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CMMI Certification - Productive and Appraisal Solution for Business Development

With the ever increasing competition in the field of technological advancement, software development industries are looking for solutions to improve their quality of work to build up higher confidence and a sense of belief among their clients. This scenario has led to the establishment and evolution of various certifications that classify the firms as a symbol of trust and excellence. CMMI Certification has been recognized as a relevant and extremely important benchmark for the software development industries in order to gain a competitive edge over the opponents and stand out in the market front. CMMI stands for Capability Maturity Model Integration. It is a certification program that provides a process improvement model which an organization can apply by following best practices. In other words, the model provides guidelines for improving practices and processes applied to a project, department, or an entire organization. Streamlining the business operations is important for th...

Structure of ISO 27001:2013

Controls (Annex A) A.5: Information Security Policies – Controlling how policies are written and revised A.6: Information Security Organization – Controls on how responsibilities are assigned; also includes controls for mobile devices A.7: Human Resources Security – Pre-employment, during and after employment controls A.8: Asset management – Asset inventory and acceptable use controls; also for information classification and media management A.9: Access control – Access control policy, user access management, system and application access control A.10: Cryptography – Encryption and Key Management Controls A.11: Physical and environmental security – Controls defining secure areas, entry controls, protection against threats, security of the equipment, secure removal, clear desk and clear screen policy, etc. A.12: Operational securit y – Procedures and responsibilities, malware, backup, logging, monitoring, installation, vulnerability etc. A.13: Communications S...

Clauses in ISO 27001

Clauses in ISO 27001 Clause 4: Context of the organization ·          4.1: Understanding the Organization and its context ·          4.2: Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties ·          4.3: Determining the scope of the information security management system ·          4.4: Information security management system Clause 5: Leadership ·          5.1: Leadership and Commitment ·          5.2: Policy ·          5.3: Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities Clause 6: Planning ·          6.1: Actions to address risks and opportunities ·          6.2: Information security o...

What is ISO 27001?

ISO 27001 is a standard which helps organizations manage information security. It was published by International Standardization Organization (ISO). The latest revised version is ISO 27001:2013. First version was published in 2005. This standard was developed on British Standards BS 7799-2. Which type of organizations can get certified for ISO 27001? ISO 27001 can be implemented in any kind of organization, profit or non-profit, private or state-owned, small or large. ISO 27001 establishes framework for the implementation of information security management in an organization. Organizations can also get certified for ISO 27001. The independent certification bodies perform the audit and upon compliance with the standard, it issues the certificate to organizations. What are the benefits of ISO 27001?             New client acquisition and retention of old clients            Avoid losses and penalties for d...