A first look at the new ISO 27001
Dejan Kosutic
Update 2013-09-25: This blog post was updated according to the final version of ISO 27001:2013 that was published on September...
Update 2013-09-25: This blog post was updated according to the final version of ISO 27001:2013 that was published on September 25, 2013. When I heard the news that the DIS (draft) version of ISO 27001:2013...
The documentation myth – Why the templates are not enough?
I noticed that many people running ISO 27001 projects who have downloaded documentation templates think “I have the templates now...
I noticed that many people running ISO 27001 projects who have downloaded documentation templates think “I have the templates now – the rest is easy. I’ll write a few documents, show them to auditor, and...
Lessons learned from ISO 27001 implementation
Many readers of this blog asked me to present a real-life experience of ISO 27001 implementation in a company. Since...
Many readers of this blog asked me to present a real-life experience of ISO 27001 implementation in a company. Since I would be too subjective if I started writing my own impressions, I decided to...
What is cybersecurity and how can ISO 27001 help?
Every time I speak to someone about cybersecurity I hear rather different definitions about what it actually is – but...
Every time I speak to someone about cybersecurity I hear rather different definitions about what it actually is – but at least the general idea is pretty much the same. However, when it comes to...
How to deal with insider threats?
“Your ISO 27001 is nice in theory, but if our system administrator goes crazy, we’re dead.” – I hear this...
“Your ISO 27001 is nice in theory, but if our system administrator goes crazy, we’re dead.” – I hear this quite often when speaking to my clients about which security controls they should apply. And...
Is it possible to calculate the Return on Security Investment (ROSI)?
If you are an information security or business continuity professional, then you’re probably aware of the most difficult part of...
If you are an information security or business continuity professional, then you’re probably aware of the most difficult part of your job: to convince your management that investment in information security/business continuity makes sense. Traditionally,...
