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Consulting Solutions for Information Security Management System as per ISO/IEC 27001:2022

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Consulting Solutions for Information Security Management System as per ISO/IEC 27001:2022

The information security management system takes a whole-organization, risk-based approach to information security that addresses people, processes, and technology. An ISMS comprises a set of policies, procedures, and controls that aim to preserve three characteristics of information assets and Confidentiality.

The goal of an ISMS is to minimize risk and ensure business continuity by proactively limiting the impact of a security breach. An ISMS typically addresses employee behavior and processes as well as data and technology.

Information security management is the process of protecting an organization's data and assets against potential threats. One of the primary goals of these processes is to protect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

An ISMS typically addresses employee behavior and processes as well as data and technology. It can be targeted toward a particular type of data, such as customer data, or it can be implemented in a comprehensive way that becomes part of the company's culture.

An information security management system (ISMS) is a set of policies and procedures for systematically managing an organization's sensitive data. The goal of an ISMS is to minimize risk and ensure business continuity by proactively limiting the impact of a security breach.

To become ISO 27001 certified, an organization requires an ISMS that identifies the organizational assets and provides the following assessment:

  • Risks the information assets face;
  • Steps taken to protect the information assets;
  • A plan of action in case a security breach happens; and
  • Identification of individuals responsible for each step of the information security process.

The goal of an ISMS isn't necessarily to maximize information security, but rather to reach an organization's desired level of information security. Depending on the specific needs of the industry, these levels of control may vary.

ISMS provides the following benefits:

  • Protects all types of proprietary information assets whether they're paper-based, preserved digitally or reside in the cloud. These assets can include personal data, intellectual property, financial data, customer data and data entrusted to companies through third parties.
  • Helps organizations meet all regulatory compliance and contractual requirements and provides a better grasp on legalities surrounding information systems. Since violation of legal regulations comes with hefty fines, having an ISMS can be especially beneficial for highly regulated industries with critical infrastructures, such as finance or healthcare.
  • When organizations invest in an ISMS, they automatically increase their level of defense against threats. This reduces the number of security incidents, such as cyber-attacks, resulting in fewer disruptions and less downtime, which are important factors for maintaining business continuity.
  • It offers a thorough risk assessment of all assets. This enables organizations to prioritize the highest risk assets to prevent indiscriminate spending on unneeded defenses and provide a focused approach toward securing them. This structured approach, along with less downtime due to a reduction in security incidents, significantly cuts an organization's total spending.
  • Provides an all-inclusive approach for security and asset management throughout the organization that isn't limited to IT security. This encourages all employees to understand the risks tied to information assets and adopt security best practices as part of their daily routines.
  • Security threats are constantly evolving. An ISMS helps organizations prepare and adapt to emerging threats and the continuously changing demands of the security landscape.

Praditha Engineers offers the following services:

Documentation: The drafting of manuals, procedures and work instructions and objectives by visiting your Institute office and other departments and understand the activities over there and also interact with the personnel and incorporate the relevant aspects in the manual

Training:   

  1. a) Employees – we provide training to the employees of your organization to understand the intricacies of the ISMS. The training would be given in English and depending on their understanding capability the duration of the training would be decided.
  2. b) Management: There is a need to conduct training for some key persons of your organization and they in turn need to undertake Internal Audit of the ISMS and they be designated as Internal Auditors. An internal auditor participation certificate would be given to them for certification purposes.

Audit preparedness:  The certifying organization would ascertain during their certification/compliance audit the understanding of the ISMS by the personnel employed by your organization and hence there is a need to train them effectively thereby they demonstrate their competence to Certifying Body. Mock Audits would be conducted and the employees would fully be prepared for the Certification Audit.

Certification Handholding:  We provide all support for obtaining third party certification starting from the submission of the Application till the Certification is Granted.