ISO/IEC 27001 — Information security management – ISO

ISO/IEC 27001 is an international standard on how to manage information security. The standard was originally published jointly by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC) in 2005[1] and then revised in 2013.[2] It details requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS) – the aim of which is to help organizations make the information assets they hold more secure.[3] A European update of the standard was published in 2017.[4] Organizations that meet the standard’s requirements can choose to be certified by an accredited certification body following successful completion of an audit.

The IAS accreditation process provides objective evidence that an organization operates at a high level of organizational, legal and technical standards.
IAS bases its programs on internationally recognized standards in order to ensure worldwide acceptance of your accreditation.

The accreditation criteria have been developed by IAS to provide all interested parties with guidelines for implementing performance features of the applicable standards referenced in the accreditation criteria. The criteria were developed following public hearings conducted by the IAS Accreditation Committee.

Accreditation demonstrates to the marketplace that certification bodies are technically competent to audit and certify activity in accordance with the requirements of national and international standards and regulations.

Users of accredited certification services can be confident in the quality of the processes used, the competence of the staff and the reliability and accuracy of results. Increasingly public and private organisations are specifying accredited certification in contracts to ensure traceability of complex supply chains. By demonstrating your technical competence through accreditation, you can differentiate yourself from your competitors.

Only UKAS accredited certificates include the UKAS accreditation symbol. The symbol has a dual role; it enables certification bodies to show their competence and allows consumers of certification services to easily recognise quality providers.

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