ISO 27001/BS 7799 -2
The British Standard for Information Security Management System, BS 7799-2 has been updated and was re-released as an international standard. It is now ISO/IEC 27001:2005. Organisations will be assessed to ISO/IEC 27001:2005 from 23 July 2006.
ISO 27001/BS 7799 -2 is part two of the security standard - Specification, which helps companies to build, operate, maintain and improve an Information Security Management System. ISO 27701/BS 7799 covers 11 business-related information security areas. ISO 27001 focus on protecting of the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of organisational information. The other part of the standard is ISO 17799 - Code of Practice.
Benefits
To gain ISO 27001 accreditation, it is not only beneficial to us but also it will enhance our existing and future customers confidence to work with us. ISO 27001 helps develop secure information technology systems and excellent procedures, simply by covering such factors as virus threats and disaster recovery measures. It will also help us and our customers to meet relevant legal regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley and Freedom of Information Act.
We are currently undertaking a series of intensive internal and external audits in order to comply with ISO 27001 Information Security Management System standard.
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