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No risks after risk assessment?
We have finished Risk Assessment, and we do not have any risk that needs treatment. We are a TL9000 certified organization for years, and may be because of that we have well defined processes in place for all identified risks for our identified assets.
The question I have is, do we have to have some risks that requires treatment? Please advise how we should proceed?
Answer:
From my point of view, it is very rare that your organization does not have any risk that needs treatment, so maybe can be interesting to review all risks identified, taking into account the level of aceptable risk (review also threats/vulnerabilities identified for each asset). If after this, there are no risks above the acceptable level, effectively the treatment is not needed, but again, it is very rare an ISMS without risks above the level of acceptable risk (some companies the first time set a low acceptable level, on this way, generally they treat all risks, because all are above the acceptable level)
This article about the acceptable level of risk can be interesting for you Risk appetite and its influence over ISO 27001 implementation : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2014/09/08/risk-appetite-influence-iso-27001-implementation/
Remember also that there are basically 4 risk treatment options: apply controls, transfer the risk, avoid the risk and accept it. This article can be interesting for you Risk Treatment Plan and risk treatment process Whats the difference? : https://advisera.com/27001academy/iso-27001-risk-assessment-treatment-management/#treatment -
ISO 27001 and ISO 27018
1. You cannot certify ISO 27018, because this standard is only a code of best practices (like ISO 27002), but you can use their controls for the implementation and certification of ISO 27001. On this way, first you need to implement ISO 27001 and during the risk treatment you can implement controls of ISO 27018. This article about ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 can be interesting for you "ISO 27001 vs. ISO 27018 - Standard for protecting privacy in the cloud": https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2015/11/16/iso-27001-vs-iso-27018-standard-for-protecting-privacy-in-the-cloud/
2. ISO 27001 basically is about risks management related to the information security: You need to protect the information identifying risks and reducing them applying security controls (so can use a code of best practices for this, typically ISO 27002 which is composed by 114 security controls, but you can also use ISO 27018), and ISO 27018 is a code of best practices focused on the protection of personally identifiable information in public clouds, so you can use it to implement controls for the reduction of risks related to cloud environment.
This article about basic information of ISO 27001 can be interesting for you What is ISO 27001?: https://advisera.com/27001academy/what-is-iso-27001/
And also this article about the differences between ISO 27001 and ISO 27002 ISO 27001 vs. ISO 27002: https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/iso-27001-vs-iso-27002/
3. I am sorry but I am not sure what you mean, but as I have explained before, ISO 27018 is only a code of best practices and you cannot certify it, but you can implement it, and you can have controls focused on the protection of personally identifiable information in the public clouds, although on this way you cannot get certified and won't know how to manage risks related to the information security.
Finally, this article about the cloud computing can be interesting for you Cloud computing and ISO 27001 / BS 25999: https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2011/05/30/cloud-computing-and-iso-27001-bs-25999/ -
Information Security awareness
How frequently "Information Security Training Awareness Training"should be done in an organization as per ISO 27001 requirement e.g monthly ...once in 6 months or once in a year
Answer:
It is not established in ISO 27001 a specific frequency for the Information Security Awareness, although in accordance with the control A.7.2.2 Information security awareness, education and training: All employees of the organization and, where relevant, contractors shall receive appropriate awareness education and training and regular updates , so can be recommendable to have an annual information security awareness programme.
For this awareness program, can be interesting this article 8 Security Practices to Use in Your Employee Training and Awareness Program : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2015/03/02/8-security-practices-to-use-in-your-employee-training-and-awareness-program/ -
Risk Assessment and frequency
I want to know how often Risk Assessment needs to be performed as per iso 27001
Answer:
In accordance with the clause 8.2 Information security risk assessment of ISO 27001:2013: The organization shall perform information security risk assessments at planned intervals or when significant changes are proposed or occur ..
So, you can establish the frequency, although generally can be recommendable once a year.
Finally, do you know the 6 basic steps of the risk assessment & treatment? Please read this article ISO 27001 risk assessment & treatment 6 basic steps : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/iso-27001-risk-assessment-treatment-6-basic-steps/ -
Information Security Policy template
Thank you for your email, actually we need a software to create IT general policy and information security policy and procedure, could you please assist me in this issue if such as software or toolkits available in your company please late me know how to get it
Answer:
For ISO 27001:2013 is only mandatory to have an Information Security Policy documented (it is not mandatory an IT general policy, or a software to create it), and we work only with the necessary documents for the implementation of this standard. So, if you are interested on this Information Security Policy, you can use our template. You can see a free versión clicking on Free Demo tab here Information Security Policy : https://advisera.com/27001academy/documentation/information-security-policy/
By the way, you can also see our toolkit ISO 27001 Documentation Toolkit : https://advisera.com/27001academy/iso-27001-documentation-toolkit/
Finally, do you know the list of mandatory documents of ISO 27001:2013? Maybe this article can be interesting for you List of mand atory documents required by ISO 27001 (2013 revision) : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/list-of-mandatory-documents-required-by-iso-27001-2013-revision/ -
Software companies
how can a small software companies with less than 150 employees can implement ISO 27001 standard without much rise in the cost and budget.
Answer:
You can search external consultants for this job, generally you will find many prices, but maybe the cheapest option is to use templates and implement them by yourself (although you need knowledge about ISO 27001 to do this). Another good option is our templates, because we have all necessary documents, and they are developed for small and medium companies. We also give you support during the implementation of them, so can be very interesting in your case.
This article can be interesting for you 5 criteria for choosing an ISO 22301 / ISO 27001 consultant : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2013/03/25/5-criteria-for-choosing-a-iso-22301-iso-27001-consultant/ and also this one Do you really need a consultant for ISO 27001 / BS 25999 implementation? : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2011/12/06/do-you-really-need-a-consultant-for-iso-27001-bs-25999-implementation/
You can see our toolkit here, and you can see a free version of each document clicking on Free Demo tab ISO 27001 Documentation Toolkit : https://advisera.com/27001academy/iso-27001-documentation-toolkit/ -
Templates for the implementation of ISO 27001
We have implanted ISO 27001 in 2012 but we wrote the policy by our self, can we template for procedure and guide lines for the latest services, such as storage using cloud services.
Answer:
I am not sure if I have understood your question, but if you have implemented ISO 27001 and you have a template for the information security policy and you also have all procedures required by the standard, you can adapt them according to the scope of your ISMS if you have changed it (or if you have extended it to storage using cloud services).
Anyway the latest version of ISO 27001 is 27001:2013, so maybe this article can be interesting for you How to make a transition from ISO 27001 2005 revision to 2013 revision : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-make-a-transition-from-iso-27001-2005-revision-to-2013-revision/
By the way, do you know the list of mandatory documents of ISO 27001:2013? This article can be interesting for you List of mandatory documents required by ISO 27001 (2013 revision) : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/list-of-mandatory-documents-required-by-iso-27001-2013-revision/
Finally, this article about the information security policy can be also interesting for you One Information Security Policy, or several policies? : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2013/06/18/one-information-security-policy-or-several-policies/ and also this one Information security policy how detailed should it be? : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2010/05/26/information-security-policy-how-detailed-should-it-be/ -
No conformidades relacionados con los controles del Anexo A ISO 27001
Buenos días, a los controles del anexo A de la ISO27001:2013 se pueden levantar no conformidades o solo a los numerales de la norma.
Respuesta:
Sí, porque por ejemplo hay varios documentos obligatorios relacionados con los controles de seguridad del Anexo A de la ISO 27001 (por ejemplo A.8.1.1 Inventario de activos), y si tienes implementados estos controles pero no tienes el correspondiente documento obligatorio, el auditor puede levantar una no conformidad.
¿Conoces la lista de documentos obligatorios? Este artículo puede ser interesante para ti "Lista de documentos obligatorios exigidos por la norma ISO 27001 (revisión 2013)" : https://advisera.com/27001academy/es/blog/2015/05/04/lista-de-documentos-obligatorios-exigidos-por-la-norma-iso-27001-revision-2013/ -
Differences between ISO 27001:2005 and ISO 27001:2013
Differences about risk treatment between 27001 2005 and 27001 2013
Answer:
Regarding the risk treatment, there are no big differences (although in relation with treatment options in the 2013 revision, you are free to consider any option that you find appropriate -not only apply controls, accept risks, avoid or transfer them-), but regarding the risk assessment there are some important changes, for example you need to identify risk owners for each risk, you do not need to use the assets-threatsvulnerabilities methodology to identify risks, etc.
This article can be interesting for you What has changed in risk assessment in ISO 27001:2013 : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/what-has-changed-in-risk-assessment-in-iso-270012013/ -
Templates for technical controls
The templates were very helpful especially the statement of applicability for the security policy Which will help in implementing security in our environment.
Could you advice on other material that can be helpful in securing information, network security, Access control and system security.
Answer:
Yes, sure. Regarding securing information, network security, access control and system security, they are related to information security controls, and you can find in our toolkit templates about this. You can find these templates here (tab Information Security Controls) ISO 27001 Documentation Toolkit : https://advisera.com/27001academy/iso-27001-documentation-toolkit/
Important: You can see a free version of each document clicking on Free Demo tab.
This article can be also interesting for you "How to structure the documents for ISO 27001 Annex A controls" : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2014/11/03/how-to-structure-the-documents-for-iso-27001-annex-a-controls/
Finally, our section of free downloads can be also interesting for you: https://advisera.com/27001academy/free-downloads/