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    How to set the ISMS scope

    according to ISO 27001

    Presenter: Dejan Kosutic


    How to set the scope for your Information
    Security Management System

    If you’re planning to start your ISO 27001


    implementation…

    … one of the first big dilemmas you’ll face


    is the scope
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    Setting the scope right will make
    your life much easier

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    Agenda

    • Where is the scope defined?


    • How should the scope be defined?
    • How big should the scope be?
    • Scope if servers are in the cloud
    • Dependencies and interfaces
    • External and internal issues
    • How to document the scope
    • Biggest challenges with setting the ISMS
    scope

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    Where is the scope defined?

    • 1) In the ISMS Scope document (detailed


    description)
    • 2) In the ISO 27001 certificate (one
    sentence)

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    How should the scope be defined?

    Acceptable:
    • Processes
    • Departments
    • Locations
    • Exclusions

    Not acceptable:
    • Products
    • Technology
    • Security domains / controls from Annex A
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    How big should the scope be?

    • Smaller companies: go for the whole


    company
    • Larger companies: go for only one part of
    your company
    • Beware of departments left out of the scope
    • Most important: think where your most
    sensitive information is

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    Scope if servers are in the cloud

    Technical solution Include in the scope


    Own physical servers on a Hardware, software, and
    third-party infrastructure data
    Virtual servers in a third- Software and data
    party computing
    infrastructure (public IaaS)
    Using third-party platform Data and all application
    (public PaaS) software
    Using third-party Software- Data
    as-a-Service (public SaaS)
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    Dependencies and interfaces

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    External and internal issues

    Examples of internal issues:


    • Organizational structure
    • Values, mission, vision
    • Resources
    • Contractual relationships
    Examples of external issues:
    • Market and customer trends
    • Needs of interested parties
    • Technological trends
    • Laws and regulations
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    How to document the scope

    Mandatory:
    • Processes
    • Locations
    • Organizational units

    Not mandatory:
    • Internal and external issues
    • Dependencies and interfaces
    • List of assets
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    Biggest challenges with setting the
    ISMS scope

    • Defining the ISMS scope for a business process


    or service that is hosted in the cloud
    • Understanding and identifying all the interfaces
    between departments to determine the scope
    • How best to define scope when the company is
    multinational with offices around the globe
    • Interference from our QA department who are
    demanding ISO27001 documentation sits under
    their clinical document QMS
    • Cost vs benefit when deciding on the scope size

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    Conclusion

    Do not focus your scope on your IT


    only – focus on where your most
    sensitive information is

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    Q&A

    Dejan Kosutic
    Thank you!
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