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ISO 27001 Certification

The information security ISO 27001 International Standard is the world’s most renowned information security standard. It has been developed by a global panel of information security experts and is considered the benchmark standard for information security.

The ISO 27001 standard provides best practice guidance on developing an Information Security Management System (ISMS). An ISMS is a risk based management system for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving information security within an organisation.

Blueprint’s ISO 27001 consultants have advised a variety of Australian businesses on the development and implementation of their ISMS. These clients have ranged from small businesses to international enterprises. Our ISO 27001 consultants have been able to guide our clients through the often confusing maze of ISO 27001 certification to ensure that they acquire not only the certificate but an efficient, functional and maintainable ISMS that adds value to the business in its own right.

ISO 27001 has been designed for organisations of all types and sizes. The scope of an organisation’s ISO 27001 certification can include the entire organisation, a single business process, a single technical system or a single physical location. It can include 10 people or 10,000 people.

The ISO/IEC 27001 standard is closely aligned with other management system standards, including:

  • the ISO 9001 standard (Quality Management);
  • the ISO 14001 standard (Environmental Management); and
  • the OHSAS 18001 standard (OH&S Management).

Organisations that are already aligned to one of these standards (or are working towards that goal) are already well on the way towards ISO 27001 compliance and certification. Our ISO 27001 consultants will work with you to fully integrate the ISMS into your existing management system.

The ISO 27001 Process

The ISO 27001 process approach is cyclical and based on the same Plan – Do – Check – Act principal common to the ISO’s other management system standards.

ISO 27001 adopts a a process approach for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving an organisation’s Information Security Management System. The ISO 27001 process approach emphasises the importance of:

  • understanding the organisation’s information security requirements (what the key information assets are and how sensitive they are);
  • establishing policies and objectives for information security;
  • using a risk based approach to determine the most effective information security controls for the organisation;
  • implementing and operating those controls;
  • monitoring and reviewing the performance and effectiveness of the ISMS; and
  • continual improvement of the ISMS based on objective measurements.