ISO 27001 Information Security Management Standard

ISO 27001 helps organisations identify risks to their information and assets and enables them to ensure appropriate security controls are in place.

It also gives confidence to customers that any information held is protected and will not be subject to a security breach or cyber fraud.

Benefits of Information Security Management include:

• Protection: Understanding how data is used will help protect against potential risks
• Reputation Management: Having robust security controls will reduce the risk of a security breach and therefore the likelihood that your brand will be named and shamed is reduced through a breach.
• Quality Control: Management of risks also means being prepared to take appropriate action in the event of a breach.
• Competitive Advantage: Customer and suppliers recognise that their information is better protected when working with you.
• Business Efficiencies: Integration with other management systems will improve efficiency, reduce documentation and costs of external audit.

As ISO 27001 Consultants, we provide support during every aspect of the journey you will take to achieve and retain this accreditation as well as ensure you pass the external audit on an ongoing basis.  We will bring a fresh and independent view of your business and the risks it faces, offering impartial advice on how to successfully achieve the standard.

Your physical security is also an important aspect of achieving the ISO 27001 standard. We can help review and recommend additional building security solutions such as access control and security enhancements.

We can help you:

• Understand the business operations and risks
• Develop and implement robust security policies
• Prepare a ‘Statement of Applicability’ and Risk Assessment Register
• Implement data management processes and a system to ensure each document is updated
• Engage and train staff on the importance of data security. We will help you ensure they are clear on the regulations and how to ensure data is managed safely. This is a vital aspect of achieving ISO 27001.
• Carry out a ‘gap analysis’ on any management systems you already have in place. ISO 27001 overlaps with other management standards therefore our consultants will help you review documentation to ensure everything is seamlessly integrated.
• Write a business continuity plan. In order to attain ISO 27001 you will also need to produce a plan which outlines how your business will recover from data security risks. We can also help you achieve the ISO 22301 Business Continuity Standard.
• Be present and guide you through the external and future assessment visits

Our practical hands-on approach means that we will always be at your side to help and advise you as the project progresses through to external audit. Post audit we can support on an ongoing basis to ensure continuous improvement and successful re-assessment.

We have a 100% track record of helping clients achieve ISO 27001 certification, so if you would like to discuss how implementing quality management standards can help your organisation please get in touch.