Platform summary
What is Basenorm?
Basenorm is an EU-native, AI-powered ISMS and GRC platform for European compliance and security teams. It manages ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, GDPR and the EU AI Act from one system, with all data hosted in Europe.
- EU-native platform: infrastructure and data stay in Europe, purpose-built for EU regulatory frameworks and European buyers.
- Control-first: define controls once in the Unified Control Library and Basenorm automatically maps them across all active frameworks, with no duplicate work.
- ISO 27001, NIS2 and GDPR share 70–80% of their controls. Basenorm eliminates the overlap so your team implements once and complies with all three.
- AskNorman AI assistant: one natural-language question turns into structured controls, risks and tasks stored directly in your governance database.
- Continuous assurance via the PDCA cycle: stay certification-ready between surveillance audits, not just in the weeks before them.
Your Complete Platform
Not just a chatbot. A complete ISMS platform.
Basenorm is a complete ISMS and GRC application, not just an AI chat interface. It includes dashboards for compliance posture, task management for gap remediation, evidence collection linked directly to controls, policy management and full audit trails. Chat through AskNorman is one interaction mode among many in a single, integrated system.
Continuous Assurance
Not a one-time audit. A continuous cycle.
Basenorm is built around the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle, making compliance a continuous operational process rather than a one-time certification event. The platform monitors controls, collects evidence, identifies gaps and generates remediation tasks in a closed loop, so your organisation maintains audit-readiness every day, not just before a scheduled audit.
Integrates with tools you already use
Structured Output
One question. 114 records in your database.
AskNorman, the Basenorm AI assistant, turns a single natural-language question into structured output stored directly in your governance database. One prompt can generate a complete set of controls, linked risk assessments, assigned tasks and evidence requirements, removing the manual data-entry work that slows compliance teams down.
Quick Scan
Already have an ISMS? Bring it along.
If your organisation already has an ISMS built in SharePoint, Google Drive, Confluence or another system, Basenorm imports and maps your existing policies and controls automatically with a Quick Scan. Gaps are identified immediately and existing evidence is linked to the relevant controls in the Unified Control Library.
Unified Control Framework
Unified Control Framework.
ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, GDPR and the EU AI Act share a large common core of controls. Basenorm's Unified Control Library maps every framework in a single database, so when a control satisfies multiple standards (encryption, access management, incident response), your team defines it once and the mapping is automatic.
ISO 27001, GDPR and NIS2 share ~70–80% of their controls.
The core ~45% — risk analysis, access management, encryption, incident response, logging, supplier security and continuity planning — is identical across all three. Only ~20–30% is truly unique per framework: Annex A specifics for ISO 27001, data subject rights for GDPR, and direct authority reporting for NIS2.
ISO 27001 ↔ NIS2
Incident response, supplier security, continuity, encryption — NIS2 builds directly on ISO 27001 controls.
ISO 27001 ↔ GDPR
Privacy by design, access controls, breach procedures, processing registers and risk analysis.
GDPR ↔ NIS2
NIS2 explicitly references personal data protection and breach notification requirements.
ISO 27001 ↔ ISO 9001
Risk management, internal audits, management review, documentation and PDCA cycle.
ISO 9001 ↔ NIS2
Business continuity, supplier management and internal governance controls.
ISO 9001 ↔ GDPR
Process management and documentation overlap.
Task Automation
Every action. Becomes a task.
Every finding, risk assessment and control gap in Basenorm automatically creates an assigned task with an owner, a deadline and a full audit trail. Tasks sync to external systems including Jira, Microsoft Planner and Outlook, so compliance work slots into existing team workflows without switching between tools.
Security Built In
Built for security. Built for trust.
Basenorm is hosted on Azure West Europe infrastructure, ensuring all compliance data stays within the European Union. The platform encrypts data in transit and at rest, enforces role-based access control, supports SSO and MFA via Azure AD, and maintains a complete immutable audit log of every action.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Basenorm
- What is Basenorm?
- Basenorm is an EU-native, AI-powered ISMS and GRC platform for European compliance and security teams. It centralises controls, risks, evidence and audit cycles for ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, GDPR and the EU AI Act in one system, with all data hosted in Europe and a Data Processing Agreement included.
- Which compliance frameworks does Basenorm support?
- Basenorm supports ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, GDPR, the EU AI Act, SOC 2, ISO 9001, ISAE 3402, PCI DSS, HIPAA, BIO and custom frameworks. All frameworks are managed through the Unified Control Library so controls that overlap (such as the 70–80% shared by ISO 27001 and NIS2) are implemented once and applied across all active frameworks automatically.
- What is the Unified Control Library?
- The Unified Control Library (UCL) is Basenorm's master control framework. It holds every control from all active compliance frameworks in a single database. When a control appears in multiple frameworks (for example, encryption requirements shared by ISO 27001, NIS2 and GDPR), the UCL maps them together so your team defines the control once and satisfies all frameworks simultaneously.
- Is Basenorm an EU-native platform?
- Yes. Basenorm is incorporated and hosted in the Netherlands. All customer data is stored on infrastructure within the European Union, and the platform is built specifically for EU regulatory frameworks including NIS2, DORA, GDPR and the EU AI Act. A Data Processing Agreement is provided to all customers as standard.
- How does Basenorm support continuous compliance?
- Basenorm follows the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle to make compliance a continuous process rather than a point-in-time audit. Controls are monitored, evidence is collected and identified gaps automatically generate tasks with owners and deadlines. The result is continuous assurance: your organisation stays certification-ready between surveillance audits, not just in the weeks before them.
Customer Success Stories
Book a Demo →
Ready to unify your compliance frameworks?
See how European teams manage NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, GDPR and EU AI Act from one platform.