Cloud computing and ISO 27001 / BS 25999
Dejan Kosutic
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...
Lessons learned from WikiLeaks: What is exactly information security?
Nowadays WikiLeaks is a hot story for a good reason – it is not very common for confidential documents of...
Nowadays WikiLeaks is a hot story for a good reason – it is not very common for confidential documents of the world’s most powerful government to be published on the Internet. And some of these...
How to learn about ISO 27001 and BS 25999-2
Training is certainly one of the best ways to facilitate your ISO 27001 and BS 25999-2 implementation. As there are...
Training is certainly one of the best ways to facilitate your ISO 27001 and BS 25999-2 implementation. As there are more and more types of courses available, I’ll try to explain their benefits and the...
BS 25999-2 implementation checklist
Your management has given you the task to implement business continuity, but you’re not really sure how to do it?...
Your management has given you the task to implement business continuity, but you’re not really sure how to do it? Although it is not an easy task, you can use the BS 25999-2 methodology to...
Disaster recovery vs. business continuity
Updated: December 15, 2023. Has it ever happened to you that your management has given you the responsibility to implement...
Updated: December 15, 2023. Has it ever happened to you that your management has given you the responsibility to implement business continuity just because you are in the IT department? Why is business continuity usually...
