ISO/IEC 27004:2016
Rationale (clause 5) – ISO/IEC 27004:2016

ISO/IEC 27004:2016 5.3: Validity of results

Because 9.1 b) asks for methods that ensure valid results, and valid results are comparable and reproducible, the organization should collect, analyse and report measures with four points in mind: results from monitoring at different times are comparable only if the ISMS scope and context have not changed; a change in measuring or monitoring method or technique generally breaks comparability, so retaining it can require specific tests such as running the original and the changed method in parallel; where subjective elements enter the method, reproducibility needs specific steps, such as evaluating questionnaire results against defined criteria; and in some situations results are non-reproducible individually yet valid when aggregated.

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