ISO 27001 is the leading international standard focused on information security. It was developed to help organizations, of any size or any industry, to protect their information in a systematic and cost-effective way, through the adoption of an information security management system.
The ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization that develops international standards based on contributions by representatives from national standards organizations from all over the world. The ISO 27001 framework is a set of requirements for defining, implementing, operating, and improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS), and it is the leading standard recognized by the ISO for information security. The purpose of this ISO security framework is to protect companies’ information in a systematic and cost-effective way, regardless of their size or industry.
Specifically, the ISO 27001 standard is a set of requirements for defining, implementing, operating and improving an information security management system (ISMS) within an organization. Practically, it provides a comprehensive framework for organizations to manage and protect their sensitive data and other information, reducing the risk of data breaches, cyberattacks and other security incidents.