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ISMS Implementation Guide

ISMS Implementation Guide is one of my first white papers which was written out of my personal experience in implementing Information Security practices in an organization using the BS ISO/IEC 17799:2005 framework. This paper is intended to give an insight and help, those who are implementing this for the first time and for those who will be coordinating with external consultants for ISMS implementations in their organizations.

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ISMS Implementation Guide

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Key Points to BS ISO 27001:2005

Organizations that intend to do a partial implementation of Information Security practices using BS ISO/IEC 27001:2005 need to note down these points which is a part of the standard.

Refer to your BS ISO/IEC 27001:2005 document under point 1 Scope.

1. Scope
1.1 General
This international Standard covers all types of organizations (e.g. commercial enterprises, government agencies, non-profit organizations). This international Standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving a documented ISMS within the context of the organization’s overall business risks. It specifies requirements for the implementation of security controls customized to the needs of individual organizations or parts thereof.

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BS7799:2000 vs ISO 27001:2005

Here is a comparison of the changes that has been made in the new standard. This document gives you a one to one mapping, which is much easier to understand. It is very helpful when organization would like to upgrade from their existing BS7799 implementation.

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