ISO 27001 Implementation And Certification

DigiFortex helps in ISO 27001 Implementation and Certification globally. ISO 27001 is the internationally recognised Standard for Information Security published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO 27001 is the central foundation relating to information security management systems (ISMS). 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 and data privacy breach. The latest version of this standard is called ISO 27001:2022.

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What Is ISO 27001 Certification?

ISO 27001 is the central foundation relating to information security management systems (ISMS). An ISMS is the framework of policies and procedures that include all legal, physical, operational, administrative, logical and technical controls involved in an organization’s information risk management processes.

ISO 27002 is a standard supplementary to ISO 27001 that focuses on information security controls organizations might choose to implement. ISO/IEC 27002 is an international standard that provides guidance for organizations looking to establish, implement, and improve an Information Security Management System (ISMS) focused on cybersecurity. While ISO/IEC 27001 outlines the requirements for an ISMS, ISO/IEC 27002 offers best practices and control objectives related to key cybersecurity aspects including access control, cryptography, human resource security, and incident response. The standard serves as a practical blueprint for organizations aiming to effectively safeguard their information assets against cyber threats. By following ISO/IEC 27002 guidelines, companies can take a proactive approach to cybersecurity risk management and protect critical information from unauthorized access and loss.

Clauses: 1-10 (ISO 27001:2022) 4-10 clauses are mandatory

Controls: 93 controls categorised into 4 domains:

  1. Organisational controls
  2. People Controls
  3. Physical controls
  4. Technological controls

Among these 93 controls, client can exclude any of the control and there should be a proper justification for the exclusion of the control.

Process

  1. Evaluation of the current state of the organization

    2. Assessing the existing information security management system (ISMS) and security practices and identifying gaps and weakness in the organization.

  2. Awareness and need realization towards ISO 27001:2022

    3. refers to the importance of implementing and complying with the ISO 27001:2022 standard within an organization. This involves ensuring that all stakeholders, including top management, employees, and relevant parties, are aware of the significance of ISMS.

  3. Establish a Forum, defining the roles and the responsibilities

    4. The individuals or groups who will be involved in the forum. This may include senior management, department heads, information security professionals, IT. Assign specific roles and responsibilities to forum members based on their expertise, authority, and involvement in the ISMS.

  4. Planning the development of the ISMS –program, schedule, deadlines, responsible persons

    5. Establish ISMS objectives, allocate resources, define the schedule and deadlines for achieving ISMS objectives.

  5. Scope of the ISMS

    6. Boundaries of the ISMS by specifying the organizational units, departments, locations, and external entities that fall within its scope

  6. Information Security Policy -purpose, basic principles, approaches, criteria

    7. Designing the policies and procedures as per the organisation.

  7. Inventory list of the organization’s assets and defining the “owner” for each asset

    8. Create and maintain an Asset Inventory. For each asset, capture asset name, description, model/serial number, location, version, configuration. Include details about software licenses, warranties, maintenance contracts, and service agreements.

  8. Method for Risk Assessment

    9. Organizations can take several approaches to assess risks—quantitative, qualitative, semi-quantitative, asset-based, vulnerability-based, or threat-based.

  9. Risk Assessment & Statement of Applicability (SOA)

    10. The statement of applicability is a document that identifies the controls chosen for an organization's environment. The SOA is derived from the risk assessment and explains how and why these controls are appropriate.

  10. Validation of the risk assessment results

    11. Validating the identified risks and their associated levels of severity

  11. Controls and a Risk Treatment Plan

    12. After completing the risk assessment process, the next step is to develop a Risk Treatment Plan, which outlines how identified risks will be addressed and mitigated through the implementation of controls. Document the Risk Treatment Plan, outlining the details of how each risk will be addressed through the implementation of controls. Include descriptions of controls, implementation steps, resource requirements, expected outcomes, and success criteria.

  12. Management of incidents involving information security

    13. Establish procedures and mechanisms for detecting and identifying potential security incidents. This may include the use of intrusion detection systems, monitoring tools, security audits, user reports, or other detection mechanisms to identify unauthorized access, data breaches, malware infections, or other security incidents.

  13. Monitoring the controls of the ISMS

    14. MMAE is a process for monitoring, measuring, analysing and evaluating the performance of an organisation’s information security management system (ISMS). It involves the following steps:

    • Monitoring: Collecting data on the performance of the ISMS and its controls.
    • Measurement: Quantifying the data collected in step 1.
    • Analysis: Interpreting the data collected in step 2 to identify trends and patterns.
    • Evaluation: Assessing the effectiveness of the ISMS and its controls based on the analysis performed in step 3.

    Internal Audit involves a thorough examination of your organisation’s ISMS to ensure that it meets the Standard’s requirements.

  14. Management Review of the ISMS

    15. A management review is a formal meeting that involves top management and occurs at different intervals throughout the year. The management review is necessary for operating an ISO-certified management system.

  15. Determining the effectiveness of the ISMS

    16. Define performance metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) that align with the objectives of the ISMS. These metrics should be consistent, measurable, monitored, realistic and timebound.

  16. Finalization of Certification Audit preparation

    17. Ensure readiness for the formal assessment of compliance with ISO 27001 standards.

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ISO 27001 Certification Benefits

  1. Helps retain customers and win new business
  2. Increase your attack resilience
  3. Reduce information security costs
  4. Meet Contractual obligations
  5. Meet regulatory compliance
  6. Prepares your organisation for long term success

Why Companies Should Invest In ISO 27001?

  1. Protects information in a systematic and cost-effective way, by adopting a trusted Information Security Management System (ISMS) which sets a reliable structure to Minimize Potential Security Breach.
  2. Positioning: Portrays Company’s Commitment to Information Confidentiality, Integrity & Availability.
  3. Satisfies Customers, Suppliers & Regulators.
  4. Enables Sales & Reduces New Customer Acquisition Cost
  5. Compliance with Security/Privacy Regulations
  6. Helps Effectively & Continuously Monitor and Reduce Risk
  7. A Must Post Covid Era

How Much Does ISO 27001 Certification Cost?

ISO 27001 certification requires time and effort. It requires re-certification every 3 years. Although surveillance audits are conducted every year.

ISO 27001 certification cost depends and varies from one company to another. Factors which affect including company size, complexity of company’s process/procedures, location, scope etc. However, while you consider ISO 27001 certification, you must consider it is a 3-year certification cycle where the quote includes

  1. Initial audit and certification: Stage 1
  2. Initial audit and certification: Stage 2
  3. Surveillance audits for both year 1 and year 2
  4. Remote audits will reduce costs incurred otherwise

ISO 27001 Consulting Services

DigiFortex’s ISO/IEC 27001 consulting services help organizations strategize, build, and certify a robust and effective Information Security Management System (ISMS & PIMS). Our team of experts brings extensive experience and deep information security domain expertise (including certifications like ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, CISSP, CISA and/or CRISC) to ensure that you achieve ISO/IOEC 27001 certification—on time.

DigiFortex enables a company implement ISO 27001:2022 through a comprehensive process comprising of a thorough Gap Assessments, Identifying the applicable Controls SOA- Statement of Applicability, Doing the Data Privacy Impact Analysis leveraging DFD(Data Flow Diagrams), Doing Internal Audits, Management Review Meetings and ISMS/PIMS trainings besides creating tailored applicable policies and procedures and helping with external audits.

ISO 27001 is relevant for the organizations that handle or manage their customer's data.

While ISO 27001 is not mandated by law, its significance and benefits in the business world are substantial.

While ISO 27001 is not mandated by law, its significance and benefits in the business world are substantial.

There are multiple factors which will affect the duration of audit. Implementation usually takes 3 to 4 monthsbr Certification: Typically stage 1 of the audit can be done in a 1-2 days and stage 2 of the audit can be done in 2-7 days depending upon the company, its size and other factors. However, post the audit the ISO 27001:2022 certification can be given in 2-4 weeks.

An ISO 27001 certification is valid for three years following the date the certification was issued. However, to maintain compliance organisation will be required to undergo annual surveillance audits and a recertification audit.

ISO 27001:2022 is the latest version.

Certificates for companies are issued by organizations called certification bodies, which are entities licensed by accreditation bodies to perform certification audits and assess if a company’s Information Security Management System is compliant with ISO 27001. DigiFortex works with leading global certification providers and has done ISO audits globally from Asia, North America to Canada.

Initial certification audit – conducted in 2 stages(Stage 1 & Stage 2). Periodic surveillance audits – typically at 6 months intervals or, at a minimum, annual intervals. Recertification audits conducted every 3 years.

DigiFortex’s ISO/IEC 27001 consulting services help organizations strategize, build, and certify a robust and effective Information Security Management System (ISMS & PIMS). Our team of experts brings extensive experience and deep information security domain expertise (including certifications like ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, CISSP, CISA and/or CRISC) to ensure that you achieve ISO/IOEC 27001 certification—on time. DigiFortex enables a company implement ISO 27001:2022 through a comprehensive process comprising of a thorough Gap Assessments, Identifying the applicable Controls (SOA- Statement of Applicability, Doing the Data Privacy Impact Analysis leveraging DFD(Data Flow Diagrams), Doing Internal Audits, Management Review Meetings and ISMS/PIMS trainings besides creating tailored applicable policies and procedures and helping with external audits. DigiFortex works with leading global certification providers and has done ISO audits globally from Asia North America to Canada.

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