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Security Management

What is Security Management?

The systematic planning, organizing, and controlling of activities to maintain the security of an organization's information assets.

Information Security

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

What the standards actually require on security management

Requirements naming security management across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

The institution has a comprehensive information security program covering all technology and information assets and complying with the Information Security Standards, with administrative, technical and physical safeguards based on its inherent risk profile and...

ffiec-it-examination-handbook::MGT-I.B.2 · I.B.2 Information Security (Management) →
ISO 28000:202214 controls

In line with this document's requirements, the organization must set up, put into operation, keep up and keep improving a security management system, covering the processes it needs and how they interact.

iso-28000-2022::4.4 · Security management system →

Identical in substance to IS.I.OR.235: contracted ISMS activities comply with the Regulation and work under the organisation's oversight, their risks are managed, and the competent authority can access the contractor on request.

easa-part-is-information-security-in-aviation::IS.D.OR.235 · IS.D.OR.235 Contracting of information security management activities →

The CSP runs an ISMS for the cloud service. Level 1 (items a to k): (a) an ISMS scoped to the cloud environment and its assets; (b) risk assessment and treatment policies; (c) an approved security policy; (d) assigned security roles;

mtcs-singapore::6.2 · Information security management system (ISMS) →
ISO 27001:20135 controls

The organization sets up, puts in place, keeps up and continually improves an ISMS that meets the requirements of this standard. (The 2022 edition adds that this includes the processes needed and how they interact.)

iso-27001-2013::clause-4.4 · Information security management system →

Questions people ask about security management

What is Security Management?
The systematic planning, organizing, and controlling of activities to maintain the security of an organization's information assets.
Why is Security Management important for compliance?
Security Management is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding security management 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 Security Management?
Security Management appears in the requirement text of FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, ISO 28000:2022, EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation, ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM), MTCS (Singapore). Across these standards we have identified 82 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Security Management?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how security management 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 Security Management applies across compliance frameworks

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