The ISO 27000 standards provide comprehensive structure for designing, implementing and auditing information security management systems (ISMS). A comprehensive ISMS protects the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets that are important to all of us. ISO 27001:2005 is an information security certification that defines information as an asset which adds value to an organization and consequently needs to be suitably protected. Assets can take many forms. Information assets can be printed or written on paper, stored electronically, transmitted by post or electronic means, shown on film, or even spoken in conversation. In general, information security protects a company’s assets from a wide range of threats in order to ensure business continuity, minimize business damage and maximize return on investments and business opportunities. ISO 27001 provides a top-down, systematic and organized approach to address all compliance, risk, and governance issues related to information security.

Benefits of implementing an ISO 27001 Management System

Direct benefits:

• Reduced costs of compliance efforts
• Increased security and reliability of information systems
• Cost-effective and consistent information security practices
• Reduced costs from consolidating and optimizing systems
• Improved management of risk

• ISO 27001 ISMS, Information Security Management System
• ISO 9001 QMS, Quality Management System
• Lean Systems
• INTEGRATION
• ISO 14001 EMS, Environmental Management System
• OHSAS 18001, Health & Safety Standard
• ISO 14971, Risk Management
• ISO 13485, Medical Device Manufacturing
• Documentation Development

• Better contingency planning
• Enhanced competitive advantage
• Improved management control
• Better employee working environment

While other frameworks have value in managing information security, only ISO 27001 goes beyond a mere framework to provide an international standard against which your information security practices can be independently certified.