ISO 27001 vs. ISO 27002

If you came across both the ISO 27001 and the ISO 27002, you probably noticed that ISO 27002 is much more detailed, much more precise – so, what’s the purpose of ISO 27001 then?

First of all, you cannot get certified against ISO 27002 because it is not a management standard. What does a management standard mean? It means that such a standard defines how to run a system, and in case of ISO 27001, it defines the information security management system (ISMS) – therefore, certification against ISO 27001 is possible.

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