The
revised versions of the information security management system standard ISO/IEC
27001 which will help companies secure their information assets has been
released by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
DigitalSENSE Business News recorded that the world’s largest developer of
voluntary international standards released the revised version because secure
information assets is vital in today's world where the number and
sophistication of cyber-attacks is on the increase.
The
research conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) on behalf of the UK Department for Business, Innovation and
Skills showed that small businesses are encountering what was formerly seen in
larger organizations, with 87 per cent of small organizations reporting a security
breach in the previous year due to the effects of the increasing use of new
technologies via social networking sites, smartphones and tablets.
The
revised standard (ISO/IEC 27001:2013) must also reflect these changes and as
Edward Humphries, Convener of the working group put it, "We have made a
number of improvements to the security controls listed in Annex A to ensure
that the standard remains current and is able to deal with today’s risks,
namely identity theft, risks related to mobile devices and other online
vulnerabilities.”
*With additional report from Vanguard
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