Cloud computing and ISO 27001 / BS 25999
More and more often people ask me how to deal with cloud computing in the context of ISO 27001 and...
More and more often people ask me how to deal with cloud computing in the context of ISO 27001 and BS 25999. My answer is: use common sense. Their dilemma is quite understandable – these...
Management’s view of information security
If you think your management doesn’t have a clue what information security is all about, keep in mind that misunderstanding...
If you think your management doesn’t have a clue what information security is all about, keep in mind that misunderstanding usually goes both ways: management often thinks you have no idea about what is appropriate...
Does ISO 27001 mean that information is 100% secure?
You have probably heard that important web services like Reddit, HootSuite, Quora, Foursquare etc. have recently suffered a quite lengthy...
You have probably heard that important web services like Reddit, HootSuite, Quora, Foursquare etc. have recently suffered a quite lengthy outage – what you also probably know is that this outage was caused by Amazon...
Business continuity for small businesses – necessity or not?
Does it make sense to implement business continuity in smaller companies? Why would they need something as costly as this...
Does it make sense to implement business continuity in smaller companies? Why would they need something as costly as this if the owner of the business has all the necessary information in his/her head? Let...
The biggest shortcomings of ISO 27001
If you’ve been reading my blog, you probably think I’m convinced ISO 27001 is the most perfect document ever written....
If you’ve been reading my blog, you probably think I’m convinced ISO 27001 is the most perfect document ever written. Actually, that’s not true – working with my clients and teaching on the subject, usually...
5 greatest myths about ISO 27001
Very often I hear things about ISO 27001 and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry over them. Actually...
Very often I hear things about ISO 27001 and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry over them. Actually it is funny how people tend to make decisions about something they know very little...