ISO 27001 (ISMS)

Summary

Regulation: Information Security Management System (ISMS)

Abbreviation: ISO 27001 (ISMS)

Governs these parties: all organizations that store or manage data, IT-based, Health, Government, and public companies

Enforced by: the majority of global companies require their partners and vendors to meet these standards

Details

Through the adoption of an Information Security Management System (ISMS), ISO 27001 provides a framework that can help organizations protect their information in a systematic and cost-effective manner in terms of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The process involves identifying the potential problems that could occur with the information (risk assessment), and then determining how these problems can be prevented (risk mitigation or risk treatment).

The rest of this document is designed to help our community understand ISO 27001 (ISMS) better by outlining the following information.

How this regulation relates to cybersecurity

ISO 27001 (ISMS) requires businesses to:

  • ensure their IT systems, including operating systems and software, are secure and protected against data loss with events records and generating evidence, periodic verification of vulnerabilities, and taking precautions to prevent audit activities from affecting operations
  • secure communications by protecting the network infrastructure and services, as well as the information that travels through them
  • have a security incident policy in place in order to handle security events and incidents with proper communication so that they can be resolved in a timely manner
  • ensure the continuity of information security management during disruptions and the availability of information systems

How Coro handles compliance for you

At Coro, we've done the research thoroughly and regularly track updates to the regulation in order to ensure that you are implementing best practices in the areas we cover when we're protecting your systems.

The following table outlines the requirements described by ISO 27001 (ISMS) that Coro implements in conjunction with Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.

Disclaimer

This table does not guarantee that your organization is compliant with these regulations. As a best practice, seek assistance from a certified auditor when completing your analysis.

Category Requirement How Coro does it
Cloud Security & Privacy Malware and ransomware injection Detects and remediates malware and ransomware files in cloud drives
Cloud app account takeover Monitors access to cloud apps and user/admin activities on them
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Enforces multi-factor authentication on cloud app access
Audit and activity logs Archives all system activities for a period of seven years, supporting referencing and auditing
Email Security & Privacy Generic and spear phishing Detects and remediates social engineering attacks based on email content analysis
Identity spoofing Detects and remediates social engineering attacks based on adaptive identity monitoring
Malware and ransomware injection Detects and remediates malware and ransomware in email attachments
Embedded links to malicious URLs Detects and remediates embedded links to malicious servers
DLP over outgoing/incoming email Encrypts emails before they are sent, which are then decrypted by their recipients at the other end.
Encryption of email during transmission Encrypts email during transit between the sender and the recipient
Business email compromise (BEC) Scans business email, detects and protects against social engineering attacks
Audit and activity logs Archives all system activities for a period of seven years, supporting referencing and auditing
Endpoint Security & Privacy Antivirus (AV) Detects and remediates files with high-risk content based on their signatures
ATP (NGAV) Detects and remediates processes exhibiting high-risk behaviors with behavioral analysis
Device security posture Detects security vulnerabilities on endpoint devices and enforces device security posture
Data recovery Stores local snapshots of data
EDR Enables post-breach analysis of endpoint activities across the organization
DLP on endpoint devices Provides data loss prevention (DLP) for business-sensitive data and data defined as sensitive by regulations
Audit and activity logs Archives all system activities for a period of seven years, supporting referencing and auditing
Data Governance Data distribution governance and role management Provides data loss prevention (DLP) for data defined as sensitive by regulations
Security and business-specific data monitoring Monitors for sensitive data according to business and security best practices, including passwords, certificates, source code, proprietary data, etc.
Audit and activity logs Archives all system activities for a period of seven years, supporting referencing and auditing