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Some of the main benefits to organisations in achieving ISO 27001 certification include demonstration of credibility, trust, satisfaction and confidence with stakeholders, partners and customers; providing a holistic, risk-based approach to compliance; ensuring less business disruption from ongoing customer assessments; demonstrating security status according to internationally accepted criteria; providing market differentiation due to prestige, image and external goodwill; qualifying for lower premiums for cyber security risk insurance; demonstrating due diligence to maintain certification through (semi) annual surveillance visits.

Ernst & YoungErnst & Young is organising a seminar on October 26 at Grand Hyatt Hotel to provide more information on the steps that are required to be followed for organisations to be certified on ISO 27001 from Ernst & Young CertifyPoint. Mohammed Salem, Partner incharge of Advisory Services in Oman says this seminar is designed to benefit IT managers, information security managers, senior management and others who are involved in developing and complying against ISO 27001 standards on information security. Mohamed Nayaz, Executive Manager who leads the Technology and Security Risk Services in Oman, said the seminar will be delivered by experts from Ernst & YoungErnst & Young Certifypoint who will be involved in the process of certifying organisations in ISO 27001 Standard.

By Hasan Kamoonpuri

© Oman Daily Observer 2008

 

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