WHAT IS ISO 27001?

​ISO 27001:2013 is a framework for an Information Security Management System (ISMS) to manage your organisation’s sensitive information to make sure that it stays secure. This involves identifying and managing the risks around your people, processes, and IT systems.

ISO 27001 certification shows that you operate to this international best practice for information security management.

Generally speaking, most organisations and businesses will have some form of controls in place to manage information security. These controls are necessary as, in recent times, information has become one of the most valuable assets that a business owns.

ISO27001 requirements are about how well these controls are organised and monitored. Many organisations introduce security controls haphazardly: some are introduced to provide specific solutions for specific problems, whilst others are often introduced simply as a matter of convention.

Such a random security policy will only address certain aspects of IT or data security, and can leave valuable non-IT information assets like paperwork and proprietary knowledge less protected and vulnerable. The ISO 27001 standard was introduced to address these issues.

HOW TO GET ISO 27001?

As your ISO 27001 consultant, we make the ISO 27001 compliance process straightforward by:
  • reviewing the arrangements you have and helping you to identify what else you need to achieve ISO information security;
  • formulating and implementing a plan to address any gaps between what you have and what you need;
  • developing any policies, procedures and processes in support of your information security system;
  • identifying and evaluating the aspects of your business that can impact on information security;
  • facilitating internal audits of your organisation.
Using The Ideas Distillery throughout this process means that we will:
  • Bridge the knowledge and resource gap;
  • Bring experience and insight to your ISO 27001 information security management systems project, considerably improving your chance for success for certification first-time by preventing any serious mistakes in development and implementation;
  • Fast-track the development process by effectively planning, supporting and ensuring adequate resources.
  • Save time and money by developing effective systems that realise benefits early and consequently get quicker payback on your project investment.
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