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    ISO/IEC 17799 provides 127 best practice guidelines for information security management organized into 10 sections covering topics such as business continuity, access controls, secure system development, physical security, compliance, personnel security, security policies, and asset management. Originally published in the UK as DT Code of Practice and later as BS 7799, it is considered the foremost global security specification document, containing generic recommendations applicable to organizations regardless of size or purpose.

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    ISO/IEC 17799 provides 127 best practice guidelines for information security management organized into 10 sections covering topics such as business continuity, access controls, secure system development, physical security, compliance, personnel security, security policies, and asset management. Originally published in the UK as DT Code of Practice and later as BS 7799, it is considered the foremost global security specification document, containing generic recommendations applicable to organizations regardless of size or purpose.

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    ISO/IEC 17799 provides 127 best practice guidelines for information security management organized into 10 sections covering topics such as business continuity, access controls, secure system development, physical security, compliance, personnel security, security policies, and asset management. Originally published in the UK as DT Code of Practice and later as BS 7799, it is considered the foremost global security specification document, containing generic recommendations applicable to organizations regardless of size or purpose.

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    ISO/IEC 17799: Code of Practice for Information Security Management is a generic set of best

    practices for the security of information systems. Considered the foremost security specification
    document in the world, the code of practice includes guidelines for all organizations, no matter
    what their size or purpose. 17799 was originally published in the United Kingdom as DT Code
    of Practice, and then later as BS 7799.

    The ISO/IEC 17799 details 127 security measures, organized into 10 sections; these specify best
    practices for: business continuity planning; system access control; system development and
    maintenance; physical and environmental security; compliance; personnel security; security
    organization; computer and operations management; asset classification and control; and security
    policies. The purpose of the code of practice is to be as comprehensive as possible, covering
    practices that are applicable to a broad range of endeavors. The document suggests that particular
    organizations can benefit from selecting those specifications that apply to them.

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