An Analysis of Top Management Change on Information Security Management System

Authors

  • Dyana Zainudin
  • Humayun Bakht
  • Atta Ur Rahman

Keywords:

Information security, information security culture, quality management, change management

Abstract

This paper analyse the concept to overcome the major impact faces on Information Security Management System (ISMS) when the changes of top management in an organisation occurred. Change of top management in an organisation could reflect the whole processes as different leader have different ways in managing the organisation including goal, mission, vision, policies and plans. Many certified ISO27001 organisations have facing the problems during Internal Audit (IA) process when there are changes of top management in an organisation. This paper explores the possibility of concept in ensuring the change of top management doesn’t affect the ISMS in place and contributes the key requirements for management activities in information security in order to make sure the information security process doesn’t get affected when there are changes of top management.

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Published

2014-12-15

How to Cite

Zainudin, D., Bakht, H., & Rahman, A. U. (2014). An Analysis of Top Management Change on Information Security Management System. Asian Journal of Computer and Information Systems, 2(6). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJCIS/article/view/2059

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 6 (2014): December 2014

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