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ISO/IEC 27002:2022

Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security controls

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Global Technology Finance & Banking Healthcare Government Services

Standard Introduction

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 is an active standard published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is commonly used across Technology, Finance & Banking, Healthcare, Government, Services and applies in Global.

Use this page to review the official documentation, current status, and the certification or assessment bodies most commonly associated with ISO/IEC 27002:2022.

Implementation Roadmap

Phase 1schedule Duration: 3-6 weeks

Define information security controls scope

Identify the products, services, sites, systems, teams, jurisdictions, and stakeholders covered by ISO/IEC 27002:2022. Confirm owners, boundaries, applicable obligations, documentation, and evidence expectations for organizational, people, physical, and technological information-security controls, including access control, threat intelligence, cloud services, supplier relationships, incident management, and secure development.

Phase 2schedule Duration: 4-10 weeks

Assess gaps and prioritize risks

Compare current practices with the expected information security controls approach. Review control selection, implementation guidance, attributes, statement of applicability mapping, ownership, monitoring, metrics, exceptions, and risk-treatment linkage, then prioritize gaps by legal exposure, safety impact, customer commitments, operational dependency, and audit or market-access readiness.

Phase 3schedule Duration: 8-24 weeks

Implement controls and records

Deploy the required procedures, technical controls, review gates, training, supplier workflows, reporting paths, and operational records. Maintain control designs, SoA mappings, policies, access reviews, logs, supplier assessments, incident records, secure development evidence, backup tests, and control monitoring results as traceable evidence.

Phase 4schedule Duration: Ongoing

Review, audit, and improve

Run internal reviews, management reporting, audits, corrective actions, and change assessments. Refresh the program when products, services, suppliers, technology, regulations, incidents, or stakeholder expectations change.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who needs ISO/IEC 27002:2022?

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ISO/IEC 27002:2022 is most relevant to organizations selecting and implementing security controls for an ISMS or risk treatment program. The exact scope depends on products, services, jurisdictions, customer commitments, and whether the organization needs certification, conformity evidence, regulatory readiness, or internal governance.

Is ISO/IEC 27002:2022 certifiable?

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ISO/IEC 27002 is guidance and is normally used to support ISO/IEC 27001 certification rather than certified alone.

What should the implementation focus on first?

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Start by defining scope and obligations, then build a current-state gap assessment. The most important early work is to confirm ownership, affected assets or processes, risk criteria, customer or legal drivers, and the evidence the organization must be able to produce.

What evidence is useful for ISO/IEC 27002:2022?

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Useful evidence includes control designs, SoA mappings, policies, access reviews, logs, supplier assessments, incident records, secure development evidence, backup tests, and control monitoring results. The evidence should be version-controlled, attributable to owners, and linked to risks, obligations, controls, decisions, and corrective actions.

How often should the program be reviewed?

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Review it at planned intervals and whenever products, services, suppliers, operating environments, incidents, customer commitments, or regulations change. High-risk domains should use more frequent monitoring and management reporting.