Convincing top management

So far, I have not been successful to convince the top management that it would be advantageous to educate ourselves about the ISO 27001 and eventually sign to it. I intend to learn the course as soon as possible.

Dejan, perhaps you could give me some tips on how to influence the top management.

Answer: To improve your chances to get support for an ISO 27001 initiative in your organization you should provide real examples of benefits related to:
- compliance to regulations regarding data protection, privacy and IT governance applicable to the organization
- competitive differential that can be achieved by being capable to demonstrate your organization can protect customer information
- decrease in costs incurred by information related incidents
- improving internal organization

Other important point to be considered is t he presentation. For top management you should avoid using technical jargon (concentrate on business benefits).

These article will provide you further explanation about ISO 27001 benefits and top management:
- Four key benefits of ISO 27001 implementation https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/four-key-benefits-of-iso-27001-implementation/
- 4 crucial techniques for convincing your top management about ISO 27001 implementation https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2016/09/12/4-crucial-techniques-for-convincing-your-top-management-about-iso27001-implementation/
- Top management perspective of information security implementation https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2012/12/04/top-management-perspective-of-information-security-implementation/

These materials will also help you regarding ISO 27001 benefits and top management:
- ISO 27001 benefits: How to obtain management support [free webinar on demand] https://advisera.com/27001academy/webinar/iso-27001-benefits-how-to-get-management-buy-in-free-webinar-on-demand/
- Free online training ISO 27001 Foundations Course https://advisera.com/training/iso-27001-foundations-course/