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ISO 27001 Information Security Management System

ISO 27001 INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ISO 27001 is a management system supported by top management that encompasses people, processes, and information systems to ensure corporate information security. It is designed to protect information assets and to provide adequate and proportionate security controls that build trust among relevant interested parties.

It helps identify, manage, and minimize various threats to which information is regularly exposed. This standard is designed to demonstrate to your customers and other stakeholders that appropriate security controls have been selected and that your information assets are securely protected.

The ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) Standard is applied to the following areas:

  • Defining security requirements and objectives,

  • Ensuring that security risks are managed in a cost-effective manner,

  • Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements,

  • Demonstrating that the practices and controls within the information security infrastructure align with the organization’s intended level of security,

  • Identifying and describing existing information security management processes,

  • Enabling management to determine the status of information security management activities,

  • Allowing internal and external auditors to assess the organization’s compliance with policies, procedures, and standards,

  • Providing business partners with information about information security policies, procedures, and standards,

  • Providing customers with assurance and information regarding information security practices.

Benefits of the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System

  • Protection of the confidentiality of information assets,

  • Identification of threats and risks and establishment of effective risk management,

  • Protection of corporate reputation,

  • Ensuring business continuity,

  • Controlled access to information resources,

  • Increasing security awareness among employees, contractors, and subcontractors and informing them about critical security issues,

  • Establishment of a realistic control system to ensure that sensitive information is used appropriately in both automated and manual systems,

  • Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of information assets,

  • Preventing employees from being suspected or accused of potential misuse or harassment by others,

  • Ensuring that sensitive information can be appropriately disclosed to third parties and auditors when required.