Example/sample ISO/IEC 27001:2013 ISMS scoping statements

Sample 1

The Information Security Management System (ISMS) applies to the provision of trusted and managed information security services to internal and external customers of <ORGANIZATION> in accordance with the ISMS Statement of Applicability revision xx, dated xx-xxx-xxxx

Sample 2

As stated in the Information Security Management System (ISMS) Statement of Applicability, revision xx, dated xx-xxx-xxxx, the ISMS encompasses <ORGANIZATION>’s Information Technology Division Office, Computer Lab, Storehouse and Computer Classroom, covering business activities relating to the provision of operation, maintenance and management of Internet and Web services and systems.

Sample 3

The provision of e-Business solutions that are fully integrated to deliver the complete process and management of e-Business components including: workflows; contacts; e-mail; bulletin boards; news; events; traffic analysis and audits on a secure hosted platform, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as per the Statement of Applicability approved by senior management on xx-XXX-xxxx.

 

Note: be aware that if you narrow the scope of your ISMS, you are also going to:

  • Reduce the implementation costs to some degree, although you will still need to implement a comprehensive management system to be certified compliant to ISO/IEC 27001;
  • Reduce the business benefits compared to a more broadly-scoped ISMS; and
  • Have to define security interfaces for information flows and processes that span or extend beyond the in-scope area to the remainder, since everything outside the scoped area is relatively untrustworthy.