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The Route to Developing an Effective Information Security Management System

An information security management system (ISMS) is a a set of policies concerned with information security management or IT-related set of policies concerned with information security management risks.

The governing principle behind an ISMS is that an organisation should design, implement and maintain a coherent set of policies, processes and systems to manage risks to its information assets, thus ensuring acceptable levels of information security risk.

To be effective, the ISMS must:

  • have the continuous, unshakeable and visible support and commitment of the organisation’s top management;
  • be managed centrally, based on a common strategy and policy across the entire organisation;
  • be an integral part of the overall management of the organisation related to and reflecting the organization’s approach to risk management, the control objectives and controls and the degree of assurance required;
  • have security objectives and activities be based on business objectives and requirements and led by business management;
  • undertake only necessary tasks and avoiding over-control and waste of valuable resources;
  • fully comply with the organisation philosophy and mindset by providing a system that instead of preventing people from doing what they are employed to do, will enable them to do it in control and demonstrate their fulfilled accountabilities;
  • be based on continuous training and awareness of staff and avoid the use of disciplinary measures and “police” or “military” practices;
  • be a never ending process

ISSCOM is committed to providing a range of services to help companies achieve a workable and robust ISMS by providing consultancy and hands-on assistance to client companies wishing to develop an all-encompassing data and information security system. As invasive cyber threats grow, ISSCOM continuously improves its core offering to counter and overcome these threats.