Information Security Management System (7799) for an Internet Gateway

The Internet presence is an important aspect most businesses these days. An Internet gateway provides network security for businesses from the Internet. It is important that the Internet gateway is designed, implemented and operated in a secure manner. The management of any organization would like to have some assurance on how the Internet gateway is operated. This paper develops an Information Security Management System (ISMS) to provide assurance that the Internet gateway meets the required security level to protect the Information resources of an organization's internal network. This paper uses a case study to demonstrate Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) process based on AS/NZS 7799:2:2003 Information Security Management to develop an ISMS.