Download or read book Nine Steps to Success written by Alan Calder and published by IT Governance Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step guidance on a successful ISO 27001 implementation from an industry leader Resilience to cyber attacks requires an organization to defend itself across all of its attack surface: people, processes, and technology. ISO 27001 is the international standard that sets out the requirements of an information security management system (ISMS) – a holistic approach to information security that encompasses people, processes, and technology. Accredited certification to the Standard is recognized worldwide as the hallmark of best-practice information security management. Achieving and maintaining accredited certification to ISO 27001 can be complicated, especially for those who are new to the Standard. Author of Nine Steps to Success – An ISO 27001 Implementation Overview, Alan Calder is the founder and executive chairman of IT Governance. He led the world’s first implementation of a management system certified to BS 7799, the forerunner to ISO 27001, and has been working with the Standard ever since. Hundreds of organizations around the world have achieved accredited certification to ISO 27001 with IT Governance’s guidance, which is distilled in this book.