ISO/IEC 27001 is a global standard for managing information security produced by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) and the IEC. This will help you in having a disciplined methodology to safeguard your confidential company information, making sure that it remains private and is available only when needed. The regulation sets sigma to form and implement ISMS.
ISO/IEC 27001 is based on the fact that it requires a risk-based approach. They need to identify their security risks and determine the impact of those each risk are going affect them then implement control for reducing that particular. This includes measuring the performance of existing controls, highlighting gaps that need to be addressed and monitoring/ reviewing an ISMS on a continual basis for changes in threats or organisation.
Structure of ISO/IEC 27001:
1. Scope: This details where the ISMS process begins and ends.
2. Leadership: Tells the highest management levels to support and encourage ISMS.
3. Preparation: Is associated with assessing and managing risks.
4. Forensics Support: Allocation of Resources, Training and Awareness.
5. Operation: This stage implements the planned controls and processes.
6. Review of Performance: This consists monitoring, measurement and review of the ISMS.
7. This better: More towards rectifying discrepancies than quality improvement.
Organizations with a certification to ISO/IEC 27001 can prove that they are opened for information security and thus satisfy customer requirements as well be able maintain an loyal customers. It works for all organizations, whatever their size or industry, and regardless of the level of information security risk.
