The benefits of implementing
ISO 27001 2013 standard are:-
Keeps confidential
information secure
Provides customers
and stakeholders with confidence in how you manage risk
Allows for secure
exchange of information
Helps you to comply with
other regulations.
Provide you with a
competitive advantage
Enhanced customer
satisfaction that improves client retention
Consistency in the
delivery of your service or product
Manages and minimizes
risk exposure
Builds a culture of
security
Protects the company,
assets, shareholders and directors
It will help win new
customers and retain existing business
It helps in saving
time and money
It boosts a
reputation and builds trust in the organization.
Meet contractual and
regulatory obligations
Best framework for
complying with information security legal, regulatory and contractual
requirements.
Better organizational
image because of the certificate issued by a certification body
Proves that senior
management are committed to the security of the organization, including
customer’s information
Focused on reducing
the risks for information that is valuable for the organization Provides a
common goal
Optimized operations
within the organization because of clearly defined responsibilities and
business processes.
It evolves around an
information security risk assessment - a formal, top management-driven process
which provides the basis for a set of controls that help to manage information
security risks.
Organizations will be
able to secure information in all its forms, increase their resilience to cyber
attacks, adapt to evolving security threats and reduce the costs associated
with information security.
Increased reliability and security of systems
and information
Improved customer and business partner
confidence
Increased business resilience
Alignment with customer requirements
Improved management processes and integration
with corporate risk strategies
Protect and manage
your confidential data consistently.
Avoid financial
penalties and losses that come from data breaches.
Setting up a defined
and mature information security incident response system.
Setting up a business
continuity and disaster recovery plan.
It provides market
differentiation.
Possibly realising financial savings in the
long run (reduce expenditure on technology incidents, regulatory fines and
non-compliance).
Building a solid foundation to comply with
existing and upcoming national and international regulations (like the EU GDPR,
for example) thereby, possibly, avoiding costly regulatory penalties and
financial loss.
Increasing the overall security maturity of
your business.
Assuring customers and regulators that the
business takes cyber security risks seriously.
Protecting and enhancing your brand
reputation.
Satisfying audit requirements by internal
teams, customers and or regulators.
Specific information
security responsibilities defined
Established Information Security Management System processes that are repeatable and that drive continual improvement.
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