ISO 27001:2022
Organizational controls – ISO 27001:2022

ISO 27001:2022 5.37: Documented operating procedures

Procedures for operating information processing facilities are to be written down and made available to the staff who need them. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): ensures information processing facilities are operated correctly and securely. As an Annex A reference control, it is compared with the controls determined in risk treatment (6.1.3 c) and recorded in the Statement of Applicability as included or excluded, with the justification and implementation status (6.1.3 d); implementation guidance is ISO/IEC 27002:2022 5.37.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 104 controls across 30 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 14 controls

  • 1.1.1 1.1.1 Requirement 1 policies and procedures governed
  • 1.2.1 1.2.1 Ruleset configuration standards for NSCs
  • 11.1.1 11.1.1 Requirement 11 policies and procedures managed
  • 11.4.1 11.4.1 Penetration testing methodology defined and implemented
  • 12.5.2 12.5.2 Annual and change-driven scope confirmation
  • 2.1.1 2.1.1 Requirement 2 policies and procedures governed
  • 4.1.1 4.1.1 Requirement 4 policies and procedures maintained and communicated
  • 5.1.1 5.1.1 Requirement 5 policies and procedures maintained and communicated
  • 6.1.1 6.1.1 Requirement 6 policies and procedures maintained and communicated
  • 7.1.1 7.1.1 Requirement 7 policies and procedures maintained
  • 9.1.1 9.1.1 Requirement 9 policies and procedures maintained
  • 3.1.1 3.1.1 Requirement 3 policies and procedures maintained and in use
  • 6.5.1 6.5.1 Change control procedure for production
  • 8.1.1 8.1.1 Requirement 8 policies and procedures maintained

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 11 controls

  • 4.4 AI management system
  • 7.5 Documented information
  • 7.5.1 General
  • 7.5.2 Creating and updating documented information
  • 7.5.3 Control of documented information
  • 8.1 Operational planning and control
  • 8.3 AI risk treatment
  • A.5.3 Documentation of AI system impact assessments
  • A.6.2.7 AI system technical documentation
  • A.7.6 Data preparation
  • A.8.2 System documentation and information for users

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 11 controls

FedRAMP High · 8 controls

  • CA-1 Policy and Procedures
  • CM-1 Policy and Procedures
  • CM-9 Configuration Management Plan
  • CP-1 Policy and Procedures
  • PL-2 System Security and Privacy Plans
  • SA-10 Developer Configuration Management
  • SA-5 System Documentation
  • SR-1 Policy and Procedures (SR-1)

FedRAMP Moderate · 8 controls

  • CA-1 Policy and Procedures
  • CM-1 Policy and Procedures
  • CM-9 Configuration Management Plan
  • CP-1 Policy and Procedures
  • PL-2 System Security and Privacy Plans
  • SA-10 Developer Configuration Management
  • SA-5 System Documentation
  • SR-1 Policy and Procedures (SR-1)

ISO 22301:2019 · 8 controls

  • 4.4 Business continuity management system
  • 7.5 Documented information
  • 7.5.1 General
  • 7.5.2 Creating and updating
  • 7.5.3 Control of documented information
  • 8.1 Operational planning and control
  • 8.4.1 General
  • 8.4.2 Response structure

ISO 27701:2019 · 6 controls

  • 5.5.5 Documented information
  • 5.6 Operation
  • 5.6.1 Operational planning and control
  • 6.3 Organization of information security
  • 6.9 Operations security
  • 6.9.1 Operational procedures and responsibilities

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-11.1 Establish and Maintain a Data Recovery Process
  • CIS-12.4 Establish and Maintain Architecture Diagram(s)
  • CIS-3.8 Document Data Flows
  • CIS-4.1 Establish and Maintain a Secure Configuration Process

HIPAA Security Rule · 4 controls

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.3 CC5.3 Deploying controls through policies and procedures (COSO principle 12)
  • SOC2-PI1.2 PI1.2 Controls over system inputs
  • SOC2-PI1.3 PI1.3 Controls over system processing
  • SOC2-PI1.4 PI1.4 Controls over output delivery

EU AI Act · 3 controls

COBIT 2019 · 2 controls

  • BAI06.04 BAI06.04 Close and document the changes
  • DSS01.01 DSS01.01 Perform operational procedures

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management · 1 control

  • CPS230-P27 Comprehensive Assessment of the Operational Risk Profile

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 1 control

  • SEC10-BP04 Develop and test security incident response playbooks

Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR) · 1 control

  • AUCDR-IS-STEP1 Step 1 - Define and implement security governance for CDR data

Australia My Health Records Act 2012 · 1 control

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-SP-01 Documentation, communication and provision of policies and instructions

CFTC System Safeguards (17 CFR 37, 38, 39, 49) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

DORA · 1 control

GDPR · 1 control

  • GDPR-Art.29 Processing under the authority of the controller or processor

ISO 27001:2013 · 1 control

  • A.12.1.1 Documented operating procedures

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.37 Documented operating procedures

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.a Policies on risk analysis and on information system security

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-RC.CO-03 Recovery activities and progress in restoring operational capabilities are communicated to designated internal and external stakeholders

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

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Other controls in Organizational controls – ISO 27001:2022

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ISO 27001:2022 5.37 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of ISO 27001:2022 your existing evidence covers. Hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 and 79 of 93 ISO 27001:2022 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 584.9% covered · 14 gapsIf you hold ISO 27001:201383.9% covered · 15 gapsIf you hold FedRAMP Moderate80.6% covered · 18 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.174.2% covered · 24 gapsIf you hold C5 (Germany)69.9% covered · 28 gapsIf you hold NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.063.4% covered · 34 gaps

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