ICT - Information and Communications Technology British Standards

“Dependence on IT systems remains high – only one in six small companies would be able continue their business without IT.” Source: BERR Information Security Breaches Survey 2008

Because your business is dependent on ICT, it is essential that you implement and manage your ICT systems in the most effective way possible. BSI publishes a wealth of information help you achieve industry compliance and best practice.

This includes national and international standards, guidance documents and multimedia solutions – all ensuring that your organization’s ICT is well-managed and meets your business needs.

Choose from the topics below for standards, publications and further information.

• Biometrics
• Data protection
• Green IT
• Information and records management
• Information governance
• Information security
• IT in education
• IT network security
• IT service management - ITSM
• Evidential weight and legal admissibility
• Knowledge management
• Software and systems engineering
• Software asset management
• Supply chain management & risk
• Telecommunications
• TickITplus
• Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)
• Web design, accessibilty and management

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BS 8878:2010
Web Accessibility. Code of Practice
If you want to ensure any website you commission or design is accessible for all, this new standard will help you.
Read more and buy BS 8878

BS ISO/IEC 27005:2011
Information technology. Security techniques. Information security risk management

BS EN 60950-1:2006 + Amendment 1:2010
Information technology equipment. Safety. General requirements

BS EN 61010-1:2010
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use. General requirements

BS ISO/IEC 27001:2005/BS 7799-2:2005
Information technology. Security techniques. Information security management systems. Requirements

BS ISO/IEC 27003:2010
Information technology. Security techniques. Information security management system implementation guidance

Books for Information Security

Information Security Risk Management: Handbook for ISO/IEC 27001
Edward Humphreys

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Read more about the Handbook for ISO/IEC 27001 and buy a copy 

Managing Security in Outsourced and Off-shored Environments. How to Safeguard Intellectual Assets in a Virtual Business World
David Lacey

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Cloud Computing. A Practical Introduction to the Legal Issues
Renzo Marchini
Read more about the guide to the legal aspects of cloud computing and buy your copy

BS ISO/IEC 38500:2008
Corporate governance of information technology

BS ISO/IEC 27005:2008
Information technology. Security techniques. Information security risk management

BS ISO/IEC 27031:2011
Information technology. Security techniques. Guidelines for information and communication technology readiness for business continuity

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A recent survey on information security breaches* reported that 68% of large respondents had been asked by their customers to demonstrate their compliance with security standards. Read PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ technical report, Information Security Breaches Survey 2010.

Need ICT training?

BSI offers a range of courses at different levels, on all key subjects related to IT, including IT service management, information security management, information management and the law, data protection, freedom of information, ITIL and ISEB certificates. ISEB (Information Systems Examinations Board) is a worldwide exam body and a part of the British Computer Society.

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Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)

The world’s foremost classification scheme for all fields of knowledge, used for sophisticated indexing and retrieval. The alternative to the Dewey Decimal System. Find out about the BSI Universal Decimal Classification Online tool and the other UDC publications.
Read more about publications for the Universal Decimal Classification

Have you visited the Biometrics website yet?

Standards are essential for any government or commercial biometric project procurement. Read about standards available, standards in development and biometrics news.

Read our latest case studies

To demonstrate how this standard can help your organization, BSI has produced a set of case studies to illustrate the benefits of BS 10500 in action.

Draft standards are available for you to download and comment on now!
The Draft Review system gives you an easy way to access drafts of British Standards (Drafts for Public Comment - DPC) and Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) in order to give us feedback before full publication. View all current drafts at www.bsigroup.com/drafts  

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