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ISO 27001
The international standard for information security management systems, widely required in enterprise procurement and government supply chains.
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ISO/IEC 27001 is the international standard specifying requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS). An accredited third party certification body grants certification after a formal audit. The standard requires documented risk assessment, a statement of applicability selecting from Annex A controls, management review and continuous improvement. The current version is ISO/IEC 27001:2022. Many organisations complement ISO 27001 with ISO 27017 (cloud controls) and ISO 27018 (PII in cloud).
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