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Do you realise that the NHS IG Toolkit 9 (ITGv9) has up to 45 requirements classified under 6 initiative areas: therefore, achieving compliance can be time-consuming and demanding.

The deadline is 31st March. You have just under 2 months to complete/file your assessment.

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IT Governance is recognised as a world authority on information security standards and best practice. For many practitioners in enterprises of all sizes, we are the acknowledged ‘Masters of ISO 27001’, the internationally accepted and recognized standard for ISMSs that is improving security and cutting costs.

We provide consultancy to NHS Commercial Third Parties (CTPs) and Business Partners (BPs), guiding them through N3/IG Toolkit requirements and improving their IT security policy and procedures. The IG Toolkit is based on ISO 27001, so it’s not surprising that we are able to accelerate your project.

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Are you planning to study and prepare to take the examination for the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification? While recognised as the ‘must have’ qualification for a senior career in information security, CISSP is also known as one of the most difficult of all the infosec exams to pass first time.

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A key feature of our programme is the Pre-course CISSP Knowledge Assessment which determines the strengths and weakness of the current knowledge of each delegate. The results of this assessment are used by our trainer to prepare an individual Pre Course Study Plan and to adapt the delivery of the subsequent class-room training to meet the needs of the individual and the group.

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Following on from last week’s discussion ‘Which, Why and How is an ISO 27001 ISMS toolkit right for you‘, I thought we should take a closer look at the ISO 27001 implementation team and how our special January offer is the logical step that your organisation should take to implement ISO 27001.

Organisations that are serious about implementing ISO 27001, and successfully achieve certification, develop the in-house capability and skills through training.

They also take a risk based approach to develop the information security management System (ISMS), using our tried and tested ISO 27001 ISMS toolkits.

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Our range of training courses offer a structured learning path from Foundation to Advanced level in ISO27001 and ISO27002 together with related topics that include PCI DSS, Data Protection Act and Digital Forensics.

Training the ISO 27001 implementation team:

• In any ISO 27001 project you will have a Lead Implementer that is capable of leading their organisation to successful certification. The ISO27001 Certified ISMS Lead Implementer Masterclass is the perfect course for this role.
• You will need a team of Internal Auditors to effectively audit compliance with the ISO 27001 standard and against the controls contained in ISO 27002. You should book multiple people onto our essential ISO27001 Certified ISMS Internal Auditor training course.
• An understanding of the best practice guidance as outlined in ISO27002 is essential to ensure the compliance to ISO27001 in any organisation. Information Security Foundation based on ISO/IEC 27002 serves as a practical guideline for all members of staff as they initiate, implement and maintain an information security programme.

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Before we get on the ‘which’, lets explore ‘why’ and ‘how’ the ISO 27001 ISMS toolkit range has helped hundreds of organisations across the world to achieve ISO 27001 certification readiness.

‘WHY’ choose an ISO 27001 ISMS toolkit?

The hardest part of achieving ISO 27001 certification is the documentation of the Information Security Management System (ISMS). The documentation that is necessary to create a conforming system can, particularly in more complex businesses, be up to a thousand pages.

A toolkit can accelerate your ISO 27001 project immensely. The key benefits of a toolkit are:

• A toolkit is cheaper than one days’ consultancy
• Provides clear guidance on the role of risk assessment
• Template documents are easy to edit and customise
• Template documents save you time on research
• Template documents save you time on procedure writing
• Makes you your own expert
• An after sales support service
• 12 months of automatic updates

Then there’s the ‘HOW to do it’ issue.

The resource, time and management implications of making all this happen are immense. But that’s where toolkits come in. Our toolkits are precisely tailored to the requirements of ISO 27001 and contain pre-written documents, which can be tailored to your organisation. Our unique document support service offers after sales support to answer your queries, and each toolkit includes 12 months of free updates

Importantly, you do not want hundreds and hundreds of policies, after all ISO 27001 only requires 7 policies. By purchasing a toolkit, you receive a set of policies and procedures that really enable you to implement ISO 27001.

And finally, ‘WHICH’ toolkit is right for you?

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