New U.S. Website One-Stop-Shop for Best in I.T. Security and Governance

A new website, www.27001.com, has been launched as a one-stop-shop for all the key ISO27001/ISO17799 standards, books and tools currently available and is deliberately tailored to the needs of the United States.

Ely, England (PRWEB) June 1, 2007 -- US companies seeking the knowledge, tools and advice to help them adopt best practice IT governance and information security have a new dedicated resource to turn to. A new website, www.27001.com, has been launched as a one-stop-shop for all the key ISO27001/ISO17799 standards, books and tools currently available and is deliberately tailored to the needs of the United States.

www.27001.com is the latest innovation from IT Governance Limited, a leading global evangelist for best practice infosecurity and governance. The company sources, creates and delivers products and services to meet the real world, evolving IT governance needs of today's organizations, directors, managers and practitioners.

ISO27001 is the new, international standard of information security best practice. It provides the blueprints for private and public sector organizations to build an effective information security management system ('ISMS').

Through www.27001.com organizations can find out how an ISO27001 ISMS works with ISO17799 to help them meet their business needs for cost-effective information security, while at the same time meeting their information-related regulatory compliance objectives and preparing them for new and emerging regulations. US regulatory requirements currently addressed by the site include HIPAA, GLBA, SB 1386 and other State breach laws, PIPEDA, FISMA and EU Safe Harbor regulations.

Alan Calder, CEO of IT Governance and an international authority on ISO 27001, commented: "Information, information technology and information security are ALWAYS business issues, not just IT ones. Top management is accountable for the organization's information technology strategy and deployment, and therefore needs the knowledge and tools to govern this effectively.

"www.27001.com is the Neiman Marcus of IT governance and security. It showcases the very best products and services currently available, including works by the most respected industry thinkers as well as uniquely focused products developed by us. Whether you need C-Suite guides to the regulatory landscape, or highly practical guides for project managers, it is all available in a single place."

NOTES TO EDITORS

IT Governance Ltd is a leading authority on data security and IT governance for business and the public sector. It is the world's most comprehensive publisher and distributor of books, tools, information and advice for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. IT Governance is 'non-geek': it approaches IT issues from a non-technology background and talks to management in its own language. Its customer base spans Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. More information is available at www.itgovernance.co.uk.

Alan Calder is an international authority on information security management. He led the world's first successful implementation of BS 7799, the information security management standard upon which ISO 27001 is based, and wrote the definitive compliance guide for this standard, 'IT Governance: A Manager's Guide to Data Security and BS7799/ISO17799'. The 3rd edition of this book is the basis for the UK Open University's postgraduate course on Information Security. He is a consultant to companies including Cisco. He regularly blogs on IT security issues at http://alancalder.blogspot.com/.

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