Disasters and disruptive business incidents push people and organizations to their limits, and one of the first impacted elements are communication systems. Depending on incident type and magnitude, increased demand for communication, or communication infrastructure capability reduction, may render communication impossible, adding more confusion to an already chaotic situation. ISO …
Read More ...A crisis or disaster is something that no organization, regardless of its size, wants to go through. Because of this, many of them adopt business continuity practices, such as Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) based on ISO 22301, to minimize the chances of such events occurring and, if they occur, …
Read More ...Today’s automated solutions and information and communication technologies allow a few people to handle a great deal of information and processes (e.g., stock exchange operators and air traffic controllers). While this is good to improve productivity, a potential side effect is that these few people may end up gathering excessive …
Read More ...With mandated compliance with the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ever closer, organizations that handle personal data of European citizens are rushing to adapt their operations to new requirements to avoid problems with customers and authorities. With respect to cloud infrastructure services, a particular effort may come …
Read More ...Recently, the ISO (International Standardization Organization) updated ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 27001 to make easier to use them together. But, how do they interact with practices outside the ISO world? How to integrate COSO, COBIT, and ISO 27001 frameworks. This article will present how ISO 27001 can be …
Read More ...In a previous article, I wrote about network segregation considering a physical network structure (see: Requirements to implement network segregation according to ISO 27001 control A.13.1.3), and while the concepts presented there are still valid when you consider network segregation in cloud computing environments, some new considerations must be made. …
Read More ...Cloud services are often sold as solutions that can be anywhere and everywhere. All that is necessary is a computer and a network connection to work with data, applications, and resources. While from user’s point of view this is true, cloud services ultimately rely on physical infrastructure, which has to …
Read More ...Cloud solutions are attractive answers for those who look for cost savings and quick demand response infrastructure, and Internet searches can show you how these kinds of solutions are rapidly growing and being adopted by organizations of all sizes, especially by small and medium-sized organizations. However, their very nature requires …
Read More ...Networks are what make collaborative work possible. Without them, remote or global business wouldn’t exist. This critical role attracts attention, and makes networks a preferred target to wrongdoers, placing them in the security personnel’s top priorities. In previous articles about ISO 27001 network controls, we talked about firewalls and network segregation (see …
Read More ...As more and more people and organizations become interconnected, more and more information is exchanged, from that considered trivial and disposable to that most sensitive and necessary for people’s lives and business survival. That’s why today’s network infrastructure is so important, and so attractive to wrongdoers. So, to ensure the …
Read More ...In my previous article, How to use the NIST SP800 series of standards for ISO 27001 implementation, I made a description about the NIST SP800 series (documents describing computer security practices, published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology – NIST) and of some specific documents that can be …
Read More ...Although ISO 27001, an international standard for information security management, provides control objectives and controls that cover a wide range of security issues, they are not exhaustive. Thus, ISO 27001 clauses 6.1.3 b) and c) note that an organization can go beyond the standard’s controls to set proper security levels, by …
Read More ...One of the most significant changes in the 2013 version of ISO 27001, a worldwide standard for Information Security Management Systems, is that it does not prescribe any approach in the risk assessment anymore. While it still requires the adoption of a process-based risk assessment approach (learn more here: ISO 27001 …
Read More ...With business processes under constant pressure from management, customers, and other interested parties, to protect information exactly as requested, by means of technical specifications, legal requirements, or business objectives, and the greater complexity and sophistication of operations, the use of audit expertise in information security is becoming a critical point …
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