RE: ISO IEC 27002 (ISO-17799) assistance please.

["Thyago Braga da Silva" <tbraga () gasecurity com br>]

Hi Chris.

You can find in the topic 7.3.1 (Clear desk and clear screen policy) included in Physical and environmental security 
topic, where the objective is to prevent compromise or theft of information and information processing facilities.

c) Personal computers and computer terminals and printers should not be left logged on when unattended and should be 
protected by key locks, passwords or other controls when not in use.

It means that your organization should provide mechanisms for not exposing information on computers. And it's related 
with "the use of automated workstation locking after X minutes". If that is necessary and not made, the organization is 
not in compliance to ISO/IEC 17799 or 27002.

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I am hoping that the experts on this list might be able to assist me
with problem. I have a consultant who is doing some audit work for
the company I work for. This consultant has been quoting information
about best business practice and standards and has my managment in a
bit of a tizzy. So far I have been able to prove or disprove most
things that he has been telling my managment, but I am stuck one and
it seems that this item has struck a nerve.

The consultant has claimed that both NIST and ISO-17799 recomend the
use of automated workstation locking after X minutes. I have found
information on the NIST Standard but have not been able to find
anything on the ISO-17799 standard (or atleast not without buying it).
Does anyone on the list happen to have a copy of ISO-17799, if so
could you help me prove or disprove this comment?

I have done several google searches and all of the links I get end up
asking me to purchase the Standard. I think having it would be a good
thing, just that I do not have money in my budget to purchase it.

Many thanks in advance,

Chris.