So what hidden risks threaten businesses? A 2013 security report* reveals multiple sources of threat, including botnets, malware, not to mention vendor vulnerabilities and exposures. The research reveals that 63 % of organizations were infected with bots, and more than half were infected with new malware at least once a day.
In the latest ISOfocus issue, Prof. Edward Humphreys provides security recommendations to protect against these threats. He highlights how the recently published ISO/IEC 27001 on information management systems, now in its second edition, can help build a comprehensive security programme in today’s environment. The article explains what steps to take and what questions to answer, when the inevitable data breach does occur, so damage is kept to a minimum.
So the next time you purchase a new digitally connected device, ask yourselves this: Did the manufacturer consider the possibility of hacking? Did the company implement ISO/IEC 27001? If the answer to both questions is no, then maybe you should think twice. Today's companies have no choice but to protect themselves using the ISO/IEC 27001 standard.
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Other highlights of this issue include two inspirational stories about how positive values change people's lives. Read about how a young Kenyan beat the odds and rose to the top on his own terms and the personal account of a little boy in Iran who lost his mother to International Standards at a very early age. These true stories about hard work, perseverance and standards will touch you forever.
* Conducted by Check Point Software Technologies
