When it comes to choosing a data center partner, security is always top of mind.<\/p>\n
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The continuous development of technology brought a lot of advantages to companies all over the world, but also acted as highly attractive bait for attackers trying to get unauthorized access to these advanced technological systems.<\/p>\n
In the last years, many cyber-attacks in the form of DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks have affected both the companies and the customers who rely upon their services.<\/p>\n
One of the largest and recent attacks was aimed at GitHub in 2018. A popular online code management service used by millions of developers, GitHub is used to high traffic and usage. What it wasn\u2019t prepared for was the then record-breaking 1.3 Tbps of traffic that flooded its servers with 126.9 million packets of data each second.<\/p>\n
In a world where this kind of attacks are becoming more massive in scale and more sophisticated in nature, how can a company protect its digital assets successfully?<\/p>\n
Here’s where the information security management systems (ISMS) standard ISO 27001 comes in.<\/p>\n
It also includes requirements for the assessment and treatment of information security risks that could affect that business.<\/p>\n
Looking for a way to be always ready to respond to the ever-evolving threat landscape that the digital space presents?<\/p>\n
This might depend on one business choice: making sure that your data center is ISO 27001 certified.<\/p>\n
Below are the main reasons why you should consider getting the ISO 27001 certification.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Every business depends on the security of their information. This is where your company\u2019s documents, client data, and personally identifiable information lies. If any of this information is leaked, it can lead to great financial losses and also, can greatly damage your public image. In this case, ISO 27001 will ensure that your ISMS is as effective as possible by using a methodical and proven approach.<\/p>\n As ISO 27001 is a challenging standard covering a broad scope of requirements, not every company chooses to get certified. Nonetheless, those businesses that have achieved certification are the ones who take cybersecurity seriously enough to have undergone comprehensive testing for their safety procedures. Considering the growing number of cyberattacks in recent years, this can be a great reassurance for existing and potential customers.<\/p>\n The ISO 27001 certification is internationally recognized and can give you an advantage over competitors that aren\u2019t in compliance.<\/p>\n Data breaches generally involve legal penalties, reparation costs, and lost sales, all this amounting to great sums of millions of dollars for medium- to big-sized companies. By preventing breaches from happening from the start, your business can avoid these costs and focus on growing.<\/p>\n Complying with the requirements of the ISO 27001 standard will give you a significant advantage in your compliance efforts for regulations such as EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).<\/p>\n Receiving an ISO 27001 certification is a lengthy process that requires significant involvement from both internal and external stakeholders.<\/p>\n In short, the ISO 27001 certification process can be broken down into three stages.<\/strong><\/p>\n The ISO 27001 documentation divides best practices into 14 separate controls. Certification audits will cover controls from each one during compliance checks.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n <\/span><\/li>\n Achieving the ISO 27001 certification is just the first step to being fully compliant (see our guide to Regulatory Compliance here). It\u2019s essential to also maintain these high standards and best practices after the audit has been completed.<\/p>\n Moreover, considering how often new employees join a company, that organization should hold training sessions to boost their understanding of the ISMS and how it\u2019s used.<\/p>\n Existing employees should also be required to pass a yearly test to refresh their knowledge of the main goals of the ISO 27001.<\/p>\n It is recommended to perform your own ISO 27001 internal audits once every three years. Nevertheless, many cybersecurity experts consider that only by having an internal audit every year you can aspire to keep ahead of any threats that might appear in the rapidly changing world of cyber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is recommended to perform your own ISO 27001 internal audits once every three years. Nevertheless, many cybersecurity experts consider that only by having an internal audit every year you can aspire to keep ahead of any threats that might appear in the rapidly changing world of cyber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":37877,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[419],"class_list":["post-37659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-eptura","tag-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n1. Avoid data breaches.<\/h3>\n
2. Build customer trust.<\/h3>\n
3. Gain a competitive advantage.<\/h3>\n
4. Avoid costly fines.<\/h3>\n
5. Facilitate compliance with data privacy laws.<\/h3>\n
How to get an ISO 27001 certification<\/h2>\n
The 3 stages of ISO 27001 certification<\/h3>\n
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What are the ISO 27001 Audit Controls?<\/h2>\n
Here’s what these ISO 27001 controls refer to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Compliance is a process, not a one-time deal<\/h2>\n