ISO 27001

What is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System (ISMS)?

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving a documented Information Security Management System within the context of the organization's overall business risks. It specifies requirements for the implementation of security controls customized to the needs of individual organizations or parts thereof.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is designed to ensure the selection of adequate and proportionate security controls that protect information assets and give confidence to interested parties.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is intended to be suitable for several different types of use, including:

• Use within organizations to formulate security requirements and objectives;
• Use within organizations as a way to ensure that security risks are cost-effectively managed;
• Use within organizations to ensure compliance with laws and regulations;
• Use within an organization as a process framework for the implementation and management of controls to ensure that the specific security objectives of an organization are met;
• The definition of new information security management processes;
• Identification and clarification of existing information security management processes;
• Use by the management of organizations to determine the status of information security management activities;
• Use by the internal and external auditors of organizations to determine the degree of compliance with the policies, directives and standards adopted by an organization;
• Use by organizations to provide relevant information about information security policies, directives, standards and procedures to trading partners and other organizations with whom they interact for operational or commercial reasons;
• Implementation of business-enabling information security;
• Use by organizations to provide relevant information about information security to customers.

Benefits of ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISMS

• Demonstrate commitment to information security to clients and other stakeholders.
• Reduce the need for frequent customer security audits, saving time and money.
• Reduce the impact of security breaches.
• Potentially lower premium for computer risk insurance.
• Structured and recognized risk based methodology to information security.
• Improve employee focus and awareness of security issues and their responsibilities within the organization.
• Reputable means to benchmark ISMS through certification.
• Compliance with legal and contractual specification.
• Potentially lower premium for computer risk insurance. Bring confidence to the clients, partners about security seriousness.

How can ISO IRAQ / Kurdistan Bridge Management Consultancy help to get ISO 27001 Certification?

ISO IRAQ supports organizations in Iraq with practical ISO/IEC 27001 implementation. Work can include scope definition, asset and risk assessment, Statement of Applicability development, documented controls, staff awareness, internal audit, management review, corrective actions, and readiness checks before the independent certification-body audit.

ISO IRAQ / Kurdistan Bridge offers comprehensive series that will help you to achieve ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification.

We provide assistance to:

• Systematically examine organization's information security risks, threats and vulnerabilities
• Review existing information security programs and systems (Gap analysis)
• Identify applicable laws and regulations
• Establish information security policy and objectives
• Design and develop coherent information security controls and strategies
• Identify documentation requirements
• Train personnel
• Implement new programs such as internal audit and management review
• Help you seek certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISMS

In addition to auditing (online & onsite), we provide following training:

• ISO 27001: 2005 ISMS overview training
• ISO 27001: 2005 ISMS for the SME
• Developing ISMS documentation
• ISMS internal auditor training