ISO 27001 is the leading international standard focused on information security, published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), in partnership with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Both are leading international organisations that develop international standards.

First, it is important to note that the full name of ISO 27001 is “ISO/IEC 27001 – Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Requirements.”

We’ll be referring to it as ISO 27001 for the sake of simplicity, and our sanity.

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