What is a ISO 27001 audit?

What is a ISO 27001 audit?

An ISO 27001 internal audit involves a thorough examination of your organisation’s ISMS to ensure that it meets the Standard’s requirements. Unlike a certification review, it’s conducted by your own staff, who will use the results to guide the future of your ISMS.

What is an ISO 27001 control?

ISO 27001 is the international standard that describes best practices for an ISMS (information security management system). The Standard takes a risk-based approach to information security. This requires organisations to identify information security risks and select appropriate controls to tackle them.

Is ISO 9001 the same as ISO 27001?

The difference is that ISO 9001 requires products and services to be considered, and ISO 27001 requires consideration of interfaces and dependencies between the processes when defining the scope. The requirements are exactly the same, each system must be established, implemented, documented, and continually improved.

What are the ISO 27001 requirements?

Mandatory ISO 27001 requirements

• Information security policy and objectives (clauses 5.2 and 6.2)
• Information risk treatment process (clause 6.1.
• Risk treatment plan (clauses 6.1.
• Risk assessment report (clause 8.2)
• Records of training, skills, experience and qualifications (clause 7.2)

How is ISO 27001 audit done?

An ISO 27001 audit involves a competent and objective auditor reviewing the ISMS or elements of it and testing that it meets the requirements of the standard, the organisation’s own information requirements and objectives for the ISMS and that the policies, processes, and other controls are effective and efficient.

Can we integrate ISO 27001 with any other ISO standard?

Traditionally ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) have been the more popular integrated standard, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 actually have many similar traits and can be fully integrated. Both standards focus on the internal/external issues relevant to the company, but from different perspectives.

Who should be ISO 27001 certified?

Why You Need ISO 27001 Certification ISO 27001 certification applies to any organisation that wishes or is required to formalise and improve business processes around information security, privacy and securing its information assets.