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Rules for writing and approving documents
Answer: ISO 27001 does not require you to include users of the procedure, however it is easier if you do write this because then you know who to send the procedure to.
If I put "Approved By: ***" (which are my presidents initials) do I have to have him sign them? Or will that be sufficient?
Answer: ISO 27001 does not require the documents to be signed, however they need to be approved according to your Document control procedure.
What about documents? Does he need to approve those as well with a signature?
Answer: The same as previous answer.
Documents should reference a document # as well as the rev# date and appendix correct?
Answer: I'm not sure if I understood your question correctly, however when you write documents you should include their revision number and date; if you want you can add a code to each of your documents; when you refer to other documents, you do not need to mention all these details since this would mean when you change one document you would ne ed to change all the related documents, too.
Only procedures need to be documented as to who has them...not actual documents?
Answer: Procedures are only one type of documents - other documents might be policies, plans, reports, minutes of the meeting, other records, etc. This article will help 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/ -
What to list in Risk assessment table
Answer:
ISO 27001 allows you to list anything you want, however we suggest you list only assets since we recommend using the asset-based risk assessment.
Since our Risk assessment methodology templates requires listing only the assets, if you decide to list processes/activities also, you should then change the methodology document as well. -
Call Tree Test
We have implemented BCM for xxxxx according to your ISO Standard 22301. Kindly ask you, where I can find more information for Call Tree Test.
Answer:
I am sorry but we do not have the Call Tree Test in our ISO 22301 Toolkit, because it is not required by the standard. Anyway, I think that this article can be interesting for you How to perform business continuity exercising and testing according to ISO 22301 : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2015/02/02/how-to-perform-business-continuity-exercising-and-testing-according-to-iso-22301/ -
SoA before or after the Risk assessment & Risk treatment
I'm new at this. I was wondering about the SoA, does it come right after the risk assessment or after the treatment plan
Answer:
The Statement of Applicability basically shows the list of all controls that you have implemented, so you will complete this document after the risk treatment, but before the risk treatment plan. If you need information about the 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/ . This article can be also interesting for you "Risk Treatment Plan and risk treatment process - What's the difference?" : https://advisera.com/27001academy/iso-27001-risk-assessment-treatment-management/#treatment
And also this article about the importance of the SoA can be interesting for you The importance of Statement of Appl icability for ISO 27001 : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/the-importance-of-statement-of-applicability-for-iso-27001/ -
ISO 27001 templates for AWS environment
I'm just starting to look at the ISO27001 templates you provide. Do they apply if all of our IT infrastructure is based on AWS?
Answer:
Yes sure, our templates are developed for any type of business, including your company with your IT infrastructure based on AWS. Regarding the cloud computing, this article 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/
Finally, lots of our clients are IT companies who use cloud infrastructure. If you want, we can organize a Skype call where we can show you how the documents look like, and to discuss how they can be used for the special circumstances in your company. -
Example of internal and external issues
Could you please provide all sample examples of internal and external issues?
Answer:
Examples about internal issues: you need to make sure that your information security objectives are aligned with the business strategy, perform the risk assessment, determine resources, information security roles and responsibilities, capabilities, etc.
Examples about external issues: you simply need to identify interested parties and their requirements (interested parties can be employees, clients, suppliers and partners, etc)
For more information about internal and external issues, please read these articles:
Explanation of ISO 27001:2013 clause 4.1 (Understanding the organization) : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-define-context-of-the-organization-according-to-iso-27001/
How to identify interested parties according to ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-identify-interested-parties-according-to-iso-27001-and-iso-22301// -
Various questions about the ISMS
1. How do I determine/Estimate how long it will take for the project to complete for my presentation to management?
2. How do I estimate the cost of the ISMS?
3. I have a scope defined (regulatory based) it is mainly in xxxx and xxx and a XX branch - I need to tell management how I will manage that with the remote resources?
4. Also Do you offer pre-certification audit services?
5. How do I ensure that 3rd parties abide by the control standards we expect when providing us IT services, and how can we demonstrate this to Gambling and ISO 27001 auditor authorities?
Answers:
1.- I suppose that your question is related with the time of duration of the implementation of ISO 27001. If so, to determine this time, you need to identify the number of employees, number of departments, etc. This free tool can help you Free Calculator Duration of ISO 27001 / ISO 22301 Implementation : https://advisera.com/27001academy/free-tools/free-calculator-duration-of-iso-27001-iso-22301-implementation/
2.- There are als o some questions that you need to consider: the size of your organization, the level of criticality of the information, the technology the organization is using, etc. For more information about this, please read this article How much does ISO 27001 implementation cost? : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2011/02/08/how-much-does-iso-27001-implementation-cost/
3.- From my point of view, here it is important that top management knows the remote resources, but it is not relevant that they know how you will manage them. Keep in mind that in accordance with the clause 5.1 Leadership and commitment c) Top management shall demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the information security management system by ensuring that the resources needed for the information security management system are available"
4.- No I am sorry, we only offer templates and support for the implementation. But before the certification is necessary to perform the internal audit (the pre-certification is not mandatory), so if you want to perform the internal audit this article can be interesting for you How to make an Internal Audit checklist for ISO 27001 / ISO 22301 : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-make-an-internal-audit-checklist-for-iso-27001-iso-22301/
5.- To ensure that 3rd parties meets your requirements, you can perform reviews periodically (and of course it is very important to have agreements with the definition and level of the services - SLAs). To demonstrate this to the auditors, you need records, for example minutes of meeting. For more information about records, please read this article Records management in ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2014/11/24/records-management-in-iso-27001-and-iso-22301/ -
Metodología de Gestión de Riesgos
Soy consultora y tengo mucha experiencia en ISO 9001 y en OHSAS 18000, pero no en 27000. Soy principiante en la implementación de la ISO 27001 en una empresa pequeña, mi pregunta es cual es la mejor metodología de gestión de riesgos. ¿Es necesario usar MAGERIT o otra metodología conocida? ¿O puedo definir una mixta con varias metodologías?
He visto toda la documentación que vendéis, es muy buena, pero debido a los costes no la puedo adquirir. Posiblemente si trabajo con más empresas sí pueda ser viable la compra.
Respuesta:
Puedes usar la metodología que quieras para la gestión de riesgos, incluso puedes desarrollar la tuya propia (por ejemplo basada en MAGERIT). MAGERIT (y su herramienta PILAR) es un ejemplo (muy usado en España), pero hay otras metodologías (OCTAVE, CRAMM, etc) que también pueden ser perfectamente válidas. En cualquier caso, mi recomendación es ISO 27005, que es una guía de buenas prácticas que puedes utilizar para el desarrollo de la metodología de gestión de riesgos (nuestra metodología está basada en I SO 27005). Este artículo puede ser interesante para ti (en inglés) How to write ISO 27001 risk assessment methodology : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/write-iso-27001-risk-assessment-methodology/, y también este webinar (también en inglés) : Risk Management Part 1: Risk assessment methodology and risk assessment process : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/write-iso-27001-risk-assessment-methodology/
Para la implementación del SGSI también puede ser interesante para ti este artículo "Lista de apoyo para implementación de ISO 27001" : https://advisera.com/27001academy/es/blog/2010/09/28/lista-de-apoyo-para-implementacion-de-iso-27001/iso-27001/
En relación al precio del paquete de documentos, ten en cuenta que el precio también incluye nuestro soporte (podemos revisar tus documentos), por tanto si tienes dudas durante tu primera implementación (muy habitual), podemos ayudarte.
Por último, puedes escribirnos en español, gustosamente también te atenderemos. -
Audit trail
"Do you have a definition and any examples of an "audit trial" used for ISO compliance?"
Answer:
I am sorry but this term is not used by ISO 27001, so it is not necessary for ISO 27001 compliance. Anyway, I suppose that you mean Audit trail that in information security means a chronological record of system activities to enable the reconstruction and examination of the sequence of events and/or changes in an event (Definition from Wikipedia), which is more related with forensic activities.
Audit trail is also a technique that an auditor can use in the internal and certification audit, but again, it is not necessary for the compliance of ISO 27001. An example: During the audit the auditor finds that certain system does not function properly - related to this issue he has found that people operating that system are not trained for using it, and they are not trained because HR department didn't receive enough funding. Therefore, the audit trail has followed three different activities in a company, and all of them are very closely re lated.
If you are interested in how to perform an internal audit, this article can be interesting for you : How to make an Internal Audit checklist for ISO 27001 / ISO 22301 : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-make-an-internal-audit-checklist-for-iso-27001-iso-22301/
And finally, if you need more information about ISO 27001, please read this article What is ISO 27001? : https://advisera.com/27001academy/what-is-iso-27001/ -
ISO 27007
I need help from you... am looking for standards and guidelines for the security audits. Need the same in the word files only.
Can u able to forward to me or please give the link. Will connect and review the same
Answer:
I think that the standard that you need is ISO 27007, which is a Guideline for information security management systems auditing. You can download the standard here (keep in mind that has copyright and if you want the standard you need to buy it) : https://www.iso.org/standard/42506.html
Anyway, if you want to perform information security audits this article can be interesting for you How to make an Internal Audit checklist for ISO 27001 / ISO 22301 : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-make-an-internal-audit-checklist-for-iso-27001-iso-22301/
Finally, have you seen our ISO 27001/ISO 22301 Internal Audit Toolkit? Maybe can be also interesting, you can see a free version clicking on Free Demo tab here ISO 27001/ISO 22301 Internal Audit Toolkit": https://advisera.com/27001academy/iso-27001-22301-internal-audit-documentation-toolkit/