This document provides guidance on concepts, objectives and processes for the governance of information security, by which organizations can evaluate, direct, monitor and communicate the information security-related processes within the organization.
The intended audience for this document is:
— governing body and top management;
— those who are responsible for evaluating, directing and monitoring an information security management system (ISMS) based on ISO/IEC 27001;
— those responsible for information security management that takes place outside the scope of an ISMS based on ISO/IEC 27001, but within the scope of governance.
This document is applicable to all types and sizes of organizations.
All references to an ISMS in this document apply to an ISMS based on ISO/IEC 27001.
This document focuses on the three types of ISMS organizations given in Annex B. However, this document can also be used by other types of organizations.
Standards development within the Information Technology sector is harmonized with international standards development. Through the CSA Technical Committee on Information Technology (TCIT), Canadians serve as the SCC Mirror Committee (SMC) on ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology (ISO/IEC JTC1) for the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the ISO member body for Canada and sponsor of the Canadian National Committee of the IEC. Also, as a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Canada participates in the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (ITU-T).
For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 27007 throughout.
This Standard supersedes CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 27007:13 (adopted ISO/IEC 27007:2011). At the time of publication, ISO/IEC 27007:2017 is available from ISO and IEC in English only. CSA Group will publish the French version when it becomes available from ISO and IEC.
Standards development within the Information Technology sector is harmonized with international standards development. Through the CSA Technical Committee on Information Technology (TCIT), Canadians serve as the SCC Mirror Committee (SMC) on ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology (ISO/IEC JTC1) for the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the ISO member body for Canada and sponsor of the Canadian National Committee of the IEC. Also, as a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Canada participates in the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (ITU-T).
For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as CSA ISO/IEC 27009 throughout.
This Standard supersedes CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 27009:18 (adopted ISO/IEC 27009:2016). At the time of publication, ISO/IEC 27009:2020 is available from ISO and IEC in English only. CSA Group will publish the French version when it becomes available from ISO and IEC.
This Standard has been formally approved, without modification, by the Technical Committee and has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.
Standards development within the Information Technology sector is harmonized with international standards development. Through the CSA Technical Committee on Information Technology (TCIT), Canadians serve as the SCC Mirror Committee (SMC) on ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology (ISO/IEC JTC1) for the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the ISO member body for Canada and sponsor of the Canadian National Committee of the IEC. Also, as a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Canada participates in the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (ITU-T).
For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as CSA ISO/IEC 27007 throughout.
This Standard supersedes CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 27007:18 (adopted ISO/IEC 27007:2017). At the time of publication, ISO/IEC 27007:2020 is available from ISO and IEC in English only. CSA Group will publish the French version when it becomes available from ISO and IEC.
This Standard has been formally approved, without modification, by the Technical Committee and has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.
Standards development within the Information Technology sector is harmonized with international standards development. Through the CSA Technical Committee on Information Technology (TCIT), Canadians serve as the SCC Mirror Committee (SMC) on ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology (ISO/IEC JTC1) for the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the ISO member body for Canada and sponsor of the Canadian National Committee of the IEC. Also, as a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Canada participates in the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (ITU-T).
For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as CSA ISO/IEC 27009 throughout.
This Standard supersedes CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 27009:18 (adopted ISO/IEC 27009:2016). At the time of publication, ISO/IEC 27009:2020 is available from ISO and IEC in English only. CSA Group will publish the French version when it becomes available from ISO and IEC.
This Standard has been formally approved, without modification, by the Technical Committee and has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.
Blockchain and distributed ledger technology is an innovative and continuously evolving technology. This technology has far reaching security implications beyond just the financial services industries. Thanks to cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology has proven its relevance and increases security for data exchanges and immutable storage of data related to transactions. However, this does not mean the technology is beyond attacks and hacks -- like the dreaded 51% attack. The CSA Blockchain Working Group's goal is to investigate and document various forms of blockchain technology, relevant use cases, and security implications. The Blockchain Working Group is dedicated to producing useable content to educate the industry on this radical technology.
As we move forward into the future of automation, AI is proving to play a critical role in the realm of both cyber and cloud security. The ability to learn at the rate which AI produces makes it extremely important to prioritize discovering the potential ways that AI can both assist security, as well as defining ways that standardization can be shaped around its proper uses, ensuring that businesses are prepared for the continued growth of AI. CSA's AI working group has been established to regulate and create a format for which we can begin to shape the future of the frameworks around AI, and the impacts it will have on everyday life involving verticals such as banking, vehicles, big data, as well as other intelligence learning platforms and standards.
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The “Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) protocol,” is designed to provide on-demand, dynamically provisioned, air-gapped networks. Air-gapped networks are trusted networks that are isolated from all unsecured networks and this may allow them to mitigate network-based attacks. The SDP protocol is based on workflows invented by the Department of Defense (DoD) and used by some Federal Agencies. Networks based on these workflows provide a higher level of security, but are thought to be very difficult to use compared to traditional enterprise networks.
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