Implementing an ISMS – The nine-step approach

Good information security is not simply about using the latest technology or allocating resources so that your IT team can sort it out. It is about addressing the risks specific to your organisation without compromising your business objectives.

Your overall approach to security should therefore be strategic as well as operational.

An ISMS (information security management system) – preferably aligned with the international standard for information security management, ISO 27001 – takes a systematic approach to managing confidential or sensitive information so that it remains secure.

Download this free green paper by the ISO 27001 experts, which covers our tried-and-tested nine-step implementation approach, and:

• Explains the methodology we’ve used to help more than 800 organisations around the world achieve compliance with the Standard;
• Explores initiating the implementation project, establishing a documentation structure, risk management, certification, and more; and
• Has been updated for ISO/IEC 27001:2022.

Published: October 2025
Keywords: ISO 27001, information security, management systems