Remember ISMS
Full name: Information Security Management System
Memory aid: Information Security has a Management System.
An ISMS includes processes and responsibilities, not just security tools.
Study area: MIS, risk & continuity · Batch 6
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA SecurityX · ISC2 CC
Practice with exam flashcards →MIS, Risk & Continuity / Knowledge library
ISMS — Information Security Management System
Organizes governance and continual management of information security.
Why learn ISMS — Information Security Management System?
Organizes governance and continual management of information security.
Where it came from
An ISMS includes processes and responsibilities, not just security tools.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Information Security has a Management System.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand ISMS: Information Security Management System.
- Recall this memory aid: Information Security has a Management System.
- Explain the practical use: Organizes governance and continual management of information security.
- Explain this distinction: An ISMS includes processes and responsibilities, not just security tools.
- Identify ISMS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)