Implementing Information Security based on ISO27001 and ISO27002 - Course Content

 

 

1. Information Security Introduction

  • Introduction to Information Security Management (ISM)
  • Information Security Focus
  • ISM Benefits

2. Security Standards and Best Practices

  • Introduction to Security Standards and Best Practices and their purpose:

 

- ASCII 33 – Ensures minimum standard for government ICT security

- ISO 27001:2005 - Defines the ISMS requirements

- ISO 27002 (ISO 17799:2005) - Defines a code of best practices for the management of information security

- AS 8001:2003 - Control of fraud and corruption

- AS/NZS 4360:2004 - Risk Management

- SABSA – "best practice" method for delivering information security solutions to enterprises

- COBIT - Control Objectives for Information and related Technology

- ITIL - The IT Infrastructure Library

- SOX - Sarbanes-Oxley

- Prince2 - PRojects IN Controlled Environments, v2

3. The ISO 27001 and 27002 Standards

  • ISO 27000 series
  • Overview ISO/IEC 27001
  • Overview ISO/IEC 27002 (ISO 17799:2005)
  • Control Objectives and Controls
  • Technology

4. Information Security Process

  • Process approach
  • Implementation of an ISMS
  • The ‘Plan – Do – Check – Act Model’

5. The 6 Steps of the Plan Phase

  • Scope
  • Policy
  • Assess Risk
  • Treat Risk
  • Control Objectives
  • Statement of Applicability

6. Audit Readiness & Preparation

  • The Security Audit Process
  • Strategic, Tactical and Operational documents
  • Reasons for Non-Implementation
  • Audit Process

7. Enforcing Compliance

  • Reasons for Enforcing Compliance
  • Policy Compliance Reviews
  • Policy Compliance Vs Vulnerability Assessments
  • Survival Tactics

8. Organisational Change Challenge

  • Service Culture Barriers
  • Management Effort

9. Realising the Benefits

  • IT Security Management Benefits
  • Advantages of implementing ISO 27001 and 27002
  • Critical Success Factors