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What is ISO 27001?

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent nongovernmental organization that publishes standards in technical and nontechnical fields. The ISO/IEC 27001 series of standards is a joint effort with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and defines mechanisms to help organizations keep information assets secure.

The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (ISO 27001) standard provides guidance for developing an Information Security Management System (ISMS), a risk-based system through which an organization can design, implement, maintain and continually improve its information security over time. The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard includes best practice guidance from ISO/IEC 27001:2022. A subsequent standard, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, provides additional guidelines for implementing a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS).

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Benefits

Some of the benefits of being ISO 27001 certified are:

  1. Secure information: ISO 27001 helps protect all forms of information whether digital, paper-based, or cloud-hosted.
  2. Protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data: ISO 27001 helps to ensure that information is:
    • Confidential: Not available or disclosed to unauthorized people entities or processes.
    • Whole: Complete and accurate, and protected from corruption.
    • Available: Accessible and usable when authorized users require it.
  3. Comply with business, legal, contractual and regulatory requirements: ISO 27001 certification is also in line with rigid regulatory requirements such as the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the NIS Directive (Directive on security of network and information systems), and other cyber security laws.

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