A must-have for presenting the compelling business case for ISO 27001. With essential information from ISO 27001 expert Alan Calder, understand ISO 27001 and learn how your organisation can:
Information and information systems are vital to every organisation. Our reliance on data and information, and the fact that they are so easy to share, means that everyone is at risk of a cyber attack from hackers, viruses, or even from simple human error.
To counter these threats, you have to identify the information risks your business faces and find the most appropriate way to mitigate them.
Adopting the ISO 27001 standard will give your organisation a reliable framework for creating an information security management system (ISMS).
Updated to reflect ISO 27001:2013, this must-have guide presents the compelling business case for implementing ISO 27001 to protect your information assets.
The Case for ISO27001:2013 is a clear and concise introduction and a perfect supporting text for an ISO 27001 project proposal.
“… it’s as good a short introduction to info-security, and security management in general, as you could wish to find … Calder has done a grand job of setting out the case [for ISO 27001], briefly.”
- Mark Rowe - Professional Security Magazine Online
Alan Calder is a founder director of IT Governance Ltd. Before that he was the CEO of Wide-Learning, an eLearning supplier, and of Business Link London City Partners (BLLCP). Alan Calder also served as a member of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Information Age Competitiveness Working Group. For many years he was a member of the DNV Certification Services Certification Committee, which certifies compliance with international standards including ISO 27001. He works with a wide range of clients on IT governance and information security projects.