6.4. Working with Security Standards and ISO 17799
Many companies are adopting comprehensive security standards for their organizations. If your organization is involved in government-related work, a standard is probably already in place and you'll be expected to follow it. The consequences can be dire if a policy violation occurs.
Increasingly, the need for security standards is being recognized worldwide. One of the security standards that is gaining acceptance is ISO 17799. This section briefly discusses this standard.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published the ISO 17799 standard, which is referred to as the Code of Practice for Information Security Management. The most recent version of the standard was published ...
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