ISO 27001 Risk Assessment, Treatment, & Management: The Complete Guide
Risk management is probably the most complex part of ISO 27001 implementation; but, at the same time, it is the...
Risk management is probably the most complex part of ISO 27001 implementation; but, at the same time, it is the most important step at the beginning of your information security project – it sets the...
Risk appetite and its influence over ISO 27001 implementation
Clause 6.1.2 (a) (1) of ISO 27001:2013 states that an organization must establish and maintain information security risk criteria, and those...
Clause 6.1.2 (a) (1) of ISO 27001:2013 states that an organization must establish and maintain information security risk criteria, and those must include criteria for risk acceptance. Since these criteria have direct influence on how organizational...
ISO 31000 and ISO 27001 – How are they related?
Last updated on March 10, 2022. Contrary to the popular belief that ISO 31000 is now mandatory for ISO 27001...
Last updated on March 10, 2022. Contrary to the popular belief that ISO 31000 is now mandatory for ISO 27001 implementation, this is not true. However, when comparing ISO 27001 vs. ISO 31000, the latter...
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,...
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...