Assessing the Conformity Level of Information Security Management System of the Higher Education Institutions: Basis for the Development of Policies and Guidelines
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Data is considered as the main asset in every organization. Hence, security management is important in order to protect the important information of the organization. The study assesses the higher education institutions (HEI) information security management system and check if they conform to the ISO27001 standards. Standardized ISO27001 assessment questionnaire was the main tool in gathering the data needed for the study. The director of Management Information System department of the higher education institutions were the respondents of the study. Results showed that majority of the indicators of the ISO27001 standards were addressed by the HEI’s. However, there is a need for the HEI’s to conform to other indicators in the standards specially those indicators which were not practiced by the HEI’s.
Institution: Misamis University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3130058286