BS 7799 arose as a code of practice from a DTI initiative with the support and assistance of a group of UK companies. It turned into a standard, and the objectives of the standard are:

• To provide a common basis for companies to develop, implement, and measure effective security management practice
  
  
• To provide confidence in inter-company trading

IMS can assess your security management system against the BS 7799 standard.

There is a great deal of interest in BS 7799 at present, and this seems certain to increase greatly. Being an IT specialist, IMS is well placed to work with you on your BS 7799 assessment.