ISO 27001:2022 Information Security Management System Certification

The loss, modification or unauthorised access and release of confidential information is a significant threat to every organisation and its stakeholders, no matter the size. As the Information Age continues to rapidly evolve, and organisations digitise more of their data, the management of information security becomes an increasingly specialised discipline. To combat both external threats and internal misconduct, your organisation needs a comprehensive Information Security Management System that is nuanced in its approach to maintaining the confidentiality of your data.

Like other International Management System Standards, ISO 27001 is based on the well known and widely utilised Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) process. This circular process is becoming increasingly important in the information security space as it ensures the improvement of practices on a continual basis.

Used by companies worldwide to facilitate continual improvement, the PDCA is a circular model - there is no end to the process - hence the term ‘continual improvement’. It can be implemented to the overarching Management System and to each of its individual items and is facilitated in the following manner within ISO 27001:

PLAN: the organisation identifies the current risk to the security of its confidential information and analyses strategies to minimise these vulnerabilities, which are formalised in a plan.

DO: implement processes, allocate resources and communicate objectives as per plan, ensuring training and awareness is provided.

CHECK: monitor and review effectiveness of plan via comparison to set information security management objectives.

ACT: take actions to ensure continual improvement of intended information security outcomes.

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What does ISO Certification under ISO 27001 mean for my organisation?

 
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Not only does certifying your Information Security Management System to ISO 27001 mean that you’ll be safeguarding your digital information, it is a comprehensive way to ensure all of your data is safeguarded from unauthorised access and distribution. ISO 27001 requires a disciplined management approach, and can benefit your organisation in many aspects including:

  • Introduces a standard framework for assessing risks to information security, developing a deeper understanding of current security threats and predicting and safeguarding against possible threats in the future.

  • Recognition of your company’s commitment to Information Security, not just nationally but world-wide

  • Minimising the risk of legislative non-compliance, and the costs related to notices issued by regulatory bodies, temporary shutdown and prosecution.

  • Demonstrating that you are committed to the security of client’s confidential information.

For companies currently certified to ISO 27001:2013 certification, please note that there is a mandatory transition to ISO 27001:2022, this is required to be completed by October 25, 2025. The update to ISO 27001:2022 has implemented changes to the Information Security standard. There are minor structural changes and a major overhaul of Annex A. The noteworthy updates include the following:

  • a category restructure

  • 11 new controls

  • 24 merged controls

  • 58 updated controls

  • Annex A has also been reduced from 114 controls to 93 controls

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