ISO 27001

As "IT" or Information Technology has gained in importance amongst business organizations so has the importance of the "I" or Information in "IT". Creating, storing, securing, and most importantly making use of the information at the right time for the right purpose is a weapon that business organizations possess today for delivering the right business outcomes.

ISO 27001 steps in to make this happen by providing a generic framework for developing and running an Information Security Management System for use by a business organization.

ISO 27001 Certification is now recognized as a bold statement about how seriously a business organization treats data and information. In a world where outsourcing has become a reality in doing business, ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of data is of utmost criticality.

From an internal perspective, business organizations can benefit greatly by adopting and aligning their information security management strategy with the ISO 27001 framework.

For organizations interested in adopting ISO 27001 the fist natural question is - "How to implement ISO 27001?". ISO 27001 should be adopted and implemented as per a structured and systematic Implementation Roadmap. Such an approach ensures an effective and sustainable ISO 27001 Implementation. The exact Implementation Steps an organization must follow depend on other factors as well, such as business context, organizational culture, existing process maturity, business need for implementing ISO 27001, etc.

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