Interested parties

Organisation must define

• stakeholders relevant to the information security management system
• information security requirements set by these stakeholders

Customer groups or individual significant customers that are important to the organization's operations are usually one of the most important stakeholders, also from the point of view of information security. Other stakeholders are treated through other tasks.

The organization must maintain a list of partners who have access to confidential information. System vendors and processors of personal data are listed separately from other stakeholders because they play an active role in the processing of data.

The organization shall identify

• the stakeholders relevant to the security management system
• the security requirements set by these stakeholders

Data system providers and personal data processors are treated through separate tasks.