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One of the first things organisations must do when implementing ISO 27001 is identify their information assets. After all, it’s only once you know what needs to be protected that you can determine the threats associated with them and put …
Whether you’re addressing cyber security on your own, following ISO 27001 or using the guidance outlined in the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the process begins by assessing the risks you face. You might have a broad idea of what …
ISO 27001 is the most popular information security standard worldwide, and organisations that have achieved compliance with the Standard can use it to prove that they are serious about the information they handle and use. ISO 27001 is the globally …
A data flow map is a diagram that shows how sensitive information moves between one part of your organisation and another. For example, you might collect user information through a survey, which is then funnelled into a database used by …
The latest iteration of ISO 27001 introduced the concept of risk owners in addition to asset owners. This strengthened the Standard’s stance that organisations must appoint people to take accountability for specific aspects of information security. But what exactly are …
Clause 4.2 of ISO 27001 details the needs and expectations of interested parties. An interested party is essentially a stakeholder – an individual or a group of people affected by your organisation’s information security activities. To identify your interested parties, …
It’s been two years since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect, and despite many people saying it was a lot of fuss over nothing, it has had a significant effect on the way organisations operate. For one, DSARs …
ISO 27001 is designed to help organisations identify the right approach to take when managing risks. You can’t apply defences to every threat you face, because that would be impractical and prohibitively expensive, so you need to determine when mitigation …
One of the early challenges of conducting an ISO 27001 risk assessment is how to identify the risks and vulnerabilities that your organisation faces. It’s a deceptively tricky task, because although it doesn’t require the practical application of information security …
The purpose of an information security risk assessment is to prioritise threats so that you can allocate time and resources appropriately. To do that, you need a way of calculating the severity of these threats; that’s where the information security …
