Operations Unpacked: Tom Gell on the ISO27001 Standards
🎙️Episode 4 of Operations Unpacked is here, and it’s a hoot!🎙️
To mark Cybersecurity Awareness month Alan Burr and I grilled Tom Gell, Co-Founder & CEO of ISO Serious | Making Compliance Human on ISO27001. For those who haven’t learnt the standards off by heart (tut tut), it’s all to do with Information Security Management Systems 🤓
Tom effortlessly infused his expertise and trademark whit into the following topics:
📈 The driving force behind ISO27001’s popularity
⚖️ How ISO compares and contrasts with GDPR
🗣️ What are the best ways for people to advocate for attaining ISO270001
😁 Tom's eureka moment when he realised that compliance didn’t need to be boring
⌛ Why startups just can’t help leaving ISO until the 11th hour
🤝 The similarities and differences between the public and private sectors
🙅♂️ What role leadership MUST play in implementing ISO27001, whether they like it or not!
🔥 Why Tom advocates a slash and burn approach to paperwork
🤫 The biggest myths surrounding ISO27001
🤠 Why Americans cause problems with ISO27001 – sorry y’all!
For operations professional daunted by the thought of implementing ISO27001 – DON’T PANIC! Tom reassured us that it’s not actually as big a lift as you think. In fact, you’re probably doing a lot of it already. Oh, and policies don’t have to be 50 pages, 2 will do, please and thank you.
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🤝 We’ve got a whole host of brilliant episodes in the pipeline including Financial Promotions, ISO20022, and a very special episode from the CISI Scotland Compliance & Operations Conference. Follow me to keep up!
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✨Creator credits✨
Presenters: Victoria Sena and Alan Burr
Guest: Tom Gell
Editor: Ollie Murphy
Platform: The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)
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