{"id":5434,"date":"2019-10-08T14:36:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T18:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/?p=5434"},"modified":"2019-10-24T09:34:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:34:59","slug":"baselines-cyber-security-controls-for-small-and-medium-sized-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/2019\/10\/08\/baselines-cyber-security-controls-for-small-and-medium-sized-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Baselines \u2013 Cyber Security Controls for Small and Medium Sized Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Organization for Standardization (\u201cISO\u201d) has released the world\u2019s first international standard to help organizations manage privacy information and meet regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The ISO 27701 certification for Privacy Information Management Systems (\u201cPIMS\u201d) provides its requirements regarding privacy, including GDPR, building on ISO\/IEC 27001, by providing necessary extra provisions.&nbsp; It deals with employee awareness programs, risk assessment and documentation and applies to businesses of all sizes and types.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses who wish to improve their cyber security ability should be aware of a document issued by the government of Canada called \u201cBaselines cyber security controls for small and medium organizations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The overview of the document states:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis document presents the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security baseline cyber security controls wherein we attempt to apply the 80\/20 rule (achieve 80% of the benefit from 20% of the effort) to the cyber security practices of small and medium organizations in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The document may be downloaded in PDF form from the website <a href=\"https:\/\/cyber.gc.ca\/en\/guidance\/baseline-cyber-security-controls-small-and-medium-organizations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/cyber.gc.ca\/en\/guidance\/baseline-cyber-security-controls-small-and-medium-organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a 19 page document which gives details of many steps which companies may use in order to protect their data.&nbsp; It would be wise to have your IT department check same carefully.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions or assistance, fell free to contact the undersigned at <a href=\"mailto:fschlesinger@spiegelsohmer.com\">fschlesinger@spiegelsohmer.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Organization for Standardization (\u201cISO\u201d) has released the world\u2019s first international standard to help organizations manage privacy information and meet regulatory requirements. 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