The ISO/IEC 27000 Family of Information Security Standards
The ISO / IEC 27000 family is a series of information security standards developed and published by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). These standards provide a globally recognised framework for best practice information security management.
On this page find out information about the ISO27000 family of standards, those published and those planned, the benefits they bring and links to purchase these standards.
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Why use a Standard?
The ISO27001 family of Standards is broad in scope. As technology evolves, new standards are continually being developed to meet the requirements of information security. It should be noted that ISO 27001 is a specification. It sets out specific requirements, all of which must be followed, and against which an organisation's Information Security Management System (ISMS) can be audited and certified. All the other Standards in the ISO27000 family are Codes of Practice; these provide non-mandatory best practice guidelines which organisations may follow, in whole or in part, at their own discretion.
A key feature of the standards is that they are applicable to any organisation, in any sector, of any size. Key concepts which govern the standards are:
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Organisations are encouraged to assess their own information security risks
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Organisations should implement appropriate information security controls according to their needs
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Guidance should be taken from the relevant standards
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Implement continuous feedback and use of the Plan, Do, Check, Act model
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Continually assess changes in threat and risk to information security issues.
Benefits of Using a Standard
Information security is an issue of paramount importance to all organisations. With the exponential development of technology, it is imperative that organisations protect their own assets, whilst also ensuring confidence in the clients, customers and partners they work with. By aligning itself with an ISO / IEC Standard, an organisation can:
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Secure their own critical assets
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Manage levels of risks
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Improve and ensure customer confidence
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Avoid loss of brand damage, loss of earnings or potential fines
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Evolve their information security alongside technological developments
Published Standards
Below are all the currently published standards in the ISO 27000 family:
Key to Standards in Preparation
Below is a list of Standards and their official ISO status (International Organisation for Standardisation). The ISO has 8 stages as a Standard passes through various committees, they are thus:
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PWI – Preliminary Work Item – Stage where initial feasibility is assessed
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NP – New Proposal – Stage where formal scoping takes place
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WD – Working Draft – The developmental phase
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CD – Committee Draft – The quality control stage
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FCD – Final Committee Draft – Ready for final approval
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DIS – Draft International Standard – International bodies vote formally on a Standard, submitting comments
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FDIS – Final Distribution International Standard – Standard is ready to publish
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IS – International Standard – The Standard is published.
PWI >> NP >> WD >> CD >> DIS >> FDIS >> IS
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ISO/IEC 27016 – Information security management – organisational economics. Guidelines for organisational expenditure on informational security controls.
Status: WD. Expected publication date July 2013.
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ISO/IEC 27017 – Information technology – techniques — Security in cloud computing
Status: WD. Expected publication to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27018 – Information technology – Security techniques — Code of practice for data protection controls for public cloud computing services
Status: WD. Expected publication to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27019 – Information technology – Security techniques — Information security management guidelines based on ISO/IEC 27002 for process control systems specific to the energy industry
Status: WD. Expected publication to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27033-4 – Securing communications between networks using security gateways – threats, designs, techniques and control issues (revision of ISO/IEC 18028 part 3 and possibly ISO/IEC 18028 part 4).
Status: FD. Expected publication date 2013.
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ISO/IEC 27033-5 – Securing Virtual Private Networks – threats, designs and control issues (revision of ISO/IEC 18208 part 5).
Status: FD. Expected publication date November 2013.
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ISO/IEC 27033-6 – IP Convergence – Defines the risks, design techniques and control issues for securing IP convergence networks.
Status: NP. Publication date 2015.
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ISO/IEC 27033-7 – Guidelines for securing wireless networking. Defines the risks, design techniques and control issues for securing wireless and radio networks.
Status: NP. Expected publication to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27033-8+ – Guidelines for securing [other network related aspects].
Status: PWI. Publication date to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27034-2 – Organisation normative framework, defines relationships and dependencies between processes in the Organisation Normative Framework.
Status: WD. Expected publication date 2015.
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ISO/IEC 27034-3 – Application security management process, describing the relevant information security process in an application development project, its relations and dependencies.
Status: NP. Expected publication date 2017.
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ISO/IEC 27034-4 – Application security validation and certification process to assess an application system against its stated information security requirements.
Status: NP. Expected publication date 2017.
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ISO/IEC 27034-5 – Protocols and application security control data structure, establishing reusable application security controls, within and across organisations.
Status: WD. Expected publication date 2016.
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ISO/IEC 27034-6 – Security guidance for specific applications.
Status: WD. Expected publication date 2016.
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ISO/IEC 27036-1 – Guidelines for security of outsourcing and supplier relationships – Overview and concepts.
Status: WD. Publication date to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27036-2 – Guidelines for security of outsourcing and supplier relationships – formal requirements with guidance on implementation.
Status: CD. Publication date to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27037 – Guidelines for identification, collection and acquisition and preservation of digital evidence.
Status: FDIS. Expected publication end of 2012.
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ISO/IEC 27038 – Security techniques, specification for digital redaction.
Status: FD. Publication date to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27039 – Information technology — Security techniques — Selection, deployment and operations of Intrusion Detection [and Prevention] Systems (IDPS)
Status: WD. Publication date to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27040 – Security techniques – storage security.
Status: CD. Publication date to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27041 – Guidance on assuring suitability and adequacy of investigation methods.
Status: WD. Publication date to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27042 – Guidelines for the analysis and interpretation of digital evidence.
Status: WD. Publication date to be announced.
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ISO/IEC 27043 – IT security techniques - Investigation principles and processes.
Status: WD. Publication date to be announced.
We will continue to keep this page updated with the progress of each Standard.