Some key points about ISO 27001
The norm ISO 27001 specifies requirements for information security management systems (SMSI). It is still not widespread because it is not a legal requirement. Nevertheless, it allows you to acquire a real competitive advantage by reducing your security costs or even by strengthening the trust of your customers.
THEISO 27001 is aligned with the HLS structure (High Level Structure), common framework for management standards. This harmonization allows optimal integration of this standard into your current or future management system. You can thus easily evolve into a integrated management system (SMI) efficient.
Un SMI aims to integrate the different themes of management systems into a single organization.
To explain to you the SMI differently: It is a base of requirements for all management standards and for each standard, adapted requirements are added.
The norm ISO/IEC 27001 therefore presents the founding requirements of all management systems, as well as the information security management system requirements. (SMI + SMSI)
The requirements of the ISO 27001 standard
First of all, the information security management system is based on 3 main principles:
- Preserve the confidentiality information (no dissemination to unauthorized persons or entities)
- Preserve Integrity information (its accuracy and completeness)
- Preserve the availability information (accessible and usable on demand, by an authorized entity)
Then, the ISO 27001 standard offers you a framework and defines requirements for information security. For example, you will find the requirements related to the protection of personal data, with the RGPD (General Data Protection Regulation). Also, comply with cybersecurity requirements, in particular with the directive Network and Information System Security (NIS). In addition, thanks to this standard, prevent your business from the risks of data loss, theft, or fraud.
Let us now look in more detail at the requirements of the ISO 27001 standard. As with any effective management system, you need to be able to describe safety goals and measures, to carry out internal audits at regular intervals and to promote thecontinuous improvement. As far as information security itself is concerned, the standard identifies 114 measures that can be implemented.
Obviously, not all of these need to be implemented. It is appropriate for you to define relevant actions in view of the risk analysis that you will have carried out beforehand. You should make your own choices of measures to ensure the information security. Indeed, the system must be adapted to meet the philosophy of the standard, without making it a gas plant. It is necessary to show you responsive and agile. In addition, it is important toharmonize all vocabulary linked to the WSIS, of facilitate readability of your processes and to give priority “Lean” management. That is to say, always doing more, with less. More performance and flexibility while reducing waste.
In addition to meeting specific requirements, you must provide yourself with prerequisites in order to apply the standard:
- Flawless reactivity
- Transparent communication
- On transversality
- Challenges to improve yourself
- Agility, adaptability and vigilance
- A culture of risk anticipation
However, set up a SMSI does not prove to be limitless. Indeed, this requires the implementation of management rules, resulting in processes, procedures and measures. By outlining your methodology and safety rules, you also expose some possible flaws and workarounds.
In addition to these information security limits, limitations in the implementation of the standard remain:
- The time frame for creating a standard is equivalent to 3 or even 5 years
- The average life cycle of a standard is 5 years
- 5 years behind the evolution of information security, starting from the publication of the standard
- Boundary between transparency (CSR) and confidentiality
The disadvantages of normative management without software
After discussing the limits of the ISO/IEC 27001 standard, let's discuss the difficulties of normative management without software.
First of all, the managing a project team can be tedious without software. Indeed, there is less of a collaborative and participatory aspect, which can cause several problems, in the project to implement a standard.
Therefore, communication and dissemination of information can quickly become time-consuming operations.
Since the SMI consolidates several standards, there may be repetitions, duplicates in the measures put in place. This can complicate or increase the readability of processes and the organization in general, since they are not on a single digital tool.
Without software, we observe that there is a poor monitoring and poor traceability of measurements. Indeed, the visibility of dashboards and action plans is difficult, when the information is found in different and unlinked files.
When the shares are scattered, monitoring their progress, their effectiveness and maintaining the associated documented information is laborious. Our solution allows you to easily integrate these supporting documents, to monitor compliance with deadlines and validations at a glance.
La audit management internal and external often proves to be a painful aspect in managing a management system when it is not digitized. Since audits must be prepared, planned, carried out and analyzed. But it is also necessary to communicate with the personnel concerned, to disseminate the audit plan, the report and possibly the non-compliance sheets. These are time-consuming operations that can be simplified and optimized with software.
Finally, the centralization of information and document management There are also two laborious aspects of managing management systems without a digital solution. Surely, it requires a lot of time and energy to effectively manage your documentary system : identify relevant documented information, preserve it, archive it, track changes and versions, and make it accessible to everyone. With our Dyo software, centralize all your data and information easily.
The benefits of our software on the ISO 27001 standard
Finally, for you to get started in the Implementation of ISO 27001 calmlyAnd, our Dyo software offers you numerous advantages.
With Dyo, everything is centralized, say hello to transversality and toOptimization of your SMS. You will no longer have superfluous files, everything is on one and the same tool to save time.
Then, considerably simplify the declaration of your non-conformities and your audit reports. Because indeed, our software is coupled with a mobile application, allowing you to manage everything in real time on the ground.
One of the most important benefits for your organization is Dyo guarantees you: safety. Everything is on a single platform, you can manage access, which makes our tool efficient. Our server is located in France and we are ISO 27001 certified. This will allow you to greatly reduce your financial risks.
In addition, our solution adapts to changes thanks to our experts and you will be able to reduce resistance to change. Indeed, thanks to our software, focus all your efforts on including the standard in your company philosophy, the methods and tools are made available to you within Dyo. In addition, experts support you to take control of our solution, so you can become compliant more easily.
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