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ISO27002:2022 explained – People controls
In this article, we explain the new ISO 27002:2022 chapter 6 – People controls. This covers the controls required for secure human resources management. This is the second article in a series of four, each article covering one chapter: Organization controls (chapter 5) People controls (chapter 6) – This article Physical controls (chapter 7) Technological…
Sieuwert van Otterloo
ISO27002:2022 explained – Organizational controls
The information security standard ISO 27001 consists of a main structure and an annex of recommended controls. The recommended controls are further explained in an additional standard ISO 27002. The main structure explains how a well-functioning ISMS (Information Security Management System) should be set up and maintained. The controls are specific actions that organisations should…
Joost Krapels
ISO27002:2022 – what’s new?
ISO 27001:2013, a certification standard for Information Security Management systems, uses an extensive list of example control measures that organisations have to comply with, or explain the control is not applicable (comply or explain). This list of 114 controls is elaborated on in ISO 27002, showing how to implement them in practice. After eight years,…
Joost Krapels
Changes in CISSP: 2021 versus 2018
In April 2020, we wrote an article on the then current 2018 version of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Body of Knowledge and provided a free study template. Technology evolves in a rapid pace, and with that the risks to an organisation’s information assets. The capabilities of and tools available to malicious actors…
Joost Krapels
Access Management: an introduction
Identity and Access Management, or IAM for short, is one of the cornerstones of Information Security. Organisations cannot protect the confidentiality, itegrity and availability of information entrusted to them if it can be seen, altered and deleted by anyone who simply desires to do so. In Information Security, we call the sequential steps required for…
Joost Krapels