Security Operations Management System

SOMS – ISO 18788

ISO 18788 specifies the requirements and provides guidance for organizations that conduct or contract security operations. Moreover, it provides a framework for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving a Security Operations Management System (SOMS).

It enables the constant development of security services, while ensuring customer safety and respect for human rights. This standard demonstrates compliance with laws and regulations, respect for human rights, and the establishment of professional security operations to better meet the customer’s and stakeholder’s needs.

Security Operations Management System (SOMS) include

Few of the benefits of implementing SOMS include

Provides reliability and establishes effective Corporate Governance
Strengthens credibility and protection of reputation
Ensures the quality and professionalism of security organizations
Establishes sustained customer relations
Increases the potential of operational success

Consulting Methodology

A proven Security Operations Management System (SOMS) development and implementation approach should be used based on project management methodologies. A structured approach should be used for defining project plans, specific responsibilities and verification of results. The result will be a development and implementation strategy that is more efficient and provides for first time compliance or registration to the ISO 18788 requirements.

Following phases are involved in development and implementation of an effective Security Operations Management System (SOMS)

Development of Project Plan
Review and Gap Assessment
Process Mapping and Management System Development
Management System Implementation
Internal Assessment and Management Review
Continual Improvement

Benefits of SOMS Consulting include

Best practices and depth of knowledge and experience significantly impacts the SOMS design and ability to meet the organizations’ business goals. An experienced consultant helps your organization live and own the SOMS and operate it at its optimal level.

Following can be some of the benefits of having and experienced consultant for development of management system

An effective and reliable management system
Increased objectivity and impartiality
Reduced number of operational process errors
Increasing business opportunities
Reduced SOMS development and implementation time
SOMS designed to suit the organization and your customers’ requirements
Effective system implementation to ease the process of accreditation