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ISO 27001 vs. BS 7799

The new standard ISO 27001:2005 Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) certification was published on 14 October 2005. It replaces BS 7799:2002
Part 2.

Key changes between ISO 27001 and BS 7799

  • A new security control clause, “Information security incident reporting”, has been added, bringing the total number of clauses to 11;
  • There are now 39 security categories;
  • New controls have also been added, with a new total of 133; and
  • Additional changes include requiring organizations to define their risk assessment approach and provide justification for any exclusion from scope.

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