Setting the gold standard

Many organisations are forced to meet the demands of one or more security standards for compliance reasons or in order to do business in the government, finance or defence sectors. Other enterprises will choose to adhere to at least one standard, to ensure their ICT security and to reassure partners and customers. One thing is certain, all organisations, large and small, face a rapidly changing landscape of security standards. Many organisations are forced to meet the demands of one or more security standards for compliance reasons or in order to do business in the government, finance or defence sectors. Other enterprises will choose to adhere to at least one standard, to ensure their ICT security and to reassure partners and customers. One thing is certain, all organisations, large and small, face a rapidly changing landscape of security standards. Tracey Caldwell surveys this landscape and asks which are the most important and relevant standards.