Scope definition

Have you written a blog post that could help me and I’m sure others understand the boundaries of an ISMS scope.

Answer: The first thing you need to identify for the scope's limits is to understand the organization's purpose for its ISMS and the requirements this ISMS has to fulfill. Once you know that you can identify how each department you mentioned is related to this purpose and requirements and then you can define the scope limits.

Examples of limits for the scope related to Finance and HR may be:
- Financial reports deemed for regulatory bodies (e.g., as required by SOX)
- Employees' and customer's medical records (e.g., as required by HIPAA)

For IT departments, the scope could be limited to information systems used by Financial and HR departments.

These articles will provide you fu rther explanation about scope definition:
- How to define the ISMS scope https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-define-the-isms-scope/
- Problems with defining the scope in ISO 27001 https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2010/06/29/problems-with-defining-the-scope-in-iso-27001/
- How to identify ISMS requirements of interested parties in ISO 27001 https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2017/02/06/how-to-identify-isms-requirements-of-interested-parties-in-iso-27001/

These materials will also help you regarding scope definition:
- Book Secure & Simple: A Small-Business Guide to Implementing ISO 27001 On Your Own https://advisera.com/books/secure-and-simple-a-small-business-guide-to-implementing-iso-27001-on-your-own/
- Free online training ISO 27001 Foundations Course https://advisera.com/training/iso-27001-foundations-course/