Business Continuity Management vs. Information Security vs. IT Disaster Recovery
For outsiders, it’s not easy to distinguish among the specific purposes of Business Continuity Management (BCM), Information Security (IS), and...
For outsiders, it’s not easy to distinguish among the specific purposes of Business Continuity Management (BCM), Information Security (IS), and IT Disaster Recovery (IT DR). All three areas have something to do with “security,” “losses,”...
Aligning information security with the strategic direction of a company according to ISO 27001
There is one requirement of ISO 27001 that is very rarely mentioned, and yet it is probably crucial for the long-term...
There is one requirement of ISO 27001 that is very rarely mentioned, and yet it is probably crucial for the long-term “survival” of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) in a company: this is the requirement...
How to identify ISMS requirements of interested parties in ISO 27001
“If you do not know where you’re going, you’re unlikely to end there.” This saying from the title character in...
“If you do not know where you’re going, you’re unlikely to end there.” This saying from the title character in the movie Forrest Gump describes perfectly why many projects fail: lack of clear requirements. Definition...
How to integrate ISO 27001 controls into the system/software development life cycle (SDLC)
Updated: March 27, 2023, according to the ISO 27001 2022 revision. Information security is only as good as the processes...
Updated: March 27, 2023, according to the ISO 27001 2022 revision. Information security is only as good as the processes related to it, yet we find many organizations concerned only about whether security features exist...
How two-factor authentication enables compliance with ISO 27001 access controls
Access control is one of the cornerstones of security. If you cannot control who access what, you cannot ensure security...
Access control is one of the cornerstones of security. If you cannot control who access what, you cannot ensure security at all. Because of that, access control stays in the main focus of security teams...
Organizational resilience according to ISO 22316 – Is this another buzzword?
Both management systems standards on information security (ISO 27001) and business continuity (ISO 22301), while trying to encompass the whole...
Both management systems standards on information security (ISO 27001) and business continuity (ISO 22301), while trying to encompass the whole organization, still lack components and dimensions to holistically protect an enterprise. The concept of resilience...