Abstract
Standardisation gives us a common understanding or processes to do something in a commonly accepted way. In information security management, it means to achieve the appropriate security level in the context of known and unknown risks. Each government’s goal should be to provide digital services to its citizens with the acceptable level of confidentiality, integrity and availability. This study elicits the EU countries’ requirements for information security management system (ISMS) standards and provides the standards’ comparison requirements. The Estonian case is an example to illustrate the method when choosing or developing the appropriate ISMS standard to public sector organisations.
Highlights
Standardisation aims to optimise the process management, compare defined objects with each other, enable integration and interoperability of systems, cost optimisation and preparedness to adapt to new situations [1]
There are standards designed for information security management systems (ISMS) as well
This study aims to investigate what are the requirements to develop information security management standards for public sector organisations at the national level
Summary
Standardisation aims to optimise the process management, compare defined objects with each other, enable integration and interoperability of systems, cost optimisation and preparedness to adapt to new situations [1]. There is no standardised method or requirements on how to compare and show different approaches of the ISMS standards for public sector organisations at the national level. This method should consider the standards substantive comparison, the national security strategic objectives, and external interested parties’ requirements or abilities. This study aims to investigate what are the requirements to develop information security management standards for public sector organisations at the national level. The paper is motivated by the development of the national ISMS standard for the Estonian public sector organisations.
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