%0 Journal Article
%T Information Security Standards
%A Dan Constantin Tofan
%J Journal of Mobile, Embedded and Distributed Systems
%D 2011
%I Bucharest University of Economic Studies
%X The use of standards is unanimously accepted and gives the possibility of comparing a personal security system with a given frame of reference adopted at an international level. A good example is the ISO 9000 set of standards regarding the quality management system, which is a common reference regardless of the industry in which a certain company activates. Just like quality control standards for other industrial processes such as manufacturing and customer service, information security standards demonstrate in a methodical and certifiable manner that an organization conforms to industry best practices and procedures. This article offers a review of the worldĄŻs most used information security standards.
%K Information Security Standards
%K ISO/IEC 27001
%K ISO/IEC 27002
%K ISO/IEC 17799
%K COBIT
%K NIST SP-800 series
%K Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)
%K ISF ¨C Standard of good practice for Information Security
%U http://www.jmeds.eu/index.php/jmeds/article/view/41