ISO 27001 Information technology - Security techniques - Information security management systems - Requirements

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Title
Information technology - Security techniques - Information security management systems - Requirements

International Organization for Standardization

Publication Date:
Oct 15, 2005

Scope:

General

This International Standard covers all types of organizations (e.g. commercial enterprises, government agencies, non-profit organizations). This International Standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving a documented ISMS within the context of the organization’s overall business risks. It specifies requirements for the implementation of security controls customized to the needs of individual organizations or parts thereof.

The ISMS is designed to ensure the selection of adequate and proportionate security controls that protect information assets and give confidence to interested parties.

NOTE 1: References to ‘business’ in this International Standard should be interpreted broadly to mean those activities that are core to the purposes for the organization’s existence.

NOTE 2: ISO/IEC 17799 provides implementation guidance that can be used when designing controls.

Application

The requirements set out in this International Standard are generic and are intended to be applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size and nature. Excluding any of the requirements specified in Clauses 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 is not acceptable when an organization claims conformity to this International Standard.

Any exclusion of controls found to be necessary to satisfy the risk acceptance criteria needs to be justified and evidence needs to be provided that the associated risks have been accepted by accountable persons. Where any controls are excluded, claims of conformity to this International Standard are not acceptable unless such exclusions do not affect the organization’s ability, and/or responsibility, to provide information security that meets the security requirements determined by risk assessment and applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

NOTE: If an organization already has an operative business process management system (e.g. in relation with ISO 9001 or ISO 14001), it is preferable in most cases to satisfy the requirements of this International Standard within this existing management system.

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