INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Standard's Objective
The objective of the standard itself is to “provide a model for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and improving an Information Security Management System”.
Regarding its adoption, this should be a strategic decision. Further, “The design and implementation of an organization’s ISMS is influenced by their needs and objectives, security requirements, the process employed and the size and structure of the organization”.
The standard defines its ‘process approach’ as “The application of a system of processes within an organization, together with the identification and interactions of these processes, and their management”. It employs the PDCA, Plan-Do-Check-Act model to structure the processes.