ISO Management Systems
January - February 2009

ISO/IEC 27001 for SMEs

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ISO/IEC 27001 for SMEs

Information security management systems for small and medium-sized enteprises

Athough many large organizations have been quick to see the benefits of ISO/IEC 27001:2005 – the information security management system standard – many SMEs have been slow adopters because of a lack of basic advice in its implementation. This will change with development of a new ISO handbook to demystify the process, due for publication in 2009.

View Point

ISO/TC 207 can get even better

Dr. Robert Page, the new Chair of ISO/TC 207, Environmental management, writes : “ISO/TC 207 is built on incredible foundations – its institutional strength, global reach and collective will to develop standards that matter. It is against this backdrop that ISO/TC 207 can get even better, to address calls for greater market relevance and more effective tools.”

ISO Insider

• ISO publishes new edition of ISO 9001
  ISO has published ISO 9001:2008, the latest edition of the International Standard used by organizations in 175 countries as the framework for their quality management systems (QMS). ISO 9001:2008, Quality management system – Requirements, is the fourth edition of the standard first published in 1987.
• ISO launches video clip : “The ISO 9000 family – Global management standards”
• ISO 50001 – future management system standard for energy
• How ISO contributes to a sustainable world
• ISO Guide will help reduce environmental impacts of products
• Material flow cost accounting with ISO 14051

International

• The “Big D” becomes the “Green D”
  Dallas is largely known across the globe for being big… big money, big business, and big hair (the hair styles made famous by the Dallas TV series)…and is appropriately nicknamed, “Big D”. However, the “Big D” is now known as “Green D” as a result of a three-year ISO 14001 implementation and certification programme across all major city departments, a first in any US municipal organization.
• Isle of Man Ship Registry – anchored to ISO 9001
• ISO 22000 helps India’s Akshaya Patra Foundation feed a million needy children daily
• Case studies show value of ISO/IEC 27001 conformity

Standards for services

• European initiatives for sheltered housing and airport security