The policy’s goal is to protect the organizations and informational assets¹ against all internal, external, deliberate or accidental threats.

The security policy ensures that:

• Information will be protected against any unauthorized access;
• Confidentiality of information will be assured;
• Integrity of information will be maintained;
• Availability of information for business processes will be maintained;
• Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability will be protected subject to the Risk Assessment;
• Contractual, Legislative and regulatory requirements will be met;
• Business continuity plans will be developed, maintained and tested²;
• Information security training will be available for all employees;
• All actual or suspected information security breaches will be reported to the Information Security Manager and will be thoroughly investigated.
• Procedures exist to support the policy, including virus control measures, passwords and continuity plans.
• Business requirements for availability of information and systems will be met.
• All functions have clarity of objective³ , i.e. what they need to achieve to contribute to ISMS

The AuthBridge Information Security Management System, of which this policy, and other supporting and related documentation are a part, and which has been designed in accordance with the specification contained in ISO/IEC 27001:2013

AuthBridge Research Services and its subsidiaries are committed to its ISMS & compliance to the standard ISO/IEC 27001:2013. The ISMS is subject to continuous, systematic review and improvement.

¹Information can exist in various forms, and includes data stored on computers, transmitted over networks, printed or written on paper, sent by fax, stored on diskettes or magnetic tapes or discussed during telephone conversations. This includes any information shared by clients and any third party.

²This plan allows users to access information and essential services when needed.

³Function level objectives will be documented and communicated.