Hytec Launches BS7799 Roadmap Service

Hytec has launched the BS7799 Roadmap Service for senior and middle management who recognise the value of BS7799 certification but are unsure of how to start the process.

The service allows you to benchmark your existing information security processes against best practice, identifying any gaps in your existing security controls and allowing you to plan for new technology or process changes. Providing a common understanding of the requirements of BS7799, the service allows you to select the most direct and cost effective route for BS7799 certification, with realistic timescales and budgets.

You will avoid unnecessary expenditure on the project because you will know that you have the right people working on the project and that you understand the effort required to meet the standard.

What is BS7799?

BS7799 is the most widely recognised information security standard in the world. It contains a significant number of control requirements and specifies how to create, operate, maintain and improve an Information Security Management System (ISMS).

The importance of BS7799 is well recognised in information security circles. For both commercial and legal reasons information must be protected and if an organisation has any hope of competing in the electronic market place, it must demonstrate that it proactively safeguards that information.

BS7799 enables organisations to identify and measure the risks to the security of their information, and ensure that appropriate measures or controls are in place to protect their information assets.

Public sector organisations are also required to demonstrate a high level of information protection, for example: BS7799 satisfies the security requirements for 3 rd party connections to trusted networks such as the NHS secure infrastructure N3.

There is a wide and growing range of legal requirements with which your organisation must comply. UK laws include the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act and the Computer Misuse Act.

Achieving compliance with BS7799 can be a daunting task. Assessing the compliance levels necessary for your organisation, and then creating a plan to become fully compliant, can be an intensive process. However, with a common understanding of the requirement; a clear strategy, appropriate timescales and key milestones; this effort can be minimised.

What is the BS7799 Roadmap Service?

•  Hytec's BS7799 Roadmap is a consultancy and facilitator service that will:

•  Provide you with a clear understanding of the process required to attain compliance with BS7799, and the level of commitment and input that will be required throughout the organisation.

•  Assess the current status of your security management processes and controls

•  Conduct a gap analysis to identify any discrepancy between existing security controls and those specified within BS7799

•  Discuss with your management team how to recognise areas of non-conformity with BS7799, how to design an ISMS and how to manage and maintain it

•  Develop a roadmap plan for your ISMS, and for subsequent BS7799 certification, with detailed actions, activities, target timescales and resource requirements

For further information on the BS7799 Roadmap, please contact Hytec on 01865 887428 or click here