ISO 27001:2013 Countersign Made Easy

Control accreditation

what is ISO 27001 as the risks associated with cyberattacks and data breaches continue to increase information security has become a critical issue for every business an effective approach should help defend against both external attacks and common internal threats such as accidental breaches and human error ISO 27001 is the international standard that provides the specification for an information security management system or is ms this is a systematic approach consisting of people processes and technology that helps you protect and manage all your organization's information through risk management an is ms particularly one that conforms to ISO 27001 can help organizations comply with a host of laws including the high profile general data protection regulation commonly referred to as the GP PR and the network and information systems regulations also known as the MIS regulations ISO 27001 focuses on protecting three key aspects of information confidentiality integrity and availability confidentiality means that the information is not available or disclosed to unauthorized people entities or processes integrity means that the information is complete and accurate and protected from corruption availability means that the information is accessible and usable as and when authorized users require it ISO 27001 is one of the most popular information security standards in the world with the number of certifications growing by more than four hundred and fifty percent in the past ten years the standard has been designed to help organizations manage their security practices consistently and cost-effectively its technology and vendor neutral and is applicable to all organizations irrespective of their size type or nature ISO 27001 is the mainstay of the ISO 27000 series a family of mutually supporting information security standards that together provide a globally recognized framework for best practice information security management these standards help organizations keep their information assets secure by offering a set of specifications codes of conduct and best practice guidelines to ensure strong information security management note that ISO 27001 only provides the specification of an effective is m/s ISO 27000 and to another standard in the ISO 27000 series provides the code of conduct the guidance and best practices that can be used to implement your is m/s what are the benefits of ISO 27001 ISO 27001 will help you secure your information in all its forms an is m/s helps protect all forms of information whether digital paper-based or stored in the cloud increase your attack resilience implementing and maintaining an AI SMS will significantly increase your organization's resilience to cyber attacks protect what matters whether the scope of your is ms covers your whole organization or just the parts that deal with information ISO 27001 protects against technology-based risks and other more common threats such as poorly informed staff or ineffective procedures respond to the evolving security threat landscape an AI SMS constantly adapts to changes both in the threat environment and inside the organization ensuring that information security risks are effectively managed over time reduce costs associated with information security an...