From the course: ISO 27001:2022-Compliant Cybersecurity: Getting Started

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Leadership and commitment (Clause 5.1)

Leadership and commitment (Clause 5.1)

- [Presenter] Can your organization successfully implement the ISO 27001 standard if its leadership isn't committed to getting it done? The answer of course is no, but it goes beyond the reasons you might expect. Any new effort is bound to fail if leadership isn't behind it. But the ISO 27001 standard actually requires leadership to formally commit. In this video, you'll learn why leadership commitment is so important and how it can be demonstrated for purposes of complying with ISO 27001. Clause 5.1 of the ISO 27001 standard is called Leadership and Commitment. It requires the top management of your organization to demonstrate their leadership and commitment to building and maintaining an effective information security management system or ISMS. There are eight specific requirements that leadership must follow. The information security policy and security objectives are established and that they align with the…

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