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The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard is part of the ISO/IEC 27000:2018 family of information security standards and controls. These standards were developed jointly by the International Standards Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
The ISO/IEC 27000 series provides organizations with technology-agnostic, risk-based requirements for implementing an information security management system (ISMS).
The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard in particular provides requirements for implementing an ISMS, with controls for ensuring information security, cybersecurity, and privacy protection.
You should obtain ISO 27001 certification if your organization handles sensitive information of any kind. This includes PII, ePHI, or propriety data.
Being certified against this standard helps establish your organization's trustworthiness when it comes to data handling and security. This certification could also be requested by international customers as evidence of strong information security practices.
Identify risks that arise from processes, activities, and the use of software or hardware assets.
Mitigate these risks through a comprehensive set of requirements that cover processes, policies, and IT assets.
Improve business processes with the help of process-oriented requirements and best practices.
Enhance your security posture with industry and technology-agnostic controls that work for organizations of all sizes.
Ensure easier compliance with other standards or regulatory frameworks, like the CIS Controls, the GDPR, and more.
Earn customer trust in your data security practices by showcasing compliance with an internationally recognized information security standard.
The ISO 27001 standard contains ten clauses: seven actionable clauses, and three that define the scope and the terms used in the standard.
Additionally, Table A.1 under Annex A contains 93 controls divided across four key areas: organizational controls, people controls, physical controls, and technological controls. These controls have been taken from clauses 5–8 listed in the ISO/IEC 27002:2022 standard.
To get certified under this standard, organizations must:If some of the controls listed in Table A.1 do not apply to your organization, you can skip them. However, you'll need to explain why they were skipped in a statement of applicability document that will be shared with your certification auditor.
ISO 27001:2022 was introduced in Oct. 2022. The earlier version of this standard, the ISO 27001:2013 had 114 controls across 14 categories listed under Annex A.
If your organization is compliant with ISO 27001:2013, we've prepared a short infographic which maps the controls from ISO 27001:2022 against the controls in ISO 27001:2013.
View infographicISO 27001 requires a mix of policy, process, and IT controls to ensure information security. Your internal compliance teams and leadership can set up and integrate a suitable information security policy with your organization's processes.
Meanwhile, ManageEngine's comprehensive suite of IT management solutions can help you implement many of the IT-linked controls listed in Annex A to create a best-in-class ISMS. Here's a summary on how ManageEngine can help you meet each of these controls.
This category caters to controls that do not fall under the other three categories of people, physical, and technological. It contains 37 controls.
Some of these are process and policy oriented (e.g., 5.1 Policies for information security, 5.4 Management responsibilities). Others are technology-linked controls or a mix of both (e.g., 5.7 Threat intelligence, 5.15 Access control, 5.34 Privacy and protection of PII).
Meet these controls with ManageEngine by:
This category has eight controls focusing on ensuring the people who access organizational data have been thoroughly vetted and trained on the organization's information security practices and policies.
The controls are mostly process and policy oriented (e.g., 6.1 Screening, 6.4 Disciplinary process) with a few technological controls (e.g., 6.7 Remote working).
Meet these controls with ManageEngine by:
This category contains 14 controls related to securing the organization's physical environment.
These controls include best practices like clear desk policies and various physical and technological measures. The goal is to restrict and monitor access to areas and assets containing sensitive information and protect them against physical threats, including natural disasters.
Meet these controls with ManageEngine by:
This category contains 34 controls focused on securing various technological elements of an organization.
These controls cover every aspect of an organization's IT infrastructure, including access management and authentication, endpoint management, data loss prevention, network monitoring, IT security, and more.
Meet these controls with ManageEngine by:
Want to know exactly how ManageEngine's offerings can help you comply with ISO 27001 controls? View our cheat sheet for a quick rundown or download the guide for detailed information.
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Fully complying with the ISO 27001:2022 standard requires a variety of solutions, processes, people, and technologies. The solutions mentioned above are some of the ways in which IT management tools can help with some of the ISO 27001 controls. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered as legal advice for implementing the ISO 27001:2022 standard. Organizations must do their independent assessment with respect to ManageEngine's features and to what extent they can help them comply with this standard. ManageEngine makes no warranties, express, implied, or statutory, and assumes no responsibility or liability as to the information in this material.
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