| What is commonly known as ISO 27001 is an | | | | ISO 27001 are not only numerous but also diverse. |
| information security management system. This is an | | | | Design and manage an independent information |
| expansion of ISMS standard. Its full name is ISO | | | | management system. ISO 27001 can be used within |
| 27001. It was introduced in 2005 by the International | | | | any organization to design and formulate its specific |
| Organization for Standardization (ISO) in collaboration | | | | set of security requirements and desired objectives. |
| with the International Electro Technical Commission | | | | It can also help in seeing that the plans are |
| (IEC). There are various features and benefit available | | | | implemented and the desired security objectives are |
| to organization by getting the ISO 27001. | | | | met. This standard makes the implementation |
| Organizations can apply for independent certifications | | | | process of security management system more |
| of their ISMS. The standard covers all types of | | | | formal and rigorous apart from diminishing the risks |
| organizations (like commercial enterprises, | | | | considerably. |
| government agencies and non-profit organizations) | | | | Minimize and manage security risk. ISO 27001 helps to |
| and all sizes from micro-businesses to huge | | | | make sure that unacceptable information security |
| multinationals. | | | | risks are avoided. It further helps in managing any risk |
| ISO 27001 generally plays a very important role in | | | | in the most cost effective manner. |
| monitoring, review, maintenance and improvement of | | | | Win the confidence of business partner. Certification |
| an information security management system. It | | | | improves the organizations marketing potential by |
| works like an overall management and control | | | | causing its business partners to be convinced of the |
| framework for managing an organization's information | | | | stable state of the organization's information security. |
| security risks. There is no specific code or condition is | | | | It also relieves the business associates of the |
| available to stop the management function using this | | | | necessity of carrying out its own research on the |
| certificate. Bringing information security under | | | | organization's information security management. |
| management control is a necessity for sustainable, | | | | Organizations can use this standard to provide |
| directed and continuous improvement of an | | | | relevant information about information security |
| information security management system. In doing | | | | policies, directives, standards and procedures to its |
| so, it generates greater interest in and awareness of | | | | trading partners as well as any other organization |
| information security that seeks an independent | | | | that they interact with for operational or commercial |
| certification of its ISMS. Every organization should try | | | | purposes. |
| to get such kind of quality certificate, this help the | | | | Analyze existing information security management |
| organization to gain more profit in business as well as | | | | process. ISO 27001 helps in identifying, understanding |
| to get brand name in society. | | | | and analyzing the status of the current information |
| It is released public on Oct 2005 but is based heavily | | | | security management processes. It is utilized by |
| upon the British Standard, bs7799-2. Bs7799 itself | | | | internal as well as external auditors of organizations |
| was also released in same year. This contains some | | | | to explain the information security policies of the |
| set of rules and regulation followed by the | | | | organization and also the directives and standards |
| organization. Around more than ten thousand | | | | that it adopts and to what extent the organization |
| institution applied and obtained this certificate. | | | | complies with those policies, directives and standards. |
| ISO 27001 is not only an advanced version of | | | | Interpretability. If the partner organizations both |
| BS7799-2 and also inherit other international standard | | | | follow ISO 27001 standardization, then they can |
| also there are various certification released by | | | | achieve a comfortable level of interoperability even |
| government and well so international local bodies to | | | | though they may belong to very different |
| make sure organization is running properly. | | | | backgrounds because of the common set of |
| Organization can apply for this kind of certificate and | | | | standardization guidelines that they follow. |
| show their code of conduct to public. ISO 27001 is | | | | Quality assurance. Whether it is the organization or |
| often considered to be the most important and more | | | | the business partners, there should be some quality in |
| reliable in the society hence many organizations like | | | | the information security system and hence of the |
| to get the ISO 27001 certificate. The ISO 27000 is | | | | organization in general since a clearly defined |
| also partnered with the many ISO certificates like | | | | standardization process is applied. |
| ISO 9001, ISO 14001, etc. ISO 27001 is applied by | | | | Bench marking. An organization can use the ISO |
| organization to show that they are very good in | | | | 27001to measure its status against that of its |
| ethics and following all the rules and regulation | | | | competitors. They can emphasize on their current |
| properly put forward by their government. | | | | rank and the developments that they make as |
| The prime objective of this standard normally | | | | opposed to their rivals. |
| supports to establish, design, implement and manage | | | | General security awareness. The ISO 27001 is a |
| an effective information management system which | | | | formal set of specifications that establishes, manages |
| protects information of an organization from any | | | | and controls and implements a security management |
| risks. Decision adoption of this standard should be | | | | system and hence avoids any possible information |
| followed in every organization. The certificate also | | | | security risks. In doing so, it generates greater |
| keen in valuing the people which were working in | | | | interest in and awareness of information security that |
| company as well as how company treating employee. | | | | seeks an independent certification of its ISMS. |
| There are various sub standards also present in the | | | | Alignment of staff. Implementation of this standard |
| ISO 27001. Each sub section denotes some specific | | | | generally demands the involvement of both the |
| quality and specification should be followed by the | | | | business management staff and the technical staff. |
| organization. There also a standard called plan to | | | | Hence, as a consequence, communication and |
| check, this help the organization to plan their quality | | | | information technology coordination is achieved easily |
| and they can check whether they attained or not. | | | | in greater measure. |
| ISO 27001 also help the organization to maintain ethic | | | | This is a good certification standard for a company |
| rules in as well as help the organization in business by | | | | to reach a new quality goal for raising the bar to the |
| getting new order. Organization also gain more profit | | | | next level. |
| by using this ISO 27001 certificate. The benefits of | | | | |