Information Security

What is information security?

People tend to think about information security in terms of buying expensive software with mysterious acronyms and employing “technical” teams of IT engineers, but whilst having technical solutions in an organisation is part of an overall strategy to safeguard your personal data, people often overlook the business element and how “non-technical” people contribute to an organisation’s overall information security risk management.

The term, “information security” includes the protection of all data, not just data in cyberspace. It means protecting your information or data and information systems from the unauthorised access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification or destruction in order to provide data confidentiality, integrity and availability, often called the “CIA triad”. Information security is an important and integral part of data privacy, as data privacy addresses the proper storage, access, retention, permanence and security of sensitive data, including personal data.

Why use Avilius for information security?

Pragmatic and commercially aware, our consultants are experts in information security and have real-World experience working for some of the World’s largest companies backed up by globally recognised professional qualifications. Any advice provided will be tailored to your organisation’s circumstances and we will take into account the technical and non-technical elements of every project.

Good security starts with risk management

Securing and protecting your sensitive and personal data involves ongoing understanding and cooperation between your technical and non-technical teams. This is not always easy considering that IT and business teams don’t speak the same business language, or even share the same organisational goals. This is where we can help – we can act as a bridge between the different stakeholders and ensure that your information security risks are identified, placed in a Risk Register and a Roadmap compiled to allow you to start tackling those risks. We can work with you, every step of the way.

Our services

Our cyber and information security services include:

• writing information security policies, procedures and guidance

• developing an auditable Information Security Management System (ISMS)

• risk assessment, gap analysis and implementation against standards: ISO 27001/02, NIST and National Cyber Security Services Cyber Assessment Framework (NCSC CAF)

• writing an information security strategy

• third party and outsourced security advisory

• working with your teams to remediate findings from external information security audits

• cyber insurance support.

Get in touch to find out how we can help you.