ISO 27001:2013 CERTIFICATION @ Indicium Assessment

Oct 23
10:40

2015

Nadeem Akhatar

Nadeem Akhatar

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People often talks about implementing information security in the organization just by documenting certain IT policies and configuring controls over IT network perhaps in reality information security is much wider to understand and implement.

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This is not only limited to putting controls over IT infrastructure but also helps in meeting with any legal and statutory requirements getting compliant to them and also to module relevant BCP/DR that serves as the necessity to continue with regular business in case of any destruction or disaster.

Information itself is classified into three forms as:

  • Internal use only
  • Confidential
  • Strictly confidential

Anything labeled as information by default becomes precious to the organization and thus becomes mandatory to be safeguarded to maintain its confidentiality,ISO 27001:2013 CERTIFICATION @ Indicium Assessment  Articles Integrity and Availability.

Keeping all this in mind ISO –IEC came out with international standard   ISO 27001:2013 that serves the purpose to maintain the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of data by implementing ISMS throughout the organization.

ISO 27001:2013 states “Information Technology – Security techniques – Information security management system – Requirements”

Its biggest benefit is that it can easily fits into any organization regardless of size or industry. This standard is quite sophisticated with its approach in putting appropriate controls all across the relevant domains of organization as considered within the context of organization. It is also well versed with methods to counter with data breach and disaster and is of all help in establishing the BCP/DR as the primary need to run the services without any hold or interruption. The ISMS is established, implemented and monitored basis on the specifications defined by this standard and has got all minimal features that are impeccable enough to ensure the security and CIA of information since its birth.

 

ISO 27001:2013 CERTIFICATION

Every organization tends to excel in their business field. In order to do so they always look to serve the clients with their best. Organizations always strive to deal with evolving challenges like data security and compliance to legal and statutory requirements. Thus ISO 27001:2013 certification works likes umbrella underneath which all such challenges are calculated and mitigated, Apart from providing data security other benefits of ISO 27001 certification are discussed below:

  • Assist the organization to be compliant with legal and Regulatory requirements.
  • Increases customer faith and Trust
  • Enhances faith in stake holders and interested parties
  • Provides competitive edge over others
  • Employee satisfaction
  • Standardize the operational activities by placing appropriate process and policies.

ISO 27001:2013 certifications can be attained by any accreditation body which is certified to issue such certification after doing the mandatory audit for the ISMS