12. Glossary – Definitions
Information security management system (ISMS); Système de management de la sécurité de l'information (SMSI)
Part of the overall management system, based on a business risk approach, aimed at establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving information security.
Risk assessment
The entire process of identifying, analyzing and assessing risks.
Risk treatment
Process designed to modify a risk.
Amélioration continue; continual improvement
Regular activity to increase capacity to meet requirements.
asset
Any element that represents value for the organization.
Risk identification
The...
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Audit diagnostic evaluation system (ADES). This tool manages several reference grids. It enables audit/evaluation findings to be entered into a database, and improvement actions to be recorded. It then reports on the audit/assessment findings recorded in the database. Comparisons between two audits/assessments enable improvements to be assessed. A slideshow presenting the functionalities is available for download at the...
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...Standards and norms
International standards on quality management and quality assurance
- Quality management systems – Basic principles and vocabulary - ISO 9000 - 2005
- Quality management systems – Requirements (new version expected in 2015) - ISO 9001 - 2008
- Quality management systems – Performance improvement guidelines - ISO 9004 - 2009
- Environmental management systems – Specifications and...
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