http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20736566%5E15841%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html By Karen Dearne The Australian NOVEMBER 14, 2006 JAPAN, Britain and India are well out in front in adopting the comprehensive information security standard ISO 27001. So far, 3080 organisations around the world have gone through the rigorous certification process to assure partners that sensitive corporate information and customer data will be handled securely. Japan has 1761 companies certified, Britain has 323 certifications and India has 246. Taiwan, Germany, Hungary and Korea are all ahead of the US, which has 42 certified organisations. In Australia, only 21 organisations are certified. Indian companies offering outsourced services are using certification as a competitive differentiator, SAI Global ICT management systems program manager Brahman Thiyagalingham says. SAIG's online compliance training programs are proving an important driver of expansion in the company's certification business, he says. SAIG recently won a contract with Sapient in India because of its ability to quickly train employees online and in any language. "Information security is not just about firewalls and passwords, it also concerns protecting all information assets," Thiyagalingham says. In Australia, risk management concerns are driving interest, as directors seek to manage their business and information risks through certification and compliance with the standard. Thiyagalingham says some government departments and some industry sectors are mandating it. "In NSW in particular the state government has been very keen on this," he says. _________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isn
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