ISO 27001 certification specifies requirements for an information security management system (ISMS). An ISMS uses policies and procedures to manage information risk, including technical and organizational measures. Key elements include leadership commitment, risk assessment, controls like access management, and monitoring/improvement. Mandatory documents include the risk assessment and treatment plan, security policies, and records of training/audits. Non-mandatory examples are classification, backup and change management policies. Benefits are compliance, competitive advantage, cost savings, and organizational efficiency.

1. ISO 27001 CERTIFICATION

2. WHAT IS ISO 27001 CERTIFICATION
 ISO 27001 certification (formally known
as ISO/IEC 27001:2013) is a specification for an
information security management system (ISMS).
An ISMS is a framework of policies and procedures
that includes all legal, physical and technical
controls involved in an organization's information
risk management processes.
 An ISO 27001 certification is a systematic approach
to managing sensitive company information so that
it remains secure. It includes people, processes
and IT systems by applying a risk management
process.
 It can help small, medium and large businesses in
any sector keep information assets secure.

3. ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION CLAUSES:
 Below are the mentioned ISO 27001 certification clauses:
 0 Introduction - the standard uses a process approach.
 1 Scope - it specifies generic ISMS requirements suitable for
organizations of any type, size or nature.
 2 Normative references - only ISO/IEC 27000 is considered absolutely
essential to users of ’27001: the remaining ISO27k standards are
optional.
 3 Terms and definitions - a brief, formalized glossary, soon to be
superseded by ISO/IEC 27000.
 4 Context of the organization - understanding the organizational
context, the needs and expectations of ‘interested parties’, and defining
the scope of the ISMS. Section 4.4 states very plainly that “The
organization shall establish, implement, maintain and continually
improve” a compliant ISMS.
 5 Leadership - top management must demonstrate leadership and
commitment to the ISMS, mandate policy, and assign information
security roles, responsibilities and authorities.

4.  6 Planning - outlines the process to identify, analyze and plan
to treat information risks, and clarify the objectives of
information security.
 7 Support - adequate, competent resources must be
assigned, awareness raised, documentation prepared and
controlled.
 8 Operation - a bit more detail about assessing and treating
information risks, managing changes, and documenting things
(partly so that they can be audited by the certification
auditors).
 9 Performance evaluation - monitor, measure, analyze and
evaluate/audit/review the information security controls,
processes and management system in order to make
systematic improvements where appropriate.
 10 Improvement - address the findings of audits and reviews
(e.g. nonconformities and corrective actions), make continual
refinements to the ISO 27001 certification.
ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION CLAUSES:

5. MANDATORY DOCUMENTS
 Scope of the ISO 27001 certification. (clause 4.3)
 Information security policy and objectives (clauses
5.2 and 6.2)
 Risk assessment and risk treatment methodology
(clause 6.1.2)
 Statement of Applicability (clause 6.1.3 d)
 Risk treatment plan (clauses 6.1.3 e and 6.2)
 Risk assessment report (clause 8.2)
 Definition of security roles and responsibilities
(clauses A.7.1.2 and A.13.2.4)
 Inventory of assets (clause A.8.1.1)

6. MANDATORY DOCUMENTS
 Acceptable use of assets (clause A.8.1.3)
 Access control policy (clause A.9.1.1)
 Operating procedures for IT management (clause
A.12.1.1)
 Secure system engineering principles (clause
A.14.2.5)
 Supplier security policy (clause A.15.1.1)
 Incident management procedure (clause A.16.1.5)
 Business continuity procedures (clause A.17.1.2)
 Statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements
(clause A.18.1.1)

7. MANDATORY RECORDS
 Below are the mandatory records for ISO 27001
certification:
 Records of training, skills, experience and
qualifications (clause 7.2)
 Monitoring and measurement results (clause 9.1)
 Internal audit program (clause 9.2)
 Results of internal audits (clause 9.2)
 Results of the management review (clause 9.3)
 Results of corrective actions (clause 10.1)
 Logs of user activities, exceptions, and security
events (clauses A.12.4.1 and A.12.4.3)

8. NON-MANDATORY DOCUMENTS
 Procedure for document control (clause 7.5)
 Controls for managing records (clause 7.5)
 Procedure for internal audit (clause 9.2)
 Procedure for corrective action (clause 10.1)
 Bring your own device (BYOD) policy (clause A.6.2.1)
 Mobile device and teleworking policy (clause A.6.2.1)
 Information classification policy (clauses A.8.2.1,
A.8.2.2, and A.8.2.3)
 Password policy (clauses A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.4,
A.9.3.1, and A.9.4.3)
 Disposal and destruction policy (clauses A.8.3.2 and
A.11.2.7)
 Procedures for working in secure areas (clause
A.11.1.5)

9. NON-MANDATORY DOCUMENTS
 Clear desk and clear screen policy (clause
A.11.2.9)
 Change management policy (clauses A.12.1.2 and
A.14.2.4)
 Backup policy (clause A.12.3.1)
 Information transfer policy (clauses A.13.2.1,
A.13.2.2, and A.13.2.3)
 Business impact analysis (clause A.17.1.1)
 Exercising and testing plan (clause A.17.1.3)
 Maintenance and review plan (clause A.17.1.3)
 Business continuity strategy (clause A.17.2.1)

10. BENEFITS OF ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION:
 Below are the benefits of ISO 27001 certification:
1. Compliance
2. Marketing edge
3. Lowering the expenses
4. Putting your business in order