Re: ISO 17799/IEC 27001

["Crawford, Charles D" <ccrawf () KU EDU>]

www.iso27001security.com is a decent overview including the new naming
scheme of the standards.

-----Original Message-----
From: George Farah [mailto:george.farah () QUEENSU CA] 
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 1:41 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] ISO 17799/IEC 27001

Good afternoon, 

Please review these links for an explanation of the standard in
layperson's terms. They provide a good summary of overview.
 
http://www.praxiom.com/iso-17799-intro.htm
http://www.praxiom.com/iso-17799-2005.htm
 
enjoy ...
Have a great day

George Farah, GIAC/GSEC Gold
Information Systems Security Manager
IT Services
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada k7l 3n6
Tel 613 533-2638
Fax 613 533-2168
george.farah () queensu ca


-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson Dillaway [mailto:Wilson.Dillaway () TUFTS EDU]
Sent: December 4, 2006 2:27 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] ISO 17799/IEC 27001

     Anyone willing to give a 100-word synopsis
of the standard?                :-)

          Wilson Dillaway
          Tufts University