WHAT IS ISO 27001 CERTIFICATION AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

History of ISO 27001 Certification

Established in the year 1947, ISO or International Organization for Standardization, is a non-profit organization that sets up international standards for any industry or sector. ISO has members from 164 countries and 785 technical committees as well as subcommittees that are working day and night for developing standards. This is done with the help of a technical team consisting of subject matter experts that have immense knowledge and experience. The organization has published 22595 international standards and other documents.

What does ISO 27001 Certification Mean?

This certification means that capturing data with IAS is secure. We want to give our users all over the world the trust that their data is well protected. Therefore, information security has always been a priority for us. Now we can confirm this by official certification. By obtaining the ISO 27001 certificate, IAS proves to comply with international security standards. Your data is very well protected, and now also proven to be safe according to this standard. We are proud to announce that we are one of the few digital forms apps that have obtained this certificate!
An ISMS is a systematic approach to managing sensitive company information so that it remains secure. It includes people, processes and IT systems by applying a risk management process.

Areas to be used

It can help small, medium and large businesses in any sector keep information assets secure.ISO/IEC 27001:2013 specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system within the context of the organization. It also includes requirements for the assessment and treatment of information security risks tailored to the needs of the organization. The requirements set out in ISO/IEC 27001:2013 are generic and are intended to be applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size or nature.

Why do we need ISO standards?

Since ISO standards are meant to help organizations in a secured, smooth and legally sound functioning; these standards are widely acceptable around the world. Some of the other reasons are Government Tenders, Credibility on International Platform, Enhances the efficiency of your business, Customer satisfaction, Marketability etc.
ISO 27001 Certification or formally known as ISO/IEC 27001:2013 is a set of specifications for managing risks to the security information that an organization holds. An ISMS constitutes of procedures and policies that includes all the legal, physical and technical aspects involved in an organisation’s information risk management process.

Benefits of ISO 27001 Certification

The latest version of ISO is ISO 27001:2013 provides a set of standard requirements for Information Security Management System (ISMS). These standards help in establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, maintaining as well as improving ISMS. Overall, ISO 27001 helps organization in:

·         Protecting client and employee information,

·         Effective management of risks to information security

·         Compliance management with other regulations like GDPR, SOX etc.

·         Safeguarding sensitive as well as confidential data and information

·         Identifying safety issues and minimizing risk exposure

·         Make products compatible with each other

·         ISO 27001 Certification Service can be implemented in any of the sectors where confidentiality of data is crucial. For example, Banking, IT sector, Finance, Healthcare etc.

·          Exploring new markets for business expansion

·         Complying legal requirements since laws, regulation and contractual requirements can be fulfilled by implementing ISO 27001 Certification.

Integrated Assessmenst System is an ISO 27001 Certification Body  accredited by UQAS. We have helped several organization to get ISO 27001 certificate in a shortest time frame.  The process is as follows:

Certification Process

1. SCOPE DETERMINATION: 

Our compliance team works on understanding the business and ISMS context. We indulge in discussion at various level with decision makers to understand your business processes in detail.

2. GAP ANALYSIS: 

Gap analysis involves asset identification, existing control identification and risk assessment. We map out existing as well as required security infrastructure of all business processes. We determine the areas where there is a deviation from the necessary requirements and make action plans to fill those gaps.

3. IMPLEMENTATION: 

Here, we start by implementing compliance for the organisation. Each department and team that has been covered in the scope is provided with a list of security controls, access controls, communication channels, SOPs etc. Once this is done, we conduct an efficiency check to determine the efficiency of the controls that have been introduced.

4. INTERNAL AUDIT: 

Also known as ISO:27001 Pre-Audit; here, we ensure whether the implemented controls and processes are being followed within the organisation. These tests check the level at which ISO 27001 Certification service has been implemented and its adaptation in the organisation.

5. CERTIFICATION: 

This process is carried out by independent auditors and not by the implementer. We bring in the auditor for the process of certification. Thus, taking care of the end to end process from scope determination to certification, hence, easing the process for the client.
These standards help in setting parameters for organizations within an industry and thus ensures that ISO accredited organization functions in a smooth and secured manner without worrying about abiding the law.
Check out these some frequently asked Questions.
After reading that you have a question in Mind that how to get ISO Certification for that there are many ISO 27001 certification Body to fulfill that. ISO 27001 Certification Services helps to check out the ISO procedure. 

  

How it can Helps:

Like other ISO standards, some organisations choose purely to implement the standard in order to benefit from what it contains, while others decide they also want to get certified to reassure customers or clients that its recommendations have been followed. There are many Information Security standards out there (within specific industries, or for specific countries), ISO 27001 Certification is one of the more widely recognised. IAS is a ISO 27001 Certification Body have been working to help companies implement the technical controls within ISO 27001 and its predecessors since the mid 20's. While we don't certify you against ISO 27001, we can help you prepare for your certification and pass your annual audits by having a strong Information Security posture.

How Much Does ISO 27001 Cost?

 The cost of getting ISO 27001 certification depends on:

·                   The size of your company and scope of the ISO 27001 certificate

·                   The maturity level of your ISMS 

·                   The gap between the current state and the desired state of the control environment

·                   The in-house capability/capacity to develop the ISMS and close the gaps

·                   How quickly the certificate is required 

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