What is ISO 27001:2013?

The ISO 27001 is an innovative information security management system standard published in 2005 and revised in September, 2013, which is known as ISO 27001:2013. The official title of the standard is "Information technology - Security techniques - Information security management systems - Requirements". The certifying body is auditing companies and provide them ISO 27001:2013 certificate. The revised ISO 27001 new standard puts more emphasis on measuring and evaluating how well an organisation's ISMS is performing and also includes BS 7799 information security related  controls based system along with other requirements.