The ISO 27001 Family of Documents

ISO/IEC 27000
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • ISO/IEC 27002
  • ISO/IEC 27003
  • ISO/IEC 27004
  • ISO/IEC 27005
  • ISO/IEC 27006
  • ISO/IEC 27007
Overview and Vocabulary
  • Requirements
  • Code of practice for controls
  • Implementation guidelines
  • Measurement
  • Risk Management
  • Requirements for 3rd party audit and certification
  • Overview and Vocabulary

The full range of the ISO 27000 family of standards goes up to ISO/IC 27043

While ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 27006 are requirements standards, the remainder are essentially guidelines or best practices.

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ISO reviews a standard to ensure its continuing suitability; it may or may not be revised at that time

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Requirements Structure and Security Categories

ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Requirements

Annex A is comprised of security control clauses or “security domains”, Security categories, or “control objectives” and controls.

Controls are typically selected from Annex A (or equivalent control structures) based on risk assessment, risk treat-ment, legal, contractual, or regulatory requirements (NIST 800-171) or based on best practices.

What is NIST SP 800 Series?

The NIST SP 800 series is a set of documents managed by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). Containing more than 160 documents, the NIST SP 800 series provides guidelines for the implementation of computer security policies, procedures, and configurations, such as:

SP 800-39

ISO reviews a standard to ensure its continuing suitability; it may or may not be revised at that time

SP 800-60

Guide for Mapping Types of Information and Information Systems to Security Categories: provides specific guidance for prioritization of information systems based on impact assessment

SP 800-53

Security and Privacy Controls for Federal information systems and Organizations: provides controls to be used (256 controls grouped into 18 categories) based on the impact assessment and baselines

What is NIST SP 800 Series?

  • The NIST SP 800 series is recommended for organizations that are highly dependent on computer environments, and for those required to provide a stable and trustworthy computing environment.
  • These documents provide both nonspecific and non-technology-oriented practices, as well as recommendations for specific technologies, and like COBIT and ISO 27001, can be used by organizations of all sizes, from both the private and public sectors.
  • The main disadvantages of the NIST SP 800 series are related to the lack of centralized documents to help beginners to have a systemic overview of the material, and the fact that the documents do not cover integration with management practices or with other organizational processes.
Following an U.S. executive order, NIST released in 2014 the Cybersecurity Framework,

A document that provides a methodology to implement information security in an organization’s cyber environment, making it easier to identify and use all other documents from the SP 800 series.

NIST SP 800 Series Key Takeaways

NIST SP 800 Similarities

Similarities:

NIST SP 800 process-related documents provide method-ologies for how to implement the frameworks in practice, while ISO 27001 already has proven implementation methodologies available in the market. Although their steps are not 100% aligned, minor adaptations can easily narrow the gaps (see next section for detailed information)

Process Oriented

Process-oriented:

NIST SP 800 process-related documents make use of a process approach to organize the activities, and this can be used to form a systemic view of how they can interact.

Security Implementation and Risk management

Security implantation based on risk management:

NIST 800 series adopts a risk management approach to define which security controls and safeguards should be applicable

Technology Neutrality on Processes

Technology neutrality on processes:

Considering processes, all three approaches rely on general concepts, in both information technology and information security, which gives organizations the freedom to adopt the technologies most suitable for their environments

Integrated Management Systems

Integrated Management Systems

Integrated Management Systems (IMS) is the integration of QMS (Quality Management System), EMS (Environment Management System), OH&S (Occupational Health and Safety), ISMS (Information Security Management System), Social Responsibility and other regulations / standards and requirements into a single management system.

Omnex Methodologies and Practices

Omnex Methodologies and Practices

Omnex core strengths are spelled out in the 16 methodologies in which we specialize. Each of these practices are best in Class practices that can be implemented based on the needs of a specific organization in any industry.

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