New Books Help Businesses Crack 2006's IT Security Challenge
One of the hottest topics for business in 2006 is predicted to be IT security, given the relentless growth of viruses, worms, trojans and other threats. Industry analysts expect many firms to safeguard against these by becoming certified to ISO 27001, the new global security standard launched in October 2005. With clear evidence of rapidly growing interest in this topic, IT Governance Ltd is launching two new hardcopy books that help companies to understand ISO 27001 and achieve certification efficiently and cost-effectively.
ISO 27001 is international best practice in Information Security Management. A company gaining this certification indicates to customers and partners that it has a rigorous process to protect its IT systems, a vital aspect of business continuity for many businesses.
· For the boardroom, IT Governance Ltd has launched ‘The Case for ISO 27001’, a plain-English book designed to give non-technical directors an understanding of why information security is a C-Suite responsibility and how the new standard addresses the vulnerabilities of corporate IT infrastructure. It demonstrates to readers why ISO 27001 is a world class solution to the increasingly global challenge of regulatory compliance and information risk.
· At the operational level, ‘Nine Steps to Success – an ISO 27001 Implementation Overview’ is a practical guide for IT security project managers that provides a rigorous process through which compliance and certification can be achieved without delay.
The books are priced at £29.95 each and are available from leading online booksellers, including Amazon, Waterstones, Barnes & Noble, Borders, FT Books, The Guardian Bookshop and Telegraph Books. They may also be purchased directly from IT Governance Limited at www.itgovernance.co.uk.
IT Governance Ltd has offered online guidance on ISO 27001 certification since the standard’s publication and has since seen daily traffic to its website increase by over 30 percent. CEO Alan Calder, who is author of the books, says:
“Many people have been quick to investigate ISO 27001 so we are publishing these books to make the information widely available in a convenient format. Being ISO 27001 certified will soon become a byword for good business, in the same way as ISO 9001. It tells your customers that your IT is secure and will increasingly be a necessary passport to winning more orders.”
The importance of ISO 27001 was recently confirmed by the Rt. Hon Alun Michael MP, a Minister in the British Government’s Department for Trade & Industry, who said:
“[ISO 27001] is a valuable tool that all organisations, including the DTI, can use to manage the security of their information assets as a core business activity…Secure information should be at the heart of business thinking and not a technical issue. The standard will be used as a benchmark and will help suppliers and customers have greater confidence in doing business with each other.”
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NOTES TO EDITORS
IT Governance Ltd (ITGL) is a leading authority on data security and IT governance for business and the public sector. It is the world’s most comprehensive publisher of and distributor for information, advice, guidance, books and tools for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. ITGL is ‘non-geek’: it approaches IT issues from a non-technology background and talks to management in its own language. Its customer base spans Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. More information is available at
Alan Calder is an international authority on information security management. He led the world’s first successful implementation of BS 7799, the information security management standard upon which ISO 27001 is based, and wrote the definitive compliance guide for this standard, ‘IT Governance: A Manager’s Guide to Data Security and BS7799/ISO17799’. The 3rd edition of this book is the basis for the UK Open University’s postgraduate course on Information Security. He is a consultant to companies including Cisco. He regularly blogs on IT security issues at http://alancalder.blogspot.com/.
The Rt. Hon Alun Michael MP was speaking at the fourth annual international '7799 Goes Global Conference' in London on 12 December 2005.