ISO/IEC 27001:2013 is an international standard on how to manage information security within the organization.
Since there are more like a dozen standards in the ISO/IEC 27000 family, ISO/IEC 27001 is the most well-known, establishing specifications for information security management (ISMS). They allow any firm to maintain a high level in security assets such as financial data, intellectual property, employee information, and information provided by third parties.
ISO 27001 focuses on three categories:
Confidentiality: only the authorized persons have the right to access information.
Integrity: only the authorized persons can change the information.
Availability: the information must be accessible to authorized persons whenever it is needed.
Beneficiary factors for ISO 27001 include,
1. Increased reliability and security of systems and information
2. Improved customer and business partner confidence
3. Increased business resilience
4. Alignment with customer requirements
5. Improved management processes and integration with corporate risk strategies