Managed Kubernetes for ISO 27001-Compliant Infrastructure
Kubernetes that does not become a liability in your next ISO 27001 audit, because compliance is the architecture, not last-minute documentation.
ISO 27001 certifies information security management systems, but auditors look deep into infrastructure. Access control, audit logs, secret management, encryption at-rest and in-transit: each of these requirements must be evidenced at the platform level. Finding this out at the audit is expensive.
The most common challenges
Certification audits find gaps in infrastructure documentation
ISO 27001 demands evidence. Who has access to what? Where are secrets stored? How is a compromised component isolated? Without a systematically built platform, these questions are manual work before every audit.
Kubernetes secret management is error-prone by default
Kubernetes Secrets are only Base64-encoded by default, not real encryption. That creates an ISO 27001 problem under A.10 (Cryptography) and A.9 (Access Control) that auditors will find.
Network Policies are missing or too permissive
In a default Kubernetes setup, any pod can communicate with any other. That does not meet least-privilege principles and will be flagged in ISO 27001 audits under A.13 (Network Security).
The CCsolutions approach
CCsolutions builds Kubernetes platforms with ISO 27001 compliance as a design principle: RBAC with documented roles and regularly reviewed permissions, HashiCorp Vault or Sealed Secrets for real secret encryption, and Network Policies implementing Default-Deny.
Every compliance-relevant configuration is Git-versioned, this is not a separate documentation process but a natural byproduct of the GitOps workflow. When an auditor requests evidence of access changes over the past 12 months, the answer is a `git log` command.
We also build automated compliance checks directly into the deployment pipeline: OPA/Gatekeeper policies block non-compliant configurations before they reach the production environment.
Technologies
Frequently asked questions
Does CCsolutions help directly with the ISO 27001 certification process?
We build infrastructure that meets ISO 27001 technical requirements and support clients through the technical due diligence of the audit. The formal ISMS process is handled by specialized certification consultants, we recommend partners on request.
How long does building an ISO 27001-compliant K8s platform take?
8-12 weeks for a new platform. Migrating an existing environment to ISO 27001-compliant architecture: 12-16 weeks depending on current compliance status.
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