Information security is all the rage, and rightfully so. According to IBM, it takes organizations an average of 247 days to identify and contain a data breach in 2026. Breaches taking longer than 200 days cost an estimated $1.33 million more than those contained within 200 days [1]. As threat tactics evolve by the day, no business can rule out being targeted completely – but you can do everything you can to minimize the risk.
Little Dot Studios has successfully renewed our ISO 27001 status for the fourth year running, showing our ongoing commitment to keeping our data, and the data of our clients, safe. While relatively common for technology companies or software vendors to hold ISO 27001, it remains remarkably rare for a production company and social media agency such as ourselves to have this, assuring our partners that their content, IP and company and customer data are protected.
ISO 27001 is the gold standard for information security. This benchmark is built on a framework maintained by the International Organization for Standardization and includes creating, managing and updating an information security management system (ISMS) of around 150 documents, embedding those policies across the business, and being audited against that framework. Today, more and more of the partners we work with require us to remain compliant and it’s a certification we’ve proudly held since 2023.
Our compliance isn’t about jumping in one week a year at audit to collect the certificate though – we truly believe in having it influence the way we work day by day. However, we also need to foster creativity and innovation, so we’re always challenging ourselves to find the best way to enable both so that people are working in the right way but it isn’t slowing anybody down.
What goes into maintaining the standard?
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Proactive operational risk management – conducting audits, maintaining and updating our ISMS, strict vetting for new and existing suppliers and, most importantly, applying this to the way we work across the board
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Stress testing our business continuity – ensuring we can maintain operations after any unexpected major disruption
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Management review – meeting with representation from the most senior people in the business to discuss the general upkeep of management system and associated risks
For those operating in heavily regulated industries such as technology, telecommunications and finance, information security excellence is non-negotiable. Retaining our ISO 27001 certification can give complete peace of mind that those we work with are safeguarded at the highest global standard. As mentioned, threat tactics evolve by the day, and Little Dot Studios will continue to refine our internal systems and operations to ensure we remain a trusted and resilient partner.
If you’re interested in learning more about our approach to data security, you can head to our Trust Centre page, or drop us a line.
Written by Angus Vanderslott, Technical Operations Lead at Little Dot Studios
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