What’s new in ISO-17799:2005
January 21, 2010Risk management where addressed only in part 2 document, the part 1 now includes a new chapter on ‘Risk Assessment and Treatment’ requirements
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‘Asset classification and control’ evolve into a more holistic ‘Asset management’ approach
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‘Personnel Security’ evolve into ‘Human resources security’ which now emphasis on what’s needed before, during and on termination of employment
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‘Communication and operations management’ now includes service delivery management of 3rd parties (i.e.: outsourcer performance and security obligation monitoring)
Introduction of ‘Technical Vulnerability Management’
Incident management controls that where spread all around the previous version of the standard are now consolidated within a new chapter titled ‘Information Security Incident Management’
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In short: 2 new control families, a new total of 135 controls, over 80 changes within the existing controls (deletion/addition/modification)