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Information System

What is Information System?

An integrated set of components for collecting, storing, processing, and communicating information that requires security protection.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as information system. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on information system

Requirements naming information system across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Designate a person responsible for information system security and make that role known to the staff.

ANSSI-HYG-39 · Designate an Information System Security Officer and Make the Role Known →

Except for the Article 3.2 cases and processing made mandatory by normative acts, obtaining and withdrawing subjects' consent to collection and processing is ensured centrally through the Electronic Government Information System (added by Law No.

azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 8.6 · Article 8.6: consent and withdrawal through the Electronic Government Information System →

Where its Risk Assessment shows this to be appropriate, the Licensee makes changes to the Information System only in line with its Information Security Program.

naic-insurance-data-security-model-law-mdl-668::4D(2)(f) · Modify the Information System in accordance with the program →

Information systems are placed in separate locations according to importance, use and characteristics, their physical location can be readily identified, and power and communication cables are protected from physical damage and electrical interference.

south-korea-isms-p::2.4.3 · Protection of information systems →
NIST SP 800-1289 controls

Establish secure configuration settings that reflect the most restrictive mode consistent with operational requirements.

SP800-128-SECURE-CONFIG · Secure Configurations of Information Systems →
ISO 27002:20228 controls

Audit tests and other assurance activities that assess operational systems need a plan agreed in advance by whoever tests and the relevant managers.

iso-27002-2022::8.34 · Protection of information systems during audit testing →

Questions people ask about information system

What is Information System?
An integrated set of components for collecting, storing, processing, and communicating information that requires security protection.
Why is Information System important for compliance?
Information System is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding information system helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Information System?
Information System appears in the requirement text of ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0), Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010), NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668), South Korea ISMS-P, NIST SP 800-128. Across these standards we have identified 67 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Information System?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how information system applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how Information System applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.