ISO/IEC 27002:2022 is an information security standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). ISO 27002 has a close association with ISO 27001. Broadly speaking, it gives guidance on implementing ISO 27001

ISO/IEC 27002 provides a reference set of information security, cyber security and privacy protection controls, including implementation guidance based on internationally recognized best practices.

While ISO 27002 is not a certifiable standard by itself, compliance with its information security, physical security, cyber security, and privacy management guidelines, brings your organization one step closer to meeting ISO 27002 guideline implementation.

Why is ISO 27002 important?

If your organization collects, uses, or processes data, there will always be information security risks and threats to watch out for.

To guard against these risks, you should have an Information Security Management System (ISMS) to ensure the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of all information and information assets.

The main challenge facing businesses new to the information security management scene is its broad scope. Implementing and maintaining an ISMS covers such a broad spectrum that most managers don’t know where to begin.

If this sounds like you or if you are just looking to stay on top of your information security, then a great starting point is implementing the controls suggested in ISO/IEC 27002.

How THarWi Can Help

By implementing information security controls found in ISO 27002, organizations can rest assured that their information assets are protected by internationally recognized and approved best practices.

Organizations of all sizes and levels of security maturity can reap the following benefits from adherence to the ISO 27002 code of practice:

• It provides a working framework for the resolution of information security, cyber security, physical security, and information privacy issues.

• Clients and business partners will be more confident and will take a positive view of an organization that implements the recommended standards and information security controls.

• Since the policies and procedures provided align with internationally recognized security requirements, cooperation with international partners is more straightforward.

• Compliance with the standard helps develop an organizations best practices which will increase overall productivity.

• It provides a defined implementation, management, maintenance, and evaluation of information security management systems.

• An ISO-compliant organization will have an advantage in contract negotiations and participation in global business opportunities.

• By complying with ISO 27002 information security controls, one can benefit from lower insurance premiums from providers.

ISO 27002 information security controls can also be mapped against similar standards, e.g. NIST, SOC2, CIS, TISAX and many more.