INFORMATION SECURITY
An ISO 27001 information security management system is a systematic and pro-active approach to effectively managing risks to the security of your company’s confidential information.
The system promotes efficient management of sensitive corporate information, highlighting vulnerabilities to ensure it is adequately protected against potential threats. It encompasses people, process and IT systems.
An ISO 27001 certification can be achieved by any business of any size, in any given sector, which is looking to increase and enhance the company’s security of its data.
WHY ISO 27001 CERTIFICATION?
Information is an asset which, like other important business assets, has a value to an organisation and consequently needs to be suitably protected.
This standard will help your company coordinate all your security efforts both electronically and physically, coherently, cost effectively and with consistency and prove to potential customers that you take the security of their personal / business information seriously.
The main benefits include:
BENEFITS TO YOU:
- Cost reductions due to avoiding incidents
- Smoother running operations as responsibilities and processes are clearly defined
- Improved business image in the marketplace – customers have peace of mind that the company is trustworthy
BENEFITS TO YOUR CUSTOMERS:
- Working with a trustworthy provider maintains the company’s own integrity to the safeguarding of its data
- Installs confidence further down the supply chain resulting in stronger customers / supplier relationships
BENEFITS TO YOUR STAFF:
- Having appropriate access controls in place lowers the risk of accidental exposure to employees of confidential/sensitive information
- Reassurance that their employer is meeting data handling security guidelines
- Defines clearly and precisely roles and responsibilities therefore job satisfaction and productivity is increased
How ISO/IEC 27001 can help organizations to continually improve and deliver real benefits.
| Business issue | How ISO/IEC 27001 helps | Benefit to your organization |
| Reputation | Helps you identify risks to your information and put in place measures to manage or reduce them Helps you put in place procedures to enable prompt detection of information security breaches Requires you to continually improve your Information Security Management System (ISMS) | Improved reputation and stakeholder confidence Better visibility of risk amongst interested parties Builds trust and credibility in the market to help you win more business |
| Engagement | Requires you to identify all internal and external stakeholders relevant to your ISMS Requires you to communicate the ISMS policy to and ensure that the workforce understands how they contribute to it Top management need to define ISMS roles and ensure individuals are competent | proved information security awareness amongst all relevant parties • Reduces likelihood of staff-related information security breaches • Shows commitment to information security at all levels of the business |
| Compliance | Gives you a framework which helps you to manage your legal and regulatory requirements Makes you review and communicate your regulatory requirements to other interested parties | Reduces the likelihood of fines or prosecution Helps you comply with relevant legislation and helps make sure you keep up-to-date |
| Risk management | It makes you assess risks to information security so you can identify potential weaknesses and respond Requires you to put in place controls that are proportionate to the risks Requires you to continually evaluate risks to your information security and make sure the controls you put in place are appropriate | Helps you protect your information so you can continue business as usual and minimize disruptions Gives cost savings by minimizing incidents Ensures information is protected, available, and can be accessed |