Resources

Helps providers avoid missteps the department has seen to date to make accreditation a smooth process

Provides a high-level overview of the concept of risk assessment and treatment in an ISO 27001 context

Explains the stages in the life cycle of third party vendors and highlights what providers should think about when contracting with third parties.

Assists Providers identify their third parties, who is responsible for them and determine what impact the security of these entities have on a Provider’s environment.

Provides a high level view of a Provider's current security posture as a basis for discussion with the Digital Partnership Office Cybersecurity team at Milestone 1 in the RFFR process.

Details the need to identify an internal sponsor to oversee the implementation of the customised ISO 27001 in all areas of the organisation

Outlines the government resources available to assist, understand and address cyber security risks

Provides example headings and guidance to be considered when Category 2A Providers are documenting their self-assessment

Provides example headings and guidance for documenting the ISMS Scope in accordance with ISO27001 clause 4, while also communicating key elements of the business, systems and information associated with delivering the Services and describing the provider’s implementation of the RFFR Core Expectation areas.

Provides a Statement of Applicability template that identifies the ISM-sourced controls relevant to each ISO 27001 Annex A control heading. The template also identifies controls that support RFFR Core Expectation areas and prompts for control applicability and status information required at Milestone 2 and Milestone 3.

Highlights the differences between an industry standard ISO 27001 and the RFFR requirements

Differentiates between the essential activities of performing an ISO 27001 gap analysis and a security risk assessment, when implementing an Information Security Risk Management System