ISO 27000 Information Security Standards

The ISO 27000 is a group of international standards on information security. These standards provide a globally recognized framework for good information security management. A brief overview of the components included in this standard are provided below –

• ISO/IEC 27000 – Provides an overview of information security management systems (ISMS) and defines a glossary of terms used in the ISO27000 group of security standards.

• ISO/IEC 27001 – Provide a model for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS).

• ISO/IEC 27002 – Provides comprehensive security control objectives and outlines security controls that can be implemented.

• ISO/IEC 27003 – Provide guidance in the implementation of an Information Security Management System (ISMS).

• ISO/IEC 27004 – Provides information security management measurement and metrics.

• ISO/IEC 27005 – Provides guidelines for information security risk management.

• ISO/IEC 27006 – Provides requirements for entities providing audit and certification of information security management systems.

• ISO/IEC 27007 – Provide guidance for auditing an Information Security Management System (ISMS) against ISO27001.

• ISO/IEC 27008 – Provides guidance for auditing with respect to security controls.

• ISO/IEC 27011 – Provides guidelines and principles for initiating, implementing, maintaining, and improving information security management (ISM) within in telecommunications organizations based upon ISO27002.

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