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BS 7799

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BS 7799
(British Standard 7799) A code of practice for information assurance originally developed in the U.K. in 1995. It later became the basis of the ISO 17799 standards.


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They describe the reasons why IT security is important (and go far beyond the obvious); track the Combined Code, the Turnbull Report and Sarbanes-Oxley and their influence on IT governance; and explain BS 7799 and how to organize information security to suit.
Implement-ing an overarching compliance framework using ISO/IEC 17799 and BS 7799 requires a methodical information security management system that facilitates the planning, implementation, and documentation of security controls and ensures a constant process review.
In the UK, these foundations can be found within the BS 7799 standard covering information security management, and the Standard of Good Practice published by the user-driven Information Security Forum (ISF).
 
 
 
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