--- title: C3 Blog | ISO 27001 description: ISO 27001 | C3 Solutions Blog - Business Technology, Security, and Compliance --- +1 713 533 8066 [![C3 Solutions Logo](https://www.c3solns.com/hs-fs/file-971210835-png/C3_2014/logo.png?width=241&name=logo.png "C3 Solutions Logo")](https://www.c3solns.com/) [**](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/iso-27001#) [# C3 Blog ](https://www.c3solns.com/blog) ## [What is ISO 27001 and Why Does it Matter?](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/what-is-iso-27001-and-why-does-it-matter) Posted by [John Feucht](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/author/john-feucht) on Jul 22, 2014 12:13:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.c3solns.com/hs-fs/file-1303518079-png/images/ISO27001_pyramid-1.png) ](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/what-is-iso-27001-and-why-does-it-matter) If you’re a small business owner looking into data security options, it’s likely you’re hearing or reading quite a bit about ISO 27001. Data security standards can be quite confusing. Here’s a handy guide to help you better understand just what the ISO standards are (and why they matter to your business).    [Read More](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/what-is-iso-27001-and-why-does-it-matter) Topics: [ISO 27001](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/iso-27001) [All posts](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/all) ## Comments ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [IT advice for small business owners (12)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/it-advice-for-small-business-owners) - [HIPAA (9)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/hipaa) - [PCI DSS (3)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/pci-dss) - [cloud computing (2)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/cloud-computing) - [ISO 27001 (1)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/iso-27001) - [cloud services (1)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/cloud-services) - [office 365 (1)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/office-365) - [security (1)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/security) [see all](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/iso-27001#) [![C3 Solutions Logo](https://www.c3solns.com/hs-fs/file-971210835-png/C3_2014/logo.png?width=241&name=logo.png "C3 Solutions Logo")](https://www.c3solns.com/)