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The ISO standard was published in October , essentially replacing the old BS standard. It is the specification for an ISMS, an Information Security Management System. BS itself was a long standing standard, first published in the nineties as a code of practice. As this matured, a second part emerged to cover management systems. It is this against which certification is granted. Today in excess of a thousand certificates are in place, across the world.

On publication, ISO enhanced the content of BS and harmonized it with other standards. A scheme was been introduced by various certification bodies for conversion from BS certification to ISO certification.

The objective of the standard itself is to "provide requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continuously improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS)". Regarding its adoption, this should be a strategic decision. Further, "The design and implementation of an organization's information security management system is influenced by the organization's needs and objectives, security requirements, the organizational processes used and the size and structure of the organization".

The version of the standard heavily employed the PDCA, Plan-Do-Check-Act model to structure the processes, and reflect the principles set out in the OECG guidelines (see www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar). However, the latest, version, places more emphasis on measuring and evaluating how well an organisation's ISMS is performing. A section on outsourcing was also added with this release, and additional attention was paid to the organisational context of information security.

For further information, see our page explaining the ISO Certification Process