Information security management: why standards are important

摘要

Information security is no longer a domestic issue. In this age of electronic commerce, one compa- ny's information security certainly affects their business partners. For this reason it became impera- Tive that business partners de- Mand an acceptable level of Information security from one an- Other. Information security man- Agement standards should Certainly play a major role in this Regard. In this paper, some infor- Mation security management Standards and their applicability Will be discussed and put into Context.