ISO/IEC 27001:2018 is an international standard that outlines the best practices for an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Accredited certification to the ISO 27001 Certificate signifies that an organization complies with global information security best practices.

Released in 2013, ISO/IEC 27001 is built on well-established foundations, making it the most widely documented international standard specifically designed for information security management. The implementation of an ISMS is a strategic decision that drives the coordination of operational security controls across all electronic and mental information resources of an organization.

ISO/IEC 27001:2018 is a standard for information security management that defines a set of requirements for managing information security. The full name of this standard is ISO/IEC 27001:2018 Information technology – Security techniques – Information security management systems – Requirements. 

These requirements are organized into seven sections:

•  Context,
• Leadership,
• Planning
• Support
• Operation
• Evaluation 
• Improvement.

ISO 27001 is an international standard for launching, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and improving an ISMS. It is a suitable management standard for all industries and is not limited to electronic information on computers. The primary objective of this international standard is to help organizations establish and maintain an ISMS. An ISMS is a systematic approach used to manage and control information, security risks, and the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

Certification to ISO 27001:2018 offers numerous benefits to an organization.

• It helps to improve customer satisfaction and retention
•  keeps confidential information secure, protects the company’s assets, shareholders, and directors, minimizes risk exposure
•  ensures compliance with legal obligations and other regulations, provides a competitive advantage
•  enables secure information exchange
• ensures consistency in product or service delivery
•  builds stakeholder confidence in risk management, and fosters a culture of security.
• An organization can obtain this certification for its Operations, IT, and MIS departments after passing an audit of its ISMS and meeting the ISO/IEC 27001:2018 requirements.