ISO/IEC 27001 Compliance
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What is ISO/IEC 27001?
ISO/IEC 27001 is an international standard for managing information security. It defines the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Its goal is to help organizations systematically protect sensitive data and ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.
Key ISO/IEC 27001 requirements:
- A.9 – Access Control: Ensure that only authorized users can access information and systems.
- A.10 – Cryptography: Use appropriate cryptographic controls to protect data.
- A.12 – Operations Security: Monitor and control access to IT systems and data.
- A.13 – Communications Security: Secure information in networks and during transfer.
- A.18 – Compliance: Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
How Visual Guard facilitates ISO/IEC 27001 compliance:
Centralized identity management:
Securely manage user accounts, roles, and rights across multiple applications.
Granular access control
Define security rules at every level of the application (UI elements, functions, services).
Authentication and MFA
Enforce strong authentication with support for MFA and external identity providers (Active Directory, Entra ID).
Audit logging and traceability
Log access to critical resources and sensitive data, ensuring complete traceability.
Support for periodic reviews
Built-in tools allow organizations to verify, update, or revoke permissions as needed.
Integration with existing security policies
Visual Guard complements and strengthens your ISMS without modifying your application source code
Detailed technical capabilities
Advanced Access Control
- Assign and revoke user rights dynamically based on context (role, location, time, etc.)
- Protecting data through strict separation of roles
Audit and Traceability
- Real-time monitoring
- Secure, immutable log archiving
- Automatic generation of compliance reports
Integration with existing tools
- Directory-based provisioning (onboard and offboard users)
- Single sign-on (SSO) with Entra ID, AD, etc.
- Zero modification of application source code
Use case
Implementing secure access policies for a multinational enterprise
A global consulting firm implements ISO/IEC 27001 across its operations. It manages internal applications used for project tracking, HR, and client data processing. Each department requires specific access rights based on business needs and contractual obligations.
With Visual Guard, the company:
- Enforces department-based access restrictions with minimal admin overhead.
- Provides single sign-on across its application ecosystem using Microsoft Entra ID.
- Automatically generates compliance reports for internal auditors and external assessors.
- Tracks all user activities, ensuring accountability and preventing data misuse.
The company streamlined access control across its global environment, reduced risk of human error, and easily demonstrated ISO/IEC 27001 compliance during certification audits.