ISO 27002:2022
People controls – ISO 27002:2022

ISO 27002:2022 6.2: Terms and conditions of employment

Employment contracts and agreements are to set out the information security responsibilities of both the individual and the organization. Purpose: make people understand, before they take a role, what it demands of them for security. Guidance: contractual obligations should be consistent with the top-level security policy and the topic policies that apply, and can also make clear: that people who will reach confidential information sign confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements before access (6.6); their legal rights and responsibilities, for example under copyright or data protection law (5.32, 5.34); their responsibilities for classifying information and managing the assets, facilities and services they handle (5.9 to 5.13); their responsibilities for information received from interested parties; and the consequences of ignoring security requirements (6.4). Security roles and responsibilities are communicated to candidates before employment, and personnel agree to security terms suited to the nature and extent of their access. The terms are reviewed when laws, regulations or policies change, and where appropriate some responsibilities continue for a set period after employment ends (6.5). A code of conduct is one way to express responsibilities for confidentiality, PII protection, ethics and proper use of assets; a supplier may sign on behalf of its individual staff; organizations without a legal entity or employees can use equivalent arrangements.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 39 controls across 23 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC1.1 CC1.1 Commitment to integrity and ethical values (COSO principle 1)
  • SOC2-CC1.4 CC1.4 Attracting, developing and retaining competent people (COSO principle 4)
  • SOC2-CC1.5 CC1.5 Accountability for internal control responsibilities (COSO principle 5)
  • SOC2-CC2.2 CC2.2 Internal communication of objectives and control responsibilities (COSO principle 14)

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • PL-4 Rules of Behavior
  • PS-1 Policy and Procedures
  • PS-6 Access Agreements

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • PL-4 Rules of Behavior
  • PS-1 Policy and Procedures
  • PS-6 Access Agreements

ISO 27701:2019 · 3 controls

  • 6.4 Human resource security
  • 6.4.1 Prior to employment
  • 6.4.2 During employment

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-AM-05 Commitment to Permissible Use, Safe Handling and Return of Assets
  • C5-HR-02 Employment terms and conditions

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-P19 Policy Direction to All Responsible Parties
  • AUCDR-IS-6 Information security training and awareness program
  • MYHR-REG-3 Conditions of registration and participation

GDPR · 1 control

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

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 6.2 Terms and conditions of employment

ISO/IEC 27011:2024 · 1 control

  • 27011-6.2 Terms and conditions of employment

MTCS (Singapore) · 1 control

  • 7.4 Employment and contract terms and conditions

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.i Human resources security, access control policies and asset management

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 3.7.8 3.7.8 Key custodians formally acknowledge responsibilities

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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