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Data Classification – How to get it right

By admin|2024-07-22T13:41:51+01:00July 22nd, 2024|Information Security, ISO27001 Certification, ISO27001 Implementation, policies and procedures, Risk Assessment|

Data Classification: How to get it right Not all business data is created equal. Some information is more valuable—and more sensitive—than others. This is where data classification becomes important. It helps separate the low risk information from the highly sensitive and confidential. What is Data Classification? Data classification is the process of categorising business information based on its level of sensitivity and the impact to the organisation should that data be disclosed, altered, or destroyed without authorisation. It's about understanding what data you have, where it [...]

How to create an effective Policy

By admin|2024-05-06T11:37:26+01:00May 6th, 2024|Information Security, policies and procedures|

Creating Effective Policy and Procedure Documents Having well-written and easy-to-follow policies is crucial for ensuring consistency and compliance within an organisation. However knowing what the format should look like can be a challenge and getting it wrong means lots of changes. We've written hundred of policies for clients and so I am going to share our format for creating easy to understand and follow policies. Here's the structure we use for creating effective policy documents: Front Cover I know a lot of people think that having [...]

Let’s talk policies and procedures

By admin|2024-10-03T12:46:21+01:00May 7th, 2022|ISO27001 Implementation, policies and procedures|

Let’s talk policies and procedures I often get asked why organisations should bother with policies and procedures. My response is that it creates a uniform structure by which the organisation works, saving time and resources. For larger organisations it shows a fairness in the way it operates as everyone has the same procedure to follow. What usually goes wrong is that the person writing the policy struggles to be able to put into words what needs to happen. Believe me, we have seen some policies which [...]