Innovative risk assessment tool saves time and reduces overheads

/EINPresswire.com/ Risk assessment is considered the core competence of cyber security management. Every decision project managers make on how to control risk must be proportionate to the actual risk their organisation faces. Therefore, risks have to be assessed on a structured asset-by-asset basis.

vsRisk™, designed by Vigilant Software Ltd, the one-stop shop for ISO 27001 information security and risk management, has proven to be the leading risk assessment tool on the market over the last five years. It enables project managers to monitor the day-to-day execution and management of the controls as well as generating reports for audit purposes. Organisations will save £100 if they order vsRisk™ before the end of March here: www.vigilantsoftware.co.uk/product/1642.aspx.

Customers will receive 12-month free support and update service with every copy of vsRisk™.

vsRisk™ automates and simplifies the risk assessment process while ensuring risk assessment is consistent and repeatable. It contains adjustable risk assessment criteria and user defined assessment scales. This makes it possible for organisations to tailor the risk assessment to their requirements whilst saving time and reducing overheads.

Alan Calder, CEO of Vigilant Software, says "It is critical for organisations to manage risk effectively. The great thing about vsRisk is that it automates the information security risk assessment process and helps assess the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information - an important part of any Information Security Management System. "

vsRisk™ offers an in-built audit trail, comparative history, comprehensive reporting and gap analysis that radically reduces the manual record keeping traditionally associated with risk assessments. The tool minimises the need for specialist knowledge and significantly undercuts the cost of generalist risk management tools, thus, making ISO27001 compliance achievable for a far wider range of organisations and professionals.

As well as supporting ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and ISO/IEC 27002, vsRisk v1.5 complies with BS7799-3:2006, ISO/IEC 27005, NIST SP 800-30 and the UK's Risk Assessment Standard.

vsRisk™ can be purchased online from www.vigilantsoftware.co.uk/product/1642.aspx.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Vigilant Software Ltd is part of the IT Governance group of companies and is the specialist ISO27001 risk assessment company. It specialises in developing and deploying tools that help organisations manage information security risk in compliance with industry leading standards such as ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27005. Its customer base spans Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. More information is available at www.vigilantsoftware.co.uk.