BS ISO/IEC 27032:2023

What is BS ISO/IEC 27032 - Guidelines for Internet security about?

For any organization that uses the Internet, BS ISO/IEC 27032:2023 can help you protect the confidentiality, integrity and continuity of your services and information.

What does BS ISO/IEC 27032 - Guidelines for Internet security cover?

It provides guidance for implementing the high-level technical and non-technical security controls required to prepare for, prevent, monitor, detect and respond to common Internet-related risks, threats and attacks.

Guidance focuses on providing industry best practices, and broad consumer and employee education to assist interested parties in playing an active role in tackling Internet security challenges.

It also tackles the security gaps that arise from a lack of communication between the different users and providers.

Ultimately BS ISO/IEC 27032 is a useful extension to organisations seeking to enhance their information security management system and is in line with the new editions of ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002.

Why should you use BS ISO/IEC 27032:2023?

It gives guidance on information security, network security, Internet security and critical information infrastructure protection, helping businesses to:

• prepare for cyberattacks
• reduce the risk of cyberattacks
• prevent cyberattacks
• detect and monitor cyberattacks
• respond to cyberattacks.

BS ISO/IEC 27032:2023 also:

• Emphasizes the importance of collaboration between different stakeholders within an organization. This can lead to more effective cybersecurity measures and better communication across the organization.
• Takes a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity, covering not only technical measures but also organizational and human factors. This means that an organization can address cybersecurity risks from multiple angles.
• Helps demonstrate commitment to cybersecurity best practices, potentially improving its reputation, as well as helping with trust and new market entry.
• Provides for general awareness of Internet security, can be used as a starting point for an organization’s education and training on Internet security and to prepare guidance for Internet service consumers.
• Can underpin an organization’s digital transformation by providing a baseline of security practice and specific recommendations.
• Can improve efficiency, risk management and an organization’s capacity to innovate.

Who is BS ISO/IEC 27032 - Guidelines for Internet security for?

This standard applies to providers of Internet services, including those who:

• use the Internet to provide services
• provide the infrastructure and communicating capabilities of the Internet
• globally coordinate the operation of the Internet
• provide and enforce laws and regulations about the Internet
• other roles, whereby a user can be assigned a role unintentionally or without their consent.

What’s new about BS ISO/IEC 27032:2023?

This is long overdue revision of BS ISO/IEC 27032:2012, offers  a substantial update on current best practices  on how  cybersecurity in relation to Internet security should now be handled by organisations and users of the internet.

BS ISO/IEC 27032:2023 contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 9 on industry, innovation and infrastructure.