Is your Information Security secure?

While many organisations think they understand the risks they face, only a few formally assess those risks, which can lead to security vulnerabilities.

Risks of not complying

Whilst organisations believe they have a clear understanding of the risks they face, only a small subsection formally assess those risks, resulting in businesses that may be insecure, with expenditure in technology and information security either too low, or not targeted at the important risks.

This often results in organisations exposed to risks of financial losses, such as from theft of data and assets, damage to an organisation’s reputation, or non-compliancy with laws and regulation, which can result in fines imposed by regulators.

Importance of ISO 27001 certification

ISO 27001 helps an organisation manage and protect their assets by ensuring that adequate and proportionate controls are in place to address the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.

This helps an organisation to protect their information assets and give confidence to any interested parties, including customers, trading partners, employees and the needs of society in general.

Who is it relevant to?

ISO/IEC 27001 is relevant to any organisation, large or small, in any sector, where protecting information is critical. It’s also relevant to organisations who manage information on behalf of others, to assure customers that their information is protected.

Benefits of compliance

The ISO/IEC 27001 certification can bring the following benefits to an organisation:

Competitive Advantage: Provides a competitive edge, as many companies see ISO/IEC 27001 certification as a prerequisite for doing business as it demonstrates the security of their information
Thorough Risk Assessments: Ensures investments in security are based on a thorough risk assessment of assets, while formalising security processes, procedures and documentation
Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Helps meet business, legal, regulatory, and contractual security requirements
Ongoing Performance Improvement: The regular assessment process helps an organisation to continually monitor their performance and improve
Business Continuity: Assures clients that companies can meet contracted commitments through Business Continuity
Minimises disruption: Effectively managing with security incidents reduces impact on the business
Employee Awareness: Keeps staff aware of their responsibilities regarding security management
Commitment from Management: Proves senior management’s commitment to securing information
Expert Evaluation: Provides an objective assessment of security practices against industry standards

Get certified with our expert support

We specialise in implementing standards based service improvement programmes for many different types of organisations.

We will design the system around your existing business practices, and help you identify and solve the areas of your business that do not conform to the ISO 27001 standard.

Our team of information security professionals are qualified in HMG, CISSP and PCI Security Standards Council QSA, GDPR, ESOS and MBCI qualified consultants in Information Security.

We deliver information security consultancy, certification and accreditation programmes for major IT, financial, central and local government, and health sector organisations, as well as many small and medium sized organisations where personnel, physical and environmental security are important aspects of the delivery and continuity of services.

Our approach

We provide powerful certification programme management solutions on a project consultancy basis.

We use project based methodologies that are proven to work, are consistent, and developed with multi-site organisations in mind.

Charging is by fixed-price contract for the whole programme, ensuring a clear budget from the outset with no surprise extra fees.

Each component service is available separately and can be tailored precisely to the needs of your organisation. If additional standards are added at a later date, much of the ground work will have already been done, saving time and costs.