CHAPTER 5: ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROLS (ISO/IEC 27001, A.5)

In this section, each of the control objectives and control requirements in Annex A of ISO/IEC 27001 are discussed from both implementation and auditing viewpoints, taking into account the implementation advice given for each control in ISO/IEC 27002.

Readers are encouraged to review both the implementing and auditing sections to understand what is required and how it might be tested.

5.1 Policies for information security (ISO/IEC 27001, A.5.1)

“Information security policy and topic-specific policies shall be defined, approved by management, published, communicated to and acknowledged by relevant personnel and relevant interested parties, and reviewed at planned intervals and if significant ...

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