Writing an Effective ISO 27001 Scope Statement Made Easy
Just like how a building is only as good as its foundation, your ISO 27001 certification is only as good as the scope of your Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). Writing the scope statement, therefore, is undeniably one of the most critical things you will do when you kickstart your ISO 27001 compliance journey. To…
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Jul 10, 2025
ISO 27001 Internal Audit: Everything You Need to Know
In a framework like ISO 27001, an internal audit isn’t a line item on a checklist—it’s more of a health check of the information security systems. The goal isn’t to pass or fail but to understand whether the systems are resilient and functioning as intended. Designed to evaluate your organization just like an external auditor…
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Jul 04, 2025
ISO 27001 Compliance: A 2025 Guide for SMBs
Nearly 60% of organizations that suffer a cyber attack are unable to recover from it and often close within six months of the incident. Around 43% of cyberattacks are aimed at small to medium businesses. The threat landscape targets you. While, it is important to be ISO 27001 compliance ready to land enterprise customers, you…
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Jun 30, 2025
ISO 27001 Password Policy: Guidelines and Best Practices
Identity theft is not a joke, Jim. Millions of people suffer every year! Remember this dialogue from the popular TV show The Office? As compliance experts, we believe these are golden words to live by. Identity theft in a business environment ranges from wide net phishing attempts to targeted spear phishing attempts. And this is…
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May 16, 2025
ISO 27001 Checklist: 13 Easy Steps To Get Started
ISO 27001, the gold information security standard, is quite comprehensive and structured in its approach. Most companies either feel overwhelmed about where to start or try to over-engineer things. Our ISO 27001 checklist solves for just that. It saves you time by minimizing the guesswork and provides the roadmap you need to accelerate the certification…
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Mar 19, 2025
ISO 27001 Statement of Applicability: A Comprehensive Guide to Annex A Controls
The importance of the Statement of Applicability in ISO 27001 cannot be overstated. It is the central document that your certification auditors would use to walk through your Information Security Management System (ISMS) processes and controls. So, if you are contemplating getting your organization ISO 27001 certified, this article is a must-read. Upon reading, you…
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Jan 03, 2025