These guidelines aim to establish best practices and standards for organizations, allowing a systematic approach to compliance with the ISO standard.
The compliance standards that make up the ISO/IEC-27000 series are security standards created and managed by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electronic Commission. These international organizations are involved in many countries, ensuring their wide dissemination, implementation, and recognition worldwide.
Why Use An ISO 27000-Series Standard?
Data breaches are one of the most significant security risks organizations face. Application security controls data protection is designed to protect sensitive data across all areas of businesses. ISO standards help address several regulatory requirements, including providing a framework for internal information security controls, operational security, and readiness for business continuity.
ISO 27001 can be applied to organizations of any size and sector. The certification and compliance processes required both internal and external resources to complete. Most of the audit preparation is completed by internal IT audits with assistance from external firms.
External firms assist with assessment activities, develop a series assurance framework, and provide operational process recommendations.
ISO 27000 series provides the security foundation for policy, compliance, security monitoring, auditing and control standards, and a risk management framework. IS0 27000 helps align the SecOps, NetOps, and DevOps teams under one security framework. Internal and external IT examiners recommend ISO 27000 series. The multiple control frameworks provide a clear path for auditors to validate successful enablement security processes covered under these frameworks.
To be certified as ISO 27001-compliant requires a thorough analysis and testing of the approved systems, their functionality, and capabilities.
One of the requirements of ISO 27001-control A.12.6.1 of Annex A of ISO/IEC 27001:2013—requires that an organization prevent any potential vulnerabilities from being exploited.
As part of the risk assessment process, uncover vulnerabilities in any Internet-facing IP addresses, web applications, or internal devices and applications, and link them to identifiable threats. This will be discovered during vulnerability scanning and pen testing engagements.
Penetration testing is critical to any ISO/IEC 27000 Information engagement.
Combining ISO 27001 with ISO 27002 makes it easier to protect data and comply with regulations.ISO 27001/2 is an umbrella standard organizations have aligned to reduce the cost and complexity of the framework.
- ISO 27001
This is the central standard in the ISO 27000 series, containing the implementation requirements for an ISMS.
- ISO 27002
This supplementary standard provides an overview of information security controls that organizations might choose to implement.
Vulnerability Assessment And Penetration Testing
What Is Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Engagement?
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) are specific independent security tests. Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessments perform two arrangements, usually with different results, within the same area of focus.
Vulnerability assessment tools discover the vulnerabilities that are present. Penetration tests attempt to exploit the vulnerabilities in a system to determine whether unauthorized access or other malicious activity is possible.
Penetration tests find flaws and measure the severity of each. A penetration test shows how dangerous a mark could be in an actual attack rather than seeing every flaw in a system. Together, penetration testing and vulnerability assessment tools provide a detailed picture of the weaknesses in an application and the risks associated with those flaws.
Why Should A Client Consider A VAPT Engagement?
VAPT engagements combined with a remediation strategy and a continuous workstream sprint give the client a greater strategy scope and visibility of risk into their platforms.
By leveraging an ongoing vulnerability scanning process, organizations will have firm visibility into the weaknesses of their various networks and systems.
Once the SecOps and DevOps teams perform remediation, engage the 3rd part pen testing team to validate either a black, gray, or white hat engagement if the remediation steps did remove the vulnerability with the host or network components.
Connection The VAPT Sprint With IS027000 Pen Testing Engagement
ISO 27001 control objective A12.6 (Technical Vulnerability Management) states that “information about technical vulnerabilities of any enterprise system should be reported immediately.” The organization’s exposure to such vulnerabilities is evaluated, and appropriate measures are taken to address the associated risk.
The nature of information technology assets means they may have many technical vulnerabilities that external attacks could exploit. Automated and indiscriminate attacks target identifiable vulnerabilities in hardware and software irrespective of the organization that has them. These vulnerabilities include un-patched software, inadequate passwords, poorly coded websites, and insecure applications.
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