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Framework Glossary

ISO 27001

A management-system model for information security governance.

ISO 27001 gives organizations a structured way to define, operate, monitor, and improve an information security management system.

What It Is

ISO 27001 is an information security management system standard that connects risk treatment, policies, controls, evidence, internal review, and continual improvement.

Why It Matters

It helps organizations move security from scattered activity into an accountable management system with ownership, review cadence, and recurring evidence.

How DataFence Uses It

DataFence uses ISO 27001 concepts to organize assurance reviews, policy evidence, control ownership, risk treatment, and readiness roadmaps.

Client Output

Outputs may include a management-system gap review, policy and evidence map, risk treatment tracker, control-owner register, and readiness roadmap.

Related Services

ISO 27001 concepts fit governance work that needs structure, evidence, and repeatable management discipline.

ISO 27001 concepts are used as management-system reference language. This guide makes no claim of ISO certification, accreditation, or endorsement.