-Lite-style supplier assessment covering governance, IAM, encryption, incident response, sub-processors, and DPA basics.

Annex A.5.19-A.5.23
~ 60 KB
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Policies
ZIP

Information security policy starter pack

Five core policies (information security, access control, incident response, asset management, supplier) pulled from the AuditLens policy library.

Annex A.5.1-A.5.30
~ 280 KB
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Start from your gaps, and bring in an expert when you need extra hands.

Certification

How do we pass the audit, and stay certified?

Prepare for Stage 1 and Stage 2, run your internal audit and keep controls healthy between surveillance audits.

Playbooks
PDF

Founders Playbook Vol. 03 — The Stage 2 Simulator

Walk into your Stage 2 audit knowing exactly what happens. Sample auditor questions, evidence the assessor opens first, and a dry-run script to rehearse with your team.

ISO 27001:2022 certification cycleClause 9.2
~ 221 KBUpdated Jun 2026
Templates
DOCX

Internal audit report template

Audit program + findings + corrective actions template, structured for clause 9.2 evidence.

Clause 9.2
~ 40 KB
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Checklists
PDF

90-day audit prep plan

Week-by-week run-up to a Stage 1 / Stage 2 audit with owners, evidence, and verification steps.

ISO 27001:2022 certification cycle
~ 180 KB
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Check you are audit-ready before you book, then choose an independent certification body.

Tell us what to build next

Need a template that’s not here yet?

We add resources monthly based on what real practitioners ask for. Two-line email is enough — we’ll come back with what we have or build the right one.

  • Mapped to the right ISO clause
  • Editable formats (XLSX / DOCX)
  • Free to use commercially
  • No login wall