Information Security Standards

Authors

  • Dan Constantin Tofan Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest

Keywords:

Information Security Standards, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27002, ISO/IEC 17799, COBIT, NIST SP-800 series, Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), ISF – Standard of good practice for Information Security

Abstract

The use of standards is unanimously accepted and gives the possibility of comparing a personal security system with a given frame of reference adopted at an international level. A good example is the ISO 9000 set of standards regarding the quality management system, which is a common reference regardless of the industry in which a certain company activates. Just like quality control standards for other industrial processes such as manufacturing and customer service, information security standards demonstrate in a methodical and certifiable manner that an organization conforms to industry best practices and procedures. This article offers a review of the world’s most used information security standards.

References

International Organization for Standardization - International Electrotechnical Commission Joint Technical Committee1, ISO/IEC 27002- Information technology -- Security techniques -- Information security management systems -- Requirements, 2007.

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JMEDS, Vol. 3, No. 3, September 30, 2011

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2011-09-30

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Tofan, D. C. (2011). Information Security Standards. Journal of Mobile, Embedded and Distributed Systems, 3(3), 128-135. Retrieved from http://jmeds.eu/index.php/jmeds/article/view/Information-Security-Standards

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2011): Security Technologies for ICT

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