British Standards Institution visits
Re-certification of IMO Information Security Management to ISO 27001
Ms Anne Scorey, UK and Ireland Managing Director for The British Standards Institution (BSI) presented the ISO:IEC 27001:2013 standard certificate for IMO to IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim (29 November).
This follows the re-certification audit to the ISO:IEC 27001:2013 standard of the IMO Information and Communication Technology Services, Administrative Division.
The re-certification audit took place at IMO HQ from 5 to 6 September 2018. This audit was successful and confirmed a re-certification of IMO Information Security Management to ISO 27001 standard.
This standard is widely recognized as the international benchmark for information security management and provides a holistic, risk-based approach to identify and manage risks related to information assets and ICT systems. It is designed to ensure that adequate and appropriate security controls are in place to protect information assets and give confidence to interested parties.
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification demonstrates the IMO Secretariat’s continuous commitment to information security and ICT governance, and alignment with international best practice. Certification also provides independent assurance to Member States that the Secretariat has implemented a comprehensive set of security controls to manage and protect the information and systems entrusted to it.
Security of Information assets is high on the agenda of organizations and governments around the world. Within the UN family, Information Security is central to the delivery of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Organizations within the system are requested to take Information Security very seriously by aligning their ICT operations to best practices and standards. IMO is one of the first few that has achieved certification of its Information Security Management to ISO:27001 standard.
British Standards Institution visits
Re-certification of IMO Information Security Management to ISO 27001
Ms Anne Scorey, UK and Ireland Managing Director for The British Standards Institution (BSI) presented the ISO:IEC 27001:2013 standard certificate for IMO to IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim (29 November).
This follows the re-certification audit to the ISO:IEC 27001:2013 standard of the IMO Information and Communication Technology Services, Administrative Division.
The re-certification audit took place at IMO HQ from 5 to 6 September 2018. This audit was successful and confirmed a re-certification of IMO Information Security Management to ISO 27001 standard.
This standard is widely recognized as the international benchmark for information security management and provides a holistic, risk-based approach to identify and manage risks related to information assets and ICT systems. It is designed to ensure that adequate and appropriate security controls are in place to protect information assets and give confidence to interested parties.
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification demonstrates the IMO Secretariat’s continuous commitment to information security and ICT governance, and alignment with international best practice. Certification also provides independent assurance to Member States that the Secretariat has implemented a comprehensive set of security controls to manage and protect the information and systems entrusted to it.
Security of Information assets is high on the agenda of organizations and governments around the world. Within the UN family, Information Security is central to the delivery of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Organizations within the system are requested to take Information Security very seriously by aligning their ICT operations to best practices and standards. IMO is one of the first few that has achieved certification of its Information Security Management to ISO:27001 standard.