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Big in Japan
14 Jan 2008
Topics: Information security, ISO/IEC 27001, Japan
At a time when the protection of information has hit the headlines, Japanese organizations have demonstrated the value of having an ISMS that meets international best practice standards.
Within businesses, information is under threat from many sources, internally and externally, both accidental and malicious. With a rise in new technology designed to store, transmit and retrieve information, there has been a subsequent increase in the numbers and types of threats. Information security is more than a simple matter of technology; it is a major governance issue and can directly affect an organization's reputation and, ultimately, its survival. Organizations must take steps to protect their information assets.
BSI Management Systems has led the global ISMS certification market since BSI published BS 7799, the predecessor to ISO/IEC 27001. BSI Management Systems Japan, ahead of other certification bodies in Japan, launched an accredited BS 7799 certification service in 2002. Since then the company has issued more than 1,000 certificates to organizations from various sectors, including telecoms and IT.
According to Mitsumasa Tokunaga, managing director of BSI Management Systems Japan, "This is a great milestone. We are pleased to continue to help organizations protect one of their most critical assets and we will not rest on our laurels - our efforts to enhance the quality of our ISMS certification service continues."
For more information, visit:www.bsi-global.com/informationsecurity
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