ISO 27001:2005 is the only auditable international standard which defines the requirements for an Information security Management System. The standard designed to ensure the selection of adequate and proportionate security control. This helps you to protect your information assets and give confidence to any interested parties, especially your customer. The standard adopts a process approach for establishing, implementing, Operating, Monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving your ISMS on a continual basis. It is also systematic approach to managing sensitive company information so that it remains secure. It encompasses people, processes and it System.
Information is Critical to operation of all organization and perhaps even the survival of all organization, information can exist in many forms. It can be printed or written on paper, stored electronically, transmitted by mail or by electronic means, shown in films, presentation or spoken in conversation. In today’s competitive business environments, such information is constantly under threat from many sources. These can be internal, external, accidental or malicious. With the increased use of new technology to store transmit and retrieve information we have all opened ourselves up to increased number and types of threats and vulnerabilities. Being certified to ISO/IEC 27001 will help to manage and protect your valuable information assets.