information security management


Information security management best practice based on ISO/IEC 17799
free download
Security matters have become an integral part of daily life, and organizations need to ensure that they are adequately secured. While legislatures enact corporate governance laws, more and more businesses are seeking assurance that their vendors and partners are properly

Information security management : a new paradigm
free download
Information security management needs a paradigm shift in order to successfully protect information assets. Organisations must change to the holistic management of information security, requiring a well-established Information Security Management System (ISMS). An

ISO/IEC 27000, 27001 and 27002 for information security management
free download
With the increasing significance of information technology, there is an urgent need for adequate measures of information security . Systematic information security management is one of most important initiatives for IT management . At least since reports about privacy and

Information security management system standards: A comparative study of the big five
free download
It cannot be denied that nowadays information is a very important asset for any modern organization. Therefore protecting its security is very important and becoming a top priority for many organizations. Unfortunately there is no single formula that can guarantee 100% of

E-learning and information security management
free download
Many e-learning institutions are rushing into adopting ICT without carefully planning and understanding any related security concerns. E-learning is a new method of learning which ultimately depends on the Internet in its execution. The Internet has become the venue for a

An Integrated Framework for Information Security Management .
free download
Today information assets face more potential security breaches than at any time in history. To help mitigate the effect of the threats, information security management (ISM) is a very important part of a successful organizations strategic plan. Due to a significant increase in

Information security management : understanding ISO 17799
free download
Background ISO 17799 is a direct descendant of the British Standard Institute (BSI) Information Security Management standard BS 7799. The BSI (www. bsi-global. com) has long been proactive in the evolving arena of Information Security. In response to industry

A pattern-based method for establishing a cloud-specific information security management system
free download
Assembling an information security management system (ISMS) according to the ISO 27001 standard is difficult, because the standard provides only very sparse support for system development and documentation. Assembling an ISMS consists of several difficult tasks, eg This article presents ISOs most successful information security standard ISO/IEC 27001 together with the other standards in the family of information security standards the socalled ISO/IEC 2700x family of information security management system (ISMS) standards

Information security management in SMEs: factors of success
free download
While the consecutive metamorphoses in the world economy changes the paradigm of doing business, the sources of success of almost every type of business transfer from tangible to intangible assets, and the information and its value becomes more and more

An approach to map COBIT processes to ISO/IEC 27001 information security management controls
free download
Abstract Information is a fundamental asset within any organization and the protection of this asset, through a process of information security is of equal importance. COBIT and ISO27001 are as reference frameworks for information security management to help

An overview of economic approaches to information security management
free download
The increasing concerns of clients, particularly in online commerce, plus the impact of legislations on information security have compelled companies to put more resources in information security . As a result, senior managers in many organizations are now expressing The paper describes the state of the art in the standardization in information security management . The requirements to the standards being developed, the types of standards, and the principles to adhere to are discussed. The study is based on the documents adopted

State-of-the-art information security management systems with ISO/IEC 27001: 2005
free download
Risk management is at the core of the ISO/IEC 27001 approach to achieving effective information security through continued use of risk methods, built into the PDCA process model, to monitor, maintain and improve such effectiveness. It provides a management

ISO/IEC 27001 information systems security management standard: exploring the reasons for low adoption
free download
In this paper we attempt to find the reasons for low adoption of the international standard ISO/IEC 2700 on information security management . We benchmark ISO/IEC 27001 against the two other widely applied management system standards ISO 9001 for quality

Discovering information security management
free download
This thesis is concerned with issues relating to the management of information security in organisations, motivated by the need for cost-efficient information security . It is based on the assumption that: in order to achieve cost-efficient information security the point of departure

Information technology: The management challenge
free download
31 1993 . With 17 years of experience in strategic business and information technology consulting, Caroline Daniels has come up with the definitive The Challenge of Information Security Management Part 1 TechNet 29 1990

A best practice approach for integration of ITIL and ISO/IEC 27001 services for information security management
free download
Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee) Fig. 1. PDCA model applied to ISMS processes (ISOb) A best practice approach for integration of ITIL and ISO/IEC 27001 services for information security management Razieh Sheikhpour1* and Nasser Modiri2 1Department

An empirical study of information security management success factors
free download
Information security management (ISM) is a continuous, structured and systematic security approach to managing and protect the organisations information from being compromised by irresponsible parties. To ensure the information remains secure, many organisations 41 Insider Threat and Information Security Management 45 Lizzie Coles-Kemp and Marianthi Theoharidou 1 Introduction 45 2 Definitions of Insider and the Relevance to Information Security Management