Security

The long-awaited AI security standard ISO/IEC 27090:2026 has been published. The new standard "describes various security threats and the exploitation of vulnerabilities that can happen when using AI systems. The objective is to identify recommended measures to improve the securituy of AI systems by identifying theats and the consequences of these threats. The identifiction of threats can help usesrs and developers of AI systems better understand security issues related to AI

Knotwork security, securing the net A Preliminary Work Item within ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG4 has produced a detailed plan for the revision of the multi-part ISO/IEC 27033 network security standard. The plan is a work of art given the complexities involved. I'm impressed - and that's saying something. [Although I'd love to share it with you, the copyright belongs to ISO/IEC, not me. Sorry.] Here are some of the highlights (as I understand them at the moment - this is a bus

I'm currently working on a proposed new ISO27k information security standard for SMEs - Small to Mid-sized Enterprises with up to about 250 people. ISO/IEC 27001 makes business sense for organisations towards the upper end of the range and beyond, but what about those tiddlers buried at the bottom of the heap? SMEs are like krill, thumb-sized prawn-like sea creatures weighing just a gram or so ... yet a single blue whale scoops-up something like 20 tons (millions) of the ta

The fourth edition of ISO/IEC 27007 is on-track for publication by mid-2027. Aside from revising the title to "Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Guidelines for information security management systems auditing", and updating numerous references to the current editions of ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 19011, the forthcoming fourth edition remains largely unchanged from the third. It still concerns conformity or compliance "tick-n-bash" auditing, specifically

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG 1 is making progress on a proposed new ISO27k information security standard for Small to Mid-sized Enterprises with up to ~250 people. An initial rough draft will be fleshed-out over the coming years if the project is approved by the committee in its meeting at the end of this month. The draft's 39 SME information security controls are drawn from/basd loosely on ISO/IEC 27002 controls: Half the controls are classified as "Initial baseline", suggested a

After more than a decade, the first edition of ISO/IEC 27017 and ITU-T recommendation X.1631 has been updated. The standard advises both Cloud Service Customers and Cloud Service Providers, providing complementary security guidance side-by-side in tables. Clauses 5 through 8 in the new second edition adopt the structure of ISO/IEC 27002:2022: Clause 4 sets the scene with general guidance and concepts; Clause 5 covers organizational controls for cloud services; Clause 6 covers

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 is in the early stages of updating ISO/IEC 27002:2022 - the generic set of information security controls generally worth considering, whether as part of a '27001 Information Security Management System or not. Rather than leaping straight into the usual process of inviting then discussing and addressing comments and proposed changes, the revision project's editorial team is taking a different route this time around: the committee intends to decide what cha

ISO/IEC 27000:2016 clause 4.4 "Why an ISMS is important" explained the purpose of information security and an ISMS in about a page of 7 paragraphs. In ISO/IEC 27000:2026, that clause became 4.1.7 "Importance of an ISMS" and was condensed to half a page with 3 paragraphs. It's more than just a tightening-up of the wording, though, including this new text: "Interested parties can include not only the organization’s customers, suppliers, business partners, employees, shareholde

Earlier today I blogged about the tedium and risks of ISO's slow processes, both consequences of the effort needed to align all those involved in standardisation and produce worthwhile, generally-acceptable standards. Here's another topical example. ISO/IEC 27090 "Cybersecurity — Artificial Intelligence — Guidance for addressing security threats and compromises to artificial intelligence systems" is at FDIS stage and will hopefully emerge from the sausage machine "soon-as", m

Updates to both ISO/IEC 27000 and ISO/IEC 27017 have passed their votes at FDIS stage. 27000 (the overview and introduction to the ISO27k standards) received just a few minor comments and should be released very soon (which means within months, in ISO-land). 27017 (cloud security) received about 10 pages of comments - mostly minor grammatical corrections though, so it too remains on-track for release soon (hopefully this year). They should be published "soon-as". I often moa

Graças a Filipe Nicacio, agora oferecemos traduções para português brasileiro de alguns materiais do ISO27k Toolkit. Pedimos desculpas por eventuais erros: não consigo revisá-los, pois a única palavra em português que sei é "Obrigado!"... e meu sotaque é péssimo! [Courtesy of Filipe Nicacio, we now offer Brazilian Portuguese translations of some of the ISO27k Toolkit materials. Sorry about any mistakes: I can't really check them since about the only word of Portuguese I know

ISO/IEC 27002 - a generic catalogue of commonplace information security controls - expands substantially on Annex A of ISO/IEC 27001. Each of the 93 single-sentence control statements in Annex A merits about a page of more detailed explanation and guidance in '27002 ... but those details mean more work for ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC27 to maintain the standard. The committee is forever chasing after changes in the field such as the meteoric rise of generative AI since the release of Cha

Having now reached F inal D raft I nternational S tandard stage, ISO/IEC 27090 " Guidance for addressing security threats and compromises to artificial intelligence systems " is on-track for publication later this year, hopefully. This is a timely standard, giving the explosion of AI-with-everything at the moment. Hopefully it will prompt smart (and not-so-smart!) organisations to think carefully about the information risks associated with their use of AI, prioritising the

In part, the current (fifth, 2018) edition of ISO/IEC 27000 defines key terms of art used throughout the ISO27k standards . The standard is available as a legitimate free download from ISO . If you haven't already seen it, go ahead - download the standard for a good look at these 77 terms defined in clause 3: access control attack audit audit scope authentication authenticity availability base measure competence confidentiality conformity consequence continual improvement c

Cover page ISO/IEC TS 27103:2026 "Cybersecurity - Guidance on using ISO and IEC standards in a cybersecurity framework" is, essentially, a mapping of NIST's C yber S ecurity F ramework to ISO27k and other standards. The Technical Specification belatedly updates references to various clauses in the 2022 editions of ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002 from 2018's T echnical R eport. Read more about the standard here on this site and at ISO.org

No, not that kind of 'medium'! Two new ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG 1 standards projects are under way, raising fundamental questions about how we standardise and promote information security. 1. Practical ISMS implementation guidance First, we are defining the scope and plan for a second part to ISO/IEC 27003 (possibly a distinct standard or some other format). This project aims to offer ISMS implementation advice for small, medium and large organizations, with a specific emphas

I've received the first W orking D raft for the revision of ISO/IEC 27102 :2019 - "Information security management - Guidelines for cyber-insurance ". With a new title already approved ("Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Guidelines for applying ISO/IEC 27001 and related standards in support of cyber insurance ") and a revised scope, the committee intends to refocus the second edition more explicitly on the I nformation S ecurity M anagement S ystem

Having seen yet another comment on social media this morning along the lines of "I'm petrified that the certification auditor will raise a nonconformity if we don't adopt specific Annex A controls", I've added an ISO27k FAQ under the assurance section . This is one of the most frequent of F requently A sked Q uestions, a frustratingly persistent concern relating to the natural anxieties about being audited. I've been audited. I've been an auditor. Audits are challenging,

I'm intrigued by the notion of 'adversaries' being classed and treated as 'stakeholders' for risk management purposes. Adversaries' interests, concerns, requirements and expectations are (on the whole) diametrically opposed to the organisation's and its more conventional stakeholders. However, as with all stakeholders ( e.g . owners, workers, partners, suppliers, customers, authorities, communities, society ...), they are willing to invest in achieving the outcomes they desir

ISO/TC 215 has updated ISO 27799 to reflect ISO/IEC 27002:2022 , omitting the previous edition's content re ISO/IEC 27001 . The standard now concentrates on the implementation of organisational, people, physical and technological controls within the healthcare industry.