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Up Up Up ISO/IEC 27090 ISO/IEC 27090 — Cybersecurity — Artificial Intelligence — Guidance for addressing security threats and compromises to artificial intelligence systems [DRAFT] Up Abstract ISO/IEC 27090 “addresses security threats and compromises specific to artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The guidance in this This document aims to provide information to organizations to help them better understand the consequences of security threats specific to AI systems, throughout their life cycle, and descriptions of how to detect and mitigate such threats. This document is applicable to all types and sizes of organizations, including public and private companies, government entities, and not-for-profit organizations, that develop or use AI systems.” [Source: ISO/IEC 27090 D raft I nternational S tandard] Introduction The rampant proliferation of ‘smart systems’ means ever greater reliance on automation: computers are making decisions and reacting or responding to situations that would previously have required human beings. Currently, however, the tech smarts are limited, so the systems don’t always react or behave as they should. Scope The standard will guide organisations on addressing security threats to A rtificial I ntelligence systems. It will: Help organisations better understand the consequences of security threats to AI systems, throughout their lifecycle; and Explain how to detect and mitigate such threats. Structure The standard will cover at least a dozen threats such as: Poisoning - data and model poisoning e.g. deliberately injecting false information to mislead and hence harm a competitor’s AI system; Evasion - deliberately misleading the AI algorithms using carefully-crafted training inputs; Membership inference and model inversion - methods to distinguish [and potentially manipulate] the data points used in training the system; Model stealing - theft of the valuable intellectual property in a trained AI system/model. For each threat, the standard will offer about a page of advice: Describing the threat; Discussing the potential consequences of an attack; Explaining how to detect and mitigate attacks. An extensive list of references will direct readers to further information including relevant academic research and more pragmatic advice, including other standards. Status ISO/IEC JTC1 SC27 Working Group 4 started developing this standard in 2022. The standard is now at D raft I nternational S tandard stage, due for publication in mid-2026. Commentary It will be disappointing if Imprecise/unclear use of terminology in the draft persists in the published standard. Are ‘security failures’ vulnerabilities, control failures, events, incidents or compromises maybe? Are ‘threats’ attacks, information risks, threat agents, incidents or something else? Detecting ‘threats’ (which generally refers to impending or in-progress attacks) is seen as a focal point for the standard, hinting that security controls cannot respond to undetected attacks ... which may be generally true for active responses but not for passive, general purpose controls. As usual with ‘cybersecurity’, the proposal and drafts focused on active, deliberate, malicious, focused attacks on AI systems by motivated and capable adversaries, disregarding the possibility of natural and accidental threats such as design flaws and bugs, and threats from within i.e. insider threats. The standard addresses ‘threats’ (attacks) to AI that are of concern to the AI system owner, rather than threats involving AI that are of concern to its users or to third parties e.g. hackers and spammers misusing AI systems to learn new malevolent techniques. The rapid proliferation (explosion?) of publicly-accessible AI systems during 2023 put a rather different spin on this area. The scope excludes ‘robot wars’ where AI systems are used to attack other AI systems. Scary stuff, if decades of science fiction and cinema blockbusters are anything to go by. The potentially significant value of AI systems in identifying, evaluating and responding to information risks and security incidents is also out of scope of this standard: the whole thing is quite pessimistic, focusing on the negatives. However, the hectic pace of progress in the AI field is clearly a factor: this standard will provide a starting point, a foundation for further AI security standards and updates as the field matures. Up Up Up This page last updated: 4 December 2025

Up Up Up ISO/IEC 27045 ISO/IEC 27045 — Information technology — Big data security and privacy — Guidelines for managing big data risks [DRAFT] Up Abstract ISO/IEC 27045 "provides guidance on how to navigate the threats that can arise during the big data life cycle from the various big data characteristics that are unique to big data: volume, velocity, variety, variability, volatility, veracity and value, including when using big data for the design and implementation of AI systems. [ISO/IEC 27045] can help organizations build or enhance their big data security and privacy capabilities, including when using big data in the development and use of AI systems.” [Source: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Committee Doc 11 May 2025] Introduction ‘Big data’ systems present numerous information security, privacy and technological challenges due to complexity plus the sheer quantity and volatility of the data. Scope The standard is intended to help organisations build or enhance their information security and privacy capabilities relating to big data systems, perhaps as part of AI systems design and implementation. Structure Main sections: 4: Overview - a brief summary. 5: Big data - explores the information risk and security implications of big data in addition to the 'traditional' concerns for conventional IT systems. Describes the seven v's. 6: Security and privacy threats and controls to big data - stepping through the seven 'v ' characteristics of big data (v olume, v elocity, v ariety, v ariability, v olatility, v eracity and v alue), identifying pertinent threats and controls. 7: Big data risk management process - builds on the guidance in ISO/IEC 27005 . Annex A: maps the organisational and technological controls from clause 6 against the threats relating to the seven v's. Annex B: use cases. Status This standard was initially proposed in 2017. Having run off-the-rails in 2021, the drafting project re-started in 2024. It is currently at D raft I nternational S tandard stage, with national body votes due by February 24th 2026. Publication looks likely in 2026. Commentary The definition of ‘big data’ quoted from ISO/IEC 20456:2019 does not (in my personal, rather jaundiced/cynical opinion) reflect its widespread use in the IT industry at present. “Extensive datasets primarily in the characteristics of volume, variety, velocity, and/or variability that require a scalable architecture for efficient storage, manipulation, and analysis ”. I prefer Wikipedia ’s description: “Current usage of the term big data tends to refer to the use of predictive analytics, user behavior analytics, or certain other advanced data analytics methods that extract value from data, and seldom to a particular size of data set. "There is little doubt that the quantities of data now available are indeed large, but that's not the most relevant characteristic of this new data ecosystem." Analysis of data sets can find new correlations to "spot business trends, prevent diseases, combat crime and so on." Scientists, business executives, practitioners of medicine, advertising and governments alike regularly meet difficulties with large data-sets in areas including Internet searches, fintech, urban informatics, and business informatics. Scientists encounter limitations in e-Science work, including meteorology, genomics, connectomics, complex physics simulations, biology and environmental research.” It seems to me a defining characteristic is that big data is (are!) so big that conventional database management systems are unable to cope with the complexity and dynamics/volatility, struggling to maintain integrity given so many coincident changes. Beyond the limits of their scalability, conventional architectures start to experience constraints and failures (including security control and privacy issues), no matter how much raw CPU power, network bandwidth and storage capacity is thrown at the challenge. That implies the need for fundamentally different approaches with novel information risks most likely requiring novel controls. It remains to be seen what this standard will actually recommend: this is cutting-edge stuff. Hopefully this standard will refer to others for the low-level and relatively conventional data security and privacy controls that apply to small and medium data, focusing instead on the high-level and novel aspects and processes that are unique to big data e.g. : Strategic management of big data sets, big data systems etc. , including governance arrangements to monitor and control the management and operational activities as a whole (e.g. overall programme as well as individual project management) and the business/strategy aspects and requirements (e.g. enormous financial investment in huge systems implies enormous expected returns); Architecture and design of big data systems - specifically the data security and privacy aspects including information risk assessment, compliance, ethics, data aggregation, inference, interconnectivity (both within and without the organisation), access controls, metadata management and security, resilience etc. ; Operation and use of big data systems e.g . how to classify and segregate data and functions, how to determine/define and assign access rights/permissions, what privacy and security roles and responsibilities might be appropriate; Maintenance and support of big data systems, including their security and privacy aspects; Capacity and performance management including the dynamics and challenges arising; Incident management, change management and so on (adapting conventional processes for the big data environment). Potentially, the standard could get into advanced/novel data/system security controls and privacy approaches involving artificial intelligence, instrumentation, anomaly and fraud detection, automated responses etc. ... but it looks as if the standard’s initial release will be more modest. Up Up Up This page last updated: 2 December 2025

Up Up Up ISO/IEC 27562 ISO/IEC 27562:2024 — Information technology — Security techniques — Privacy guidelines for fintech services (first edition) Up Abstract ISO/IEC 27562 "provides guidelines on privacy for fintech services. It identifies all relevant business models and roles in consumer-to-business relations and business-to-business relations, as well as privacy risks and privacy requirements, which are related to fintech services. It provides specific privacy controls for fintech services to address privacy risks. [ISO/IEC 27562] is based on the principles from ISO/IEC 29100, ISO/IEC 27701, and ISO/IEC 29184, the privacy impact assessment framework described in ISO/IEC 29134, and the risk management guideline described in ISO 31000. It also provides guidelines focusing on a set of privacy requirements for each stakeholder. [ISO/IEC 27562] can be applicable to all kinds of organizations such as regulators, institutions, service providers and product providers in the fintech service environment.” [Source: ISO/IEC 27562:2024 ] Introduction ”Fintech” (a contraction of fin ancial tech nology, formally defined by the standard as “digital innovations and technology-enabled business model innovations in the financial sector” ) refers to the use of information and communications technology within the financial services industry - banking, insurance, investment etc . - in particular, for financial services delivered digitally. A significant amount of personal information is processed by fintech. Personal information is subject to an array of privacy laws and regulations as well as corporate privacy policies and ethical considerations, all of which help ensure the trustworthiness necessary to earn the trust of data subjects (customers). Modern fintech architectures increasingly involve novel technologies such as cloud-based microservices with A pplication P rogramming I nterfaces, blockchain and A rtificial I ntelligence/M achine L earning. In addition to the usual data/IT/cyber security risks and controls, privacy concerns must also be identified, evaluated and addressed Scope The standard addresses the privacy aspects of fintech. Structure Main sections: 5: Stakeholders and general considerations for fintech services 6: General principles applicable to fintech services 7: Actors in fintech services 8: Privacy risks to actors 9: Privacy controls for actors 10: Privacy guidelines for actors Annex A: Purpose of collecting and processing PII Annex B: Examples of international and regional regulations Annex C: Example of open platform architecture for fintech service providers Annex D: Use cases for fintech services Annex E: List of common vulnerabilities and privacy risks Annex F: Characteristics of AI-related PII processing for fintech services Status The current first edition was published in 2024 . Commentary I am unclear whether/why the financial services technology industry requires specific guidance on privacy that is not already available in other standards, laws and regulations. What makes fintech privacy special, I wonder? Should we anticipate similar privacy standards for healthtech, govtech, agritech and othertech? Even within fintech, what about safety, information security, security generally and governance, aside from privacy? Where does it all end? A particular concern for the already heavily-regulated financial services industry is the potential additional compliance burden if regulators start using this standard as a mandatory set of privacy control requirements. There are lots of controls in this standard, some quite complex and costly to design, implement, operate, manage and maintain. The details are devilish. On the upside, guidance on the application of AI/ML technologies within financial services is timely. Up Up Up This page last updated: 19 November 2025

Up Up Up ISO/IEC 27554 ISO/IEC 27554:2024 — Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Application of ISO 31000 for assessment of identity-related risk [first edition] Up Abstract ISO/IEC 27554 "provides guidelines for identity-related risk, as an extension of ISO 31000:2018. More specifically, it uses the process outlined in ISO 31000 to guide users in establishing context and assessing risk, including providing risk scenarios for processes and implementations that are exposed to identity-related risk. [ISO/IEC 27554] is applicable to the risk assessment of processes and services that rely on or are related to identity. [ISO/IEC 27554] does not include aspects of risk related to general issues of delivery, technology or security.” [Source: ISO/IEC 27554:2024] Introduction This standard facilitates the application of the ISO 31000 risk management guidelines to identity management , supporting or supplementing various identity management standards. It applies the ISO 31000 risk management process to establish the context and assess risk, suggesting some risk scenarios for the processes and implementations specifically involving identity-related risk. Scope The standard applies to the assessment, specifically, of risks associated with ‘services and transactions’ that rely on or are related to identity management, excluding risks arising generally from delivery, technology or security. It can be used in conjunction with other standards concerning controls to protect identity information. The standard succinctly explains identity-related risk definition, context and impacts. It covers the central part of the classical ISO 31000-style risk management process, excluding risk monitoring and review, and risk communication and consultation. Structure Main sections: 4: Principles - simply refers to the ISO 31000 principles 5: Framework - refers to the ISO 31000 approach 6: Process - refers to the ISO 31000 risk management process 7: Identity-related risk assessment 8: Identity-related context establishment 9: Identity-related risk identification 10: Identity-related risk analysis 11: Identity-related risk evaluation 12: Identity-related risk treatment - refers to ISO 31000 ... with appendices on related standards on risk and identity management, and “risk impact assessment”. Status The current first edition was published in 2024 . Commentary ISO 31000 remains useful, along with ISO/IEC 27005 ... begging questions about the value of another standard in this area, especially one so naively and narrowly focused. In my jaundiced opinion, the standard misrepresents the probability element of risk, equating it to the amount of control applied rather than the predicted rate of occurrence. Conflating risk and control could be seen as a fundamental problem with the approach, confusing inherent (pre-treatment) and residual (post-treatment) risk. Language/terminological issues (e.g. “B.1 Assessing the degree of impact of a consequence”) beg further questions. Rewriting this standard in plain English might help bring such issues into the disinfecting glare of sunlight. The use of ‘degrees’, ‘levels’, ‘scales’ and ‘categories’ of risk, and ‘strength’ of identity-related processes (presumably controls?) indicates a subjective and qualitative approach ... and yet the standard suggests “collapsing the distinct indicators into a single combined value” at one point and for unexplained reasons presents numeric values in a ‘Plot matrix’ ... at which point I’m afraid I completely lost the plot. Repeat after me: Ordinary arithmetic is inappropriate for ordinal numbers. Ordinary arithmetic is inappropriate for ordinal numbers. Ordinary arithmetic is inappropriate for ordinal numbers. ... Up Up Up This page last updated: 19 November 2025

Up Up Up ISO/IEC 27050-2 ISO/IEC 27050-2:2018 — Information technology — Security techniques — Electronic discovery — Part 2: Guidance for governance and management of electronic discovery (first edition) Up Abstract ISO/IEC 27050 part 2 “provides guidance for technical and non-technical personnel at senior management levels within an organisation, including those with responsibility for compliance with statuary and regulatory requirements, and industry standards. [Part 2] describes how such personnel can identify and take ownership of risks related to electronic discovery, set policy and achieve compliance with corresponding external and internal requirements. It also suggests how to produce such policies in a form which can inform process control. Furthermore, it provides guidance on how to implement and control electronic discovery in accordance with the policies.” [ Source: ISO/IEC 27050-2:2018 ] Introduction Part 2 guides management on identifying and treating the information risks related to eDiscovery e.g. by setting and implementing eDiscovery-related policies and complying with relevant (mostly legal) obligations and expectations. It also offers guidance on good governance for forensics work i.e. the overarching framework or structure within which digital forensic activities take place and are managed through a controlled, repeatable and trustworthy suite of activities. Scope Governance and management of eDiscovery. Structure Main sections: 5: Electronic discovery background 6: Governance of electronic discovery 7: Management of electronic discovery 8: Risks and environmental factors 9: Compliance and review Status The current first edition of part 2 was published in 2018 . Commentary Part 2 suggests a few possible metrics, although organisations are well advised to determine their own based on their objectives relating to eDiscovery, eForensics, incident management, information risks and so forth. Of all the things going on in this area, which parts and aspects are important for the business and why? What kinds of information would help management manage them? What questions are likely to need answering? Those are good clues to the metrics that would actually help, as opposed to metrics suggested by others - including ISO. Thankfully, part 2 outlines information risks that various information security controls are intended to mitigate. However, the list of risks is incomplete, for example it fails to mention that damage, theft, loss or some other incident affecting ESI can compromise its value and admissibility in court, potentially decimating an otherwise valid case. It's a starting point though, something worth elaborating on. Hint: metrics relating to key risks and key controls are likely to be of value to management. Up Up Up This page last updated: 19 November 2025

Up Up Up ISO/IEC TR 27024 ISO/IEC TR 27024 — Technical report — ISO/IEC 27001 family of standards references list — Use of ISO/IEC 27001 family of standards in Governmental / Regulatory requirements [DRAFT] Up Abstract ISO/IEC TR 27024 "provides a list of national regulations that reference ISO/IEC 27001 as a requirement.” [Source: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Committee Doc 11, May 2025] Introduction This T echnical R eport is meant to help management determine which of the ISO27k standards are recommended or required of their organisations for national compliance reasons (without being construed as legal advice), and to facilitate or encourage global harmonisation of the laws, regulations etc. in the field of information security management. Scope The draft standard: Identifies a number of national laws, regulations and guidelines that depend and build upon the ISO27k standards ; Explicitly concerns information security, privacy/data protection, and digitalization and electronic archiving; Does not (explicitly) concern other areas such as governance, contracts, product quality/fitness for purpose, cryptography, digital signatures, defence, official secrets, classified information, health and safety, financial data integrity, medical records, misinformation, and more. Structure The central chapter contains just 18 clauses, each listing a selection of relevant laws and regulations from a different country or region (such as the EU). Status A T echnical R eport is being developed from SC 27 S tanding D ocument 7 - an internal committee reference document. Since SD7 is mature, the standard progressed rapidly to D raft T echnical R eport stage and was planned for release back in 2023. Patently, however, compiling and checking details on relevant laws and regs around the globe, along with editorial changes required by ISO, have substantially delayed release. The title may become “Government and regulatory use of ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27002 and other information security standards ”. It entering C ommittee D raft stage and is due to be published this year (2025). Commentary If this remained as a S tanding D ocument without the formalities of becoming a standard, it would be easier, quicker and cheaper to update it as the referenced standards, laws and regs change, with the bonus of being freely available to those who need the information ... but in its infinite wisdom, the committee decided to publish (and consequently maintain) it as a T echnical R eport. Taking a broad perspective, there are loads of laws and regs that have some relevance to the c onfidentiality, i ntegrity or a vailability of information. In the extreme, virtually every law involves forensic evidence with strong cia implications. Laws and regs relating to human safety are important to protect the valuable knowledge and competencies in our heads, while those relating to mental health affect our information processing capabilities. Laws and regs on tax and financial reporting and corporate governance all have information security implications. The standard is unlikely even to mention these, reflecting its arbitrary nature. This standards project faces a similar conundrum to ISO/IEC 27002 . It would be wonderful if the standard was truly comprehensive and up-to-date and could be relied upon as such, but ultimately that is infeasible. There is a risk that naive users may rely on the standard as definitive without seeking competent legal advice or researching which laws and regs are in fact applicable - hopefully not you though, having read this cautionary note! Up Up Up This page last updated: 19 November 2025

Up Up Up ISO/IEC 27102 ISO/IEC 27102:2019 — Information security management — Guidelines for cyber-insurance (first edition) Up Abstract ISO/IEC 27102 "provides guidelines when considering purchasing cyber-insurance as a risk treatment option to manage the impact of a cyber-incident within the organisation's information security risk management framework. ...” [Source: ISO/IEC 27102:2019] Introduction There is a global market for ‘cyber-insurance’, providing options for the transfer of some information/commercial risks to commercial providers. At present, the focus is primarily on sharing risk and providing compensation for the business costs and consequences arising from ‘cyber-incidents’ (such as serious privacy breaches caused by hacks and malware infections) that have not been entirely avoided, mitigated or simply accepted by the organisation. Scope This standard explains: Essential insurance concepts to information risk and security professionals; Essential cybersecurity concepts to insurance professionals; What the insurers and customers of cyber-insurance typically expect of each other; How to scope, determine, specify and procure appropriate cyber-insurance to managers, procurement and insurance sales professionals, and others involved in the negotiations and contracting process; The advantages and disadvantages, costs and benefits, constraints and opportunities in this area. Structure Main sections: 5: Overview of cyber-insurance and cyber-insurance policy 6: Cyber-risk and insurance coverage 7: Risk assessment supporting cyber-insurance underwriting 8: Role of ISMS in support of cyber-insurance Annex A: Examples of ISMS documents for sharing Status The first edition was published in 2019 . Cunning plans are afoot to refocus the standard on how cyber insurance can both support and draw upon an ISMS. The standard will also be updated to reflect the current 2022 versions of ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002. A new title has been approved (“Guidelines for the use of ISMS in support of cyber insurance” ) plus a revised scope (“This document provides guidelines when considering purchasing cyber-insurance as a risk treatment option to manage the impact of a cyber-incident within the organization’s information security risk management framework, as well as leveraging the organization’s ISMS when sharing relevant data and information with an insurer. This document gives guidelines for: a) considering the purchase of cyber insurance as a risk treatment option to share cyber risks; b) leveraging cyber insurance to assist in managing the impact of a cyber incident; c) sharing of data and information between the insured and an insurer to support underwriting, monitoring and claims activities associated with a cyber insurance policy; d) leveraging an ISMS when sharing relevant data and information with an insurer. This document is applicable to organizations that intend to purchase cyber insurance, regardless of type, size or sector.” ). Commentary This standard flew through the drafting process in record time thanks mostly to starting with an excellent donor document and a project team focused on producing a standard to support and guide this nascent business market. ‘Cyber’ is not yet a clearly-, formally- and explicitly-defined prefix, despite being scattered throughout but unfortunately not actually defined in this or other ISO27k standards. The standard concerns what I would call everyday [cyber] incidents, not the kinds of incident we might see in a cyberwar or state-sponsored cyber attack. I believe [some? most? all?] insurance policies explicitly exclude cyberwarfare ... but defining that is tricky. Likewise, depending on how the term is defined and interpreted, ‘cyber-incidents’ covers a subset of information security incidents. Incidents such as frauds, intellectual property theft and business interruption can also be covered by various kinds of insurance, and some such as loss of critical people may or may not be insurable. Whether these are included or excluded from cyber-insurance is uncertain and would depend on the policy wording and interpretation. The standard offers sage advice on the categories or types of incident-related costs that may or may not be covered - another potential minefield for the unwary. No doubt the loss adjusters and lawyers will be heavily involved, especially in major claims. At the same time, the insurance industry as a whole is well aware that its business model depends on its integrity and credibility, as well as its ability to pay out on rare but severe events. Hopefully this standard provides the basis for mutual understanding and a full and frank discussion between cyber-insurers and their clients leading to appropriate insurance policies. Meanwhile both insurers and insured share a common interest in avoiding, preventing or mitigating all kinds of incident involving valuable yet vulnerable information, which is where the remaining ISO27k standards shine. Insurance is an option to treat the information risks we choose or are forced to accept. It has its place, but beware the small print. Up Up Up This page last updated: 19 November 2025

Up Up Up ISO/IEC TS 27560 ISO/IEC TS 27560:2023 — Privacy technologies — Consent record information structure (first edition) Up Abstract ISO/IEC TS 27560 "specifies an interoperable, open and extensible information structure for recording PII principals' consent to PII processing. [ISO/IEC TS 27560] provides requirements and recommendations on the use of consent receipts and consent records associated with a PII principal's PII processing consent, aiming to support the: provision of a record of the consent to the PII principal; exchange of consent information between information systems; management of the life cycle of the recorded consent.” [Source: ISO/IEC TS 27560:2023] Introduction This T echnical S pecification specifies an interoperable, open and extensible information structure for recording and potentially sharing PII Principals' (data subjects') consent to data processing. Scope In addition to the specification, the standard provides requirements and recommendations on the use of consent receipts and consent records associated with a PII Principal’s data processing consent to support the: Provision of a record of the consent to the PII Principal; Exchange of consent information between information systems; and Management of the lifecycle of the recorded consent. The standard does not specify an exchange protocol for receipts and records, nor an exact data structure for such exchanges. Structure Main sections: 5: Overview of consent records and consent receipts 6: Elements of a consent record and consent receipt Annex A: Examples of consent records and receipts Annex B: Example of consent record life cycle Annex C: Performance and efficiency considerations Annex D: Consent record encoding structure Annex E: Security of consent records and receipts Annex F: Signals as controls communicating PII principal's preferences and decisions Annex G: Guidance on the application of consent receipts in the context of privacy information management systems Annex H: Mapping to ISO/IEC 29184 Status The first edition was published as a T echnical S pecification in 2023 . ISO made the downloadable standard free of charge in 2025 to encourage uptake and so promote the sharing of privacy consents. See https://www.iso.org/standard/80392.html Commentary If only ISO would release all the infosec standards free of charge, encouraging everyone to improve security for all. Up Up Up This page last updated: 19 November 2025

Up Up Up ISO/IEC 27035-3 ISO/IEC 27035-3:2020 — Information technology — Information security incident management — Part 3: Guidelines for ICT incident response operations (first edition) Up Abstract ISO/IEC 27035 part 3 “gives guidelines for information security incident response in ICT security operations. [ISO/IEC 27035-3] does this by firstly covering the operational aspects in ICT security operations from a people, processes and technology perspective. It then further focuses on information security incident response in ICT security operations including information security incident detection, reporting, triage, analysis, response, containment, eradication, recovery and conclusion ...” Source: ISO/IEC 27035-3:2020 ] Introduction Part 3 concerns the 'security operations' elements in response to an IT incident. Scope Part 3 concerns the organisation and processes necessary for the information security function to prepare for, and respond to, IT security events and incidents - mostly active, deliberate attacks in fact. Structure Main sections: 5: Overview 6: Common types of attacks 7: Incident detection operations 8: Incident notification operations 9: Incident triage operations 10: Incident analysis operations 11: Incident containment, eradication and recovery operations 12: Incident reporting operations Annex A: Example of the incident criteria based on information security events and incidents Status The current first edition of part 3 was published in 2020 . After 5 years, the standard is now being reviewed by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 to decide whether it should be withdrawn, revised or retained as-is. Commentary The standard’s title contains a commonplace but unexpanded abbreviation: ICT. Plain old "IT" has included communications and networking for decades, so I'm not sure why anyone feels the need for the C. Up Up Up This page last updated: 6 December 2025

Generic content to kick-start your ISMS - pretty basic but sound and FREE! These materials were kindly donated by members of the ISO27k Forum and website sponsors. ISO27k Toolkit The ISO27k Toolkit is a collection of generic ISMS-related materials contributed by members of the ISO27k Forum . We are very grateful for the generosity and community-spirit of the donors in allowing us to share them with you, free of charge. The materials have been donated by individuals with differing backgrounds, competence and expertise, working for a variety of organisations and contexts. They are models or templates, starting points if you will. Your information risks are unique, so it is incumbent on you to assess and treat your risks as you and your management see fit. Good luck! ISO27k Toolkit Everything here, in a zip file All FREE! DOWNLOAD ISMS implementation and cert process French Merci a Laurent Jaunaux, Integr'Action Conseil DOWNLOAD ISMS implementation project estimator Excel model to estimate how long it will take to implement an ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS DOWNLOAD Adaptive SME security executive summary An executive summary for busy SME owners, CEOs or managers DOWNLOAD 4.4 ISMS documentation Checklist for 14 types of ‘documented information’ plus additional discretionary materials DOWNLOAD 6.1 Information risk register Systematically ssess, evaluate, rank and decide how to treat your information risks DOWNLOAD 6.1 Plain SoA with metrics Generate and record your S tatement o f A pplicability, along with basic metrics DOWNLOAD 6.1.2 Information risk catalogue A checklist of 80 commonplace information risks for risk identification DOWNLOAD 7.3 Single-page FAQ awareness example Succinct set of F requently A sked Q uestions about "ISO 27001” DOWNLOAD 9.2 Audit exercise - crib sheet Suggested answers for the audit exercise, with tips on audit principles DOWNLOAD 9.2 ISMS internal audit procedure Describes the typical process for conducting ISMS internal audits DOWNLOAD A5.9 Information asset checkllist How can you protect your stuff if you don't know what you've got? DOWNLOAD A5.15 Policy on access control A skeleton to beef-up according to your needs DOWNLOAD A5.34 Policy on privacy Minimalist starting point for customisation DOWNLOAD A6.2 Policy on employment contracts Extreme minimalism - just 3 generic policy statements to elaborate on DOWNLOAD A7.4 Policy on physical security monitoring Bare bones, just 6 policy statements DOWNLOAD A7.14 Policy on secure disposal 8 policy statements about disposing of potentially valuable information DOWNLOAD A8.20 Policy on network security Just 9 policy statements scratch the surface of this deep topic DOWNLOAD ISO27k Toolkit terms and conditions A Creative Commons license covers most of the items DOWNLOAD ISMS implementation checklist Pragmatic guidance for ISO/IEC 27001 implementers DOWNLOAD ISMS gap analysis questionnaire Generic questionnaire on conformity to ISO/IEC 27001 DOWNLOAD 4 Generic cost-benefit analysis The basis for an ISO27k ISMS business case, proposal or budget request DOWNLOAD 5.2 Policy management process Splits the process into policy development and operation DOWNLOAD 6.1 Iterative risk analysis Double-sided guide to a cyclical risk analysis method that revolves around incidents DOWNLOAD 6.1 Plain SoA Español Cristian Celdeiro ayudó en la traducción a Español DOWNLOAD 6.3 Change management policy Addresses the requirement to mange changes to the ISMS DOWNLOAD 7.4 Introduction and gap analysis email Template for a kick-off message introducing the ISMS implementation project DOWNLOAD 9.2 Audit exercise - Português Brasileiro Exercise translated to Português Brasileiro DOWNLOAD 9.3 ISMS management review agenda Agenda items for a meeting to discuss an ISMS management review DOWNLOAD A5.9 Technology types, risks and controls 3 pages outlining 5 types of technology with the associated risks and controls DOWNLOAD A5.19 Policy on outsourcing Model policy on risks and controls in business process outsourcing DOWNLOAD A5.34 Briefing on ISO27k for GDPR Where information security and privacy requirements coincide, go for common controls DOWNLOAD A6.3 Policy on awareness and training Rolling programme of security awareness and training for managers, staff, contractors etc. DOWNLOAD A7.9 Policy on working offsite 7 generic policy statements to bootstrap a workable policy DOWNLOAD A8.12 Policy on data leakage prevention 4 crude policy statements to expand upon DOWNLOAD A8.32 Policy on change management Construct your own policy, elaborating on these 5 brief statements DOWNLOAD ISMS implementation and certification process One-page diagram on building, implementing and certifying an ISMS DOWNLOAD ISMS implementation guideline Explains the requirements in ISO/IEC 27001 with pragmatic implementation guidance DOWNLOAD Adaptive SME security Pragmatic approach to information risk and security for SMEs, even micro-orgs DOWNLOAD 4.4 Documentation mind map Just the mandatory ISMS docs required by main body clauses DOWNLOAD 6.1 Security control attributes Use ‘control attributes’ to specify, select and improve information security controls DOWNLOAD 6.1 Smart SoA with custom controls Customise Annex A controls to address your organisation's unique situation DOWNLOAD 6.1 Plain SoA Português Cristian Celdeiro ajudou na tradução para o Português Brasileiro DOWNLOAD 7.3 Prepare to be audited leaflet Awareness on being audited by ISMS internal, certification or technology auditors DOWNLOAD 9.2 Audit exercise A basic exercise or test for ISMS auditors DOWNLOAD 9.2 Audit exercise - crib - Português Brasileiro Crib sheet in Português Brasileiro DOWNLOAD A5.4 Policy on mgmt responsibilities A bare-bones policy skeleton to flesh out DOWNLOAD A5.10 Professional services infosec checklist Security activities for the start, middle and end of professional services engagements DOWNLOAD A5.32 Policy on intellectual property 3 basic policy statements to set you off on the right foot DOWNLOAD A6 Policy on HR A very basic HR security policy starter: lots worth adding! DOWNLOAD A7.1 Policy on physical controls Another skeletal policy starter with a dozen policy statements to set you thinking DOWNLOAD A7.12 Policy on cabling security Just 5 simple policy statements to expand into an actual security policy DOWNLOAD A8.13 Policy on backups An important topic for strategies, policies and procedures DOWNLOAD Not quite what you need? Willing to contribute? Get in touch! Further toolkit contributions are most welcome, whether to plug the many gaps (e.g. materials covering other clauses and controls from ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002 ), offer constructive criticism, translate these materials or provide additional examples. Case study materials would be great. Novel ways of satisfying the standards’ requirements, plus creative, inspirational and innovative approaches are particularly welcome, but so too are simplifications, checklists, diagrams and starting points. Please get in touch if you are willing to donate or seek other materials. 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