European 2017 Revision of ISO/IEC 27001: What has changed?
Released at the beginning of April 2017 by BSI (the British Standards Institution), the standard BS EN ISO/IEC 27001:2017 is a corrigendum over previous standard BS ISO/IEC 27001:2013. It has raised some concern among organizations with Information Sec...
The European Council Directive 2008/114/EC of December 8, 2008, is a European Directive for the identification and designation of critical European infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection. It states: Critical infrastructure means an asset, system or part thereof … which is essential for the maintenance ...
ISO 27001:2013 states that the purpose of the internal audit is to check compliance against both “the organization’s own requirements … and the requirements of this International Standard.” Aside from being a necessity of the standard, internal audits are important for several other reasons: Internal audits identify and rectify any ...
For any major change in our lives, whether professional or personal, there are questions that come up before taking the first step. Here are just a few of the questions that you may face before making the decision to implement the ISO 27001 standard: Why do we need the certification? Where ...
DFARS 7012 is an example of how customers’ concerns about protecting their information in the custody of suppliers and outsourced services has led to the establishment of ever more complex security requirements for those who wish to work with them. And, this increase in customer compliance demands has also increased ...