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ISO IEC 17799

ISO 17799 and the UK Data Protection Act

A paper designed to link the dictates of the Data Protection Act (1998) (DPA) with the guidance of ISO17799 the Guideline for Information Security Management, to achieve more effective compliance ...

Document added on March 23, 2011

Information Security Management System Using BS7799: Part 1

This paper comprises three parts. This part provides background and introduces the standard

Document added on April 1, 2011

Information Security Management System Using BS7799: Part 2

This paper comprises three parts. The first part provided background and introduced the standard. This part provides the interpretation of the standard and some of the key areas in its ...

Document added on Feb. 10, 2011

Information Security Management System Using BS7799: Part 3

This paper comprises three parts. This final part attempts to understand the structure and steps involved in certification for BS7799.

Document added on June 25, 2011

How ISO/IEC 17799 works in practice

ISO/IEC 17799:2000 defines 127 security controls structured under 10 major headings to enable readers to identify the particular safeguards that are appropriate to their particular business or specific area of ...

Document added on May 13, 2011

The history of the standard

The origin of ISO/IEC 17799 goes back to the days of the UK Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) Commercial Computer Security Centre (CCSC). Founded in May 1987, the CCSC ...

Document added on Jan. 31, 2011

What the future holds for ISO/IEC 17799

ISO/IEC 17799:2000 is under revision and is expected to be complete in the late 2004 early 2005 timeframe. The most significant change is expected to be in the layout of ...

Document added on Feb. 7, 2011

Whether ISO/IEC 17799 applies to you

In order to help you find out whether ISO/IEC 17799 applies to your organization, we have constructed this simple questionnaire. To use it, answer the questions and submit. We will ...

Document added on Feb. 5, 2011