The first is in answer to
the question "What role does information security have to
play in internal control and corporate governance?" and describes
Gamma's own internal control system (ICS). Founded on the
Audit Practice Board's guidance on internal control, it
expands on the Basel II concepts of credit, market and
operational risk, and has been certified to ISO 9001 and
ISO/IEC 27001.
The second is in answer to the question "How do you measure the effectiveness of an
internal control system?" and postulates the use of time as a metric.
The paper also considers the cost effectiveness of internal
control.
The third is in answer to the question "How do you engage the Board in matters of
information security?" The answer lies in involving the senior
business managers in the risk assessment and to conduct it
in terms of business events and impacts
The fourth is in answer to the question "How quickly is it possible to establish a
certifiable ISMS?", and presents our white paper on "Fast Track ISMS
Certification". This utilises the principles
discovered in developing our own internal control system and
the risk assessment approach we developed to engage the
Board. In many ways these four innovations are just
different views of the same thing - sound internal control. |