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Mapping information security standard ISO 27002 to an ontological structure

Stefan Fenz (Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria)
Stefanie Plieschnegger (Xylem Technologies, Vienna, Austria)
Heidi Hobel (SBA Research, Vienna, Austria)

Information and Computer Security

ISSN: 2056-4961

Article publication date: 14 November 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to increase the degree of automation within information security compliance projects by introducing a formal representation of the ISO 27002 standard. As information is becoming more valuable and the current businesses face frequent attacks on their infrastructure, enterprises need support at protecting their information-based assets.

Design/methodology/approach

Information security standards and guidelines provide baseline knowledge for protecting corporate assets. However, the efforts to check whether the implemented measures of an organization adhere to the proposed standards and guidelines are still significantly high.

Findings

This paper shows how the process of compliance checking can be supported by using machine-readable ISO 27002 control descriptions in combination with a formal representation of the organization’s assets.

Originality/value

The authors created a formal representation of the ISO 27002 standard and showed how a security ontology can be used to increase the efficiency of the compliance checking process.

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Citation

Fenz, S., Plieschnegger, S. and Hobel, H. (2016), "Mapping information security standard ISO 27002 to an ontological structure", Information and Computer Security, Vol. 24 No. 5, pp. 452-473. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICS-07-2015-0030

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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