Implement the ISO/IEC
27001 information
security standard

Reduce risk, improve security posture, and build
trust with your customers.

What is the ISO/IEC
27001 standard?

What is the ISO/IEC 27001 standard?

The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard is part of the ISO/IEC 27000:2018 family of information security standards and controls. These standards were developed jointly by the International Standards Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

The ISO/IEC 27000 series provides organizations with technology-agnostic, risk-based requirements for implementing an information security management system (ISMS).

The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard in particular provides requirements for implementing an ISMS, with controls for ensuring information security, cybersecurity, and privacy protection.

Why should my organization
get ISO 27001 certified?

You should obtain ISO 27001 certification if your organization handles sensitive information of any kind. This includes PII, ePHI, or propriety data.

Being certified against this standard helps establish your organization's trustworthiness when it comes to data handling and security. This certification could also be requested by international customers as evidence of strong information security practices.

ISO 27001 certification

Implementing the ISO 27001 standard enables you to:

  • Identify risks

    Identify risks that arise from processes, activities, and the use of software or hardware assets.

  • Mitigate these risks

    Mitigate these risks through a comprehensive set of requirements that cover processes, policies, and IT assets.

  • Improve business processes

    Improve business processes with the help of process-oriented requirements and best practices.

  • Enhance security posture

    Enhance your security posture with industry and technology-agnostic controls that work for organizations of all sizes.

  • Ensure easier compliance

    Ensure easier compliance with other standards or regulatory frameworks, like the CIS Controls, the GDPR, and more.

  • Earn customer trust

    Earn customer trust in your data security practices by showcasing compliance with an internationally recognized information security standard.

How can my organization ensure
compliance with ISO 27001?

The ISO 27001 standard contains ten clauses: seven actionable clauses, and three that define the scope and the terms used in the standard.

Additionally, Table A.1 under Annex A contains 93 controls divided across four key areas: organizational controls, people controls, physical controls, and technological controls. These controls have been taken from clauses 5–8 listed in the ISO/IEC 27002:2022 standard.

To get certified under this standard, organizations must:
  • Fulfill the requirements listed under all seven clauses of the standard.
  • Implement all the applicable controls listed in the Annex.

If some of the controls listed in Table A.1 do not apply to your organization, you can skip them. However, you'll need to explain why they were skipped in a statement of applicability document that will be shared with your certification auditor.

ISO 27001:2022 was introduced in Oct. 2022. The earlier version of this standard, the ISO 27001:2013 had 114 controls across 14 categories listed under Annex A.

If your organization is compliant with ISO 27001:2013, we've prepared a short infographic which maps the controls from ISO 27001:2022 against the controls in ISO 27001:2013.

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  • Clause 4: Context of the organization
  • Clause 5: Leadership
  • Clause 6: Planning
  • Clause 7: Support
  • Clause 8: Operation
  • Clause 9: Performance evaluations
  • Clause 10: Improvement
Clause 4: Context of the organization

This clause covers the context in which the ISMS is being implemented. You'll have to list out what your organization does, the requirements of various stakeholders (internal and external), and the scope of the ISMS. This information helps auditors understand the goal of your ISMS, allowing them to evaluate it effectively.

 Context of the organization
Clause 5: Leadership
Clause 6: Planning
Clause 7: Support
Clause 8: Operation
Clause 9: Performance evaluations
Clause 10: Improvement

How can ManageEngine
help me comply with the
ISO 27001 requirements?

ISO 27001 requires a mix of policy, process, and IT controls to ensure information security. Your internal compliance teams and leadership can set up and integrate a suitable information security policy with your organization's processes.

Meanwhile, ManageEngine's comprehensive suite of IT management solutions can help you implement many of the IT-linked controls listed in Annex A to create a best-in-class ISMS. Here's a summary on how ManageEngine can help you meet each of these controls.

ISO 27001 requirements
  • Organizational controls
  • People Controls
  • Physical controls
  • Technological controls
Organizational controls

This category caters to controls that do not fall under the other three categories of people, physical, and technological. It contains 37 controls.

Some of these are process and policy oriented (e.g., 5.1 Policies for information security, 5.4 Management responsibilities). Others are technology-linked controls or a mix of both (e.g., 5.7 Threat intelligence, 5.15 Access control, 5.34 Privacy and protection of PII).

Meet these controls with ManageEngine by:

  • Detecting anomalies and security incidents in real time using AI- and ML-driven threat detection and easy integrations with third-party threat intelligence feeds.
  • Enforcing least privilege access and securing, managing, and monitoring access to data, networks, devices, and other assets as needed.
  • Discovering and maintaining an inventory of all software and hardware assets across the organization.
  • Creating and maintaining an accurate inventory of your entire network.
  • Discovering, labeling, and protecting sensitive data at rest, in use, and in transit.
  • Ensuring compliance with IT-related regulatory requirements through regular reporting and enforcement of access, security, and other controls.
  • Carrying out regular backups of network, directory, and endpoint data to ensure quick disaster recovery.
People Controls

This category has eight controls focusing on ensuring the people who access organizational data have been thoroughly vetted and trained on the organization's information security practices and policies.

The controls are mostly process and policy oriented (e.g., 6.1 Screening, 6.4 Disciplinary process) with a few technological controls (e.g., 6.7 Remote working).

Meet these controls with ManageEngine by:

  • Implementing solutions to enable, govern, and monitor secure remote access sessions for remote employees.
  • Encrypt endpoints AES 256-bit encryption and run them on FIPS 140-2 compliant mode to ensure safe and secure remote operations.
  • Enabling employees to report incidents via multiple channels using our unified service management suite and its integration with chat, email, and other solutions.
  • Leveraging integrations with IT and collaboration tools to ensure omni-channel incident logging.
  • Triaging and resolving all incidents using end-to-end workflow automations and AI assistance.
Physical controls

This category contains 14 controls related to securing the organization's physical environment.

These controls include best practices like clear desk policies and various physical and technological measures. The goal is to restrict and monitor access to areas and assets containing sensitive information and protect them against physical threats, including natural disasters.

Meet these controls with ManageEngine by:

  • Classifying, managing, and monitoring storage devices and endpoints throughout their life cycle.
  • Blocking or restricting usage of peripheral devices in accordance with your organization's information security policies.
  • Ensuring all licensed software and corporate data is wiped from endpoints and storage devices before disposal using the UEMS site.
Technological controls

This category contains 34 controls focused on securing various technological elements of an organization.

These controls cover every aspect of an organization's IT infrastructure, including access management and authentication, endpoint management, data loss prevention, network monitoring, IT security, and more.

Meet these controls with ManageEngine by:

  • Managing and securing user identities, privileges, and access to critical hardware and software resources.
  • Monitoring, managing, and securing all organizational endpoints, including laptops, servers, smartphones, and rugged devices.
  • Implementing proactive, real-time security with AI-powered threat hunting and anomaly detection using tools like Next-Gen Antivirus and UEBA.
  • Ensuring 24/7 monitoring of the entire network stack, from storage to applications.
  • Predicting future requirements for assets, licenses, and network capacity with predictive analytics.
  • Detecting and securing sensitive information like PII and patents, endpoint data, and privileged credentials across the organization.
  • Creating and implementing robust change management, incident management, and configuration management workflows.
Mapping ManageEngine products to ISO 27001 controls

Mapping ManageEngine products
to ISO 27001 controls

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Disclaimer:

Fully complying with the ISO 27001:2022 standard requires a variety of solutions, processes, people, and technologies. The solutions mentioned above are some of the ways in which IT management tools can help with some of the ISO 27001 controls. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered as legal advice for implementing the ISO 27001:2022 standard. Organizations must do their independent assessment with respect to ManageEngine's features and to what extent they can help them comply with this standard. ManageEngine makes no warranties, express, implied, or statutory, and assumes no responsibility or liability as to the information in this material.

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