Achieve ISO 27001 certification for your business
Protect your organisation’s information and data from internal or external security risks
ISO 27001 – Information Security Management
ISO 27001 is the world’s most recognised standard for Information Security and is related to the security of all forms of information, including all forms of data, documents, communications, conversations, messages, recordings and photographs. It includes everything from digital data and email to faxes and telephone conversations.
An organisation’s information is continuously open to threats from many sources including, faulty hardware, viruses, fire, flood, hackers or unscrupulous employees.
Why seek ISO 27001 certification?
As many high profile cases have shown, loss of information can ruin a business, or severely compromise its reputation.
Without well defined policies and procedures for managing the security and integrity of your business information, your organisation is open to risk.
ISO 27001 is intended to assist with the preservation of confidentiality (ensuring that access to information is appropriately authorised); integrity (safeguarding the accuracy of information and processing methods) and availability (ensuring only authorised users have access when they need it).
What are the benefits of ISO 27001?
Most companies opt to achieve certification for the following business reasons:
- Helps to protect client and employee information
- Reduces likelihood of information misuse and fraud
- Protects the company’s reputation and brand image
- Provides stakeholders with confidence on how risk is managed
- Allows the secure exchange of information
- Cost savings – security breach can involve significant costs
- Establishes that relevant laws and regulations are being met
- Increases your chances when tendering for new contracts
- Ensures a Security mindset throughout the organisation
- An effective framework for identifying risks, threats and controls