ISO/IEC 17799:2005

Information technology -- Security techniques -- Code of practice for information security management

‘ISO/IEC 17799:2005 establishes guidelines and general principles for initiating, implementing, maintaining, and improving information security management in an organization. The objectives outlined provide general guidance on the commonly accepted goals of information security management. ISO/IEC 17799:2005 contains best practices of control objectives and controls in the following areas of information security management: 

* security policy; 

* organization of information security; 

* asset management; 

* human resources security; 

* physical and environmental security;

* communications and operations management; 

* access control; 

* information systems acquisition, development and maintenance; 

* information security incident management; 

* business continuity management; 

* compliance.