Wednesday, October 9, 2013

ISO releases revised versions of information security management standard



Anthony Nwakaegho/DigitalSENSE Business News

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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