ISO 27001:2022 Annex A 5.25 Checklist Guide •

ISO 27001:2022 Annex A 5.25 Checklist Guide

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By Max Edwards | Updated 15 August 2024

Utilising a checklist for A.5.25 ensures systematic identification, assessment, and management of security events, enhancing compliance with ISO 27001:2022. This approach improves organisational readiness, mitigates risks, and promotes continuous improvement in information security management.

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ISO 27001 A.5.25 Assessment and Decision on Information Security Events Checklist

ISO 27001:2022 Annex A.5.25 focuses on the critical processes involved in assessing and making decisions about information security events. This control ensures that security events are identified, assessed, and managed effectively to mitigate potential risks.

Implementing this control requires robust policies, real-time monitoring, systematic assessment, and well-coordinated response strategies.

This guide provides an overview of key elements, common challenges, solutions, compliance checklists, and the role of ISMS.online in facilitating compliance with A.5.25.


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Why Should You Comply With Annex A.5.25? Key Aspects and Common Challenges

1. Identification of Events:

Continuous Monitoring:

Challenge: Ensuring real-time monitoring across diverse IT environments.

  • Solution: Use robust monitoring tools integrated with ISMS.online’s incident tracker.

Compliance Checklist:

Implement real-time monitoring tools.

Integrate monitoring with ISMS.online’s incident tracker.

Regularly review and update monitoring configurations.

Related ISO Clause: 9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation.

Event Logging:

Challenge: Managing large volumes of log data and ensuring relevant events are captured.

  • Solution: Utilise automated logging and filtering features.

Compliance Checklist:

Configure automated event logging.

Set up filters to prioritise critical events.

Ensure logs are securely stored and accessible.

Related ISO Clause: 7.5 Documented information.

2. Assessment of Events:

Initial Analysis:

Challenge: Rapidly analysing events to determine their significance.

  • Solution: Employ ISMS.online’s workflow automation.

Compliance Checklist:

Define criteria for initial event analysis.

Automate workflow for event prioritisation.

Train staff on initial analysis procedures.

Related ISO Clause: 8.2 Information security risk assessment.

Risk Assessment:

Challenge: Accurately assessing the potential impact of events.

  • Solution: Use the dynamic risk map and continuous risk monitoring features.

Compliance Checklist:

Conduct risk assessments for each identified event.

Utilise ISMS.online’s dynamic risk map.

Update risk assessments based on new data.

Related ISO Clause: 6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities.

Categorisation:

Challenge: Consistently categorising events based on severity and urgency.

  • Solution: Establish standardised categorisation criteria and use ISMS.online’s templates.

Compliance Checklist:

Develop categorisation criteria for security events.

Use ISMS.online’s categorisation templates.

Regularly review and update categorisation criteria.

Related ISO Clause: 8.2 Information security risk assessment.

3. Decision-Making:

Response Strategy:

Challenge: Developing appropriate response strategies under time constraints.

  • Solution: Leverage ISMS.online’s policy templates.

Compliance Checklist:

Create predefined response strategies.

Implement response strategy templates in ISMS.online.

Train staff on executing response strategies.

Related ISO Clause: 6.2 Information security objectives and planning to achieve them.

Notification:

Challenge: Ensuring timely and accurate communication to all relevant stakeholders.

  • Solution: Implement ISMS.online’s notification system.

Compliance Checklist:

Configure automated notifications in ISMS.online.

Maintain an updated list of stakeholders.

Conduct regular notification tests.

Related ISO Clause: 7.4 Communication.

Documentation:

Challenge: Keeping thorough and accurate records of all events and decisions.

  • Solution: Use ISMS.online’s document control and collaboration tools.

Compliance Checklist:

Document all security events and decisions.

Utilise ISMS.online’s document control features.

Regularly review and update event documentation.

Related ISO Clause: 7.5 Documented information.

4. Mitigation and Control Measures:

Immediate Actions:

Challenge: Quickly containing and mitigating the impact of security events.

  • Solution: Predefine immediate action plans and integrate them into ISMS.online’s workflows.

Compliance Checklist:

Develop immediate action plans.

Integrate action plans into ISMS.online workflows.

Train staff on executing immediate actions.

Related ISO Clause: 8.1 Operational planning and control.

Follow-Up Actions:

Challenge: Ensuring follow-up actions address root causes and prevent recurrence.

  • Solution: Track and manage follow-up actions using ISMS.online’s corrective action tracking.

Compliance Checklist:

Identify root causes of security events.

Plan and document follow-up actions.

Use ISMS.online to track corrective actions.

Related ISO Clause: 10.1 Nonconformity and corrective action.

5. Review and Lessons Learned:

Post-Event Analysis:

Challenge: Conducting thorough and unbiased post-event reviews.

  • Solution: Use ISMS.online’s audit templates and review tools.

Compliance Checklist:

Conduct post-event reviews for all incidents.

Use ISMS.online’s audit templates for analysis.

Document findings and recommendations.

Related ISO Clause: 9.2 Internal audit.

Lessons Learned:

Challenge: Integrating lessons learned into the ISMS for continuous improvement.

  • Solution: Document lessons learned and update policies and procedures through ISMS.online’s version control.

Compliance Checklist:

Document lessons learned from incidents.

Update ISMS policies and procedures.

Communicate updates to relevant stakeholders.

Related ISO Clause: 10.2 Continual improvement.


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ISMS.online Features for Demonstrating Compliance with A.5.25

To demonstrate compliance with A.5.25, the following features of ISMS.online are particularly useful:

Incident Management:

  • Incident Tracker: Logs and tracks information security events, ensuring comprehensive documentation and facilitating initial analysis.
  • Workflow Automation: Manages the workflow from event detection to resolution, ensuring all steps are followed systematically.
  • Notifications: Sends automatic notifications to relevant stakeholders to ensure timely communication.

Risk Management:

  • Dynamic Risk Map: Provides a visual representation of risks, helping to assess the impact of security events in real time.
  • Risk Monitoring: Continuously monitors risks and updates risk assessments based on new information from security events.

Policy Management:

  • Policy Templates: Offers templates for incident response policies, ensuring standardised response strategies.
  • Version Control: Maintains up-to-date policies and procedures, reflecting lessons learned from past incidents.

Audit Management:

  • Audit Plan and Templates: Facilitates regular internal audits to review the effectiveness of the incident management process and identify areas for improvement.
  • Corrective Actions: Tracks and manages corrective actions resulting from audits and post-event analyses.

Documentation:

  • Document Control: Ensures all documents related to incident assessment and decision-making are securely stored and easily accessible.
  • Collaboration Tools: Allows team members to collaborate effectively on documenting and analysing security events.

Training and Awareness:

  • Training Modules: Provides training programmes to enhance awareness and competency in incident management.
  • Training Tracking: Tracks training completion and effectiveness, ensuring continuous improvement in handling security events.

Benefits of Compliance

  • Enhanced Preparedness: Improves the organisation’s readiness to handle information security events effectively.
  • Risk Mitigation: Reduces the potential impact of security events on the organisation.
  • Compliance: Ensures compliance with ISO 27001:2022 requirements and other relevant regulations.
  • Continuous Improvement: Promotes a culture of continuous improvement in information security management.

By leveraging ISMS.online features and addressing common challenges, organisations can effectively implement and demonstrate compliance with A.5.25, ensuring a structured and effective approach to managing information security events. This leads to better protection of information assets and an overall enhanced security posture.


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Every Annex A Control Checklist Table

ISO 27001 Annex A.5 Control Checklist Table

ISO 27001 Control NumberISO 27001 Control Checklist
Annex A.5.1Policies for Information Security Checklist
Annex A.5.2Information Security Roles and Responsibilities Checklist
Annex A.5.3Segregation of Duties Checklist
Annex A.5.4Management Responsibilities Checklist
Annex A.5.5Contact With Authorities Checklist
Annex A.5.6Contact With Special Interest Groups Checklist
Annex A.5.7Threat Intelligence Checklist
Annex A.5.8Information Security in Project Management Checklist
Annex A.5.9Inventory of Information and Other Associated Assets Checklist
Annex A.5.10Acceptable Use of Information and Other Associated Assets Checklist
Annex A.5.11Return of Assets Checklist
Annex A.5.12Classification of Information Checklist
Annex A.5.13Labelling of Information Checklist
Annex A.5.14Information Transfer Checklist
Annex A.5.15Access Control Checklist
Annex A.5.16Identity Management Checklist
Annex A.5.17Authentication Information Checklist
Annex A.5.18Access Rights Checklist
Annex A.5.19Information Security in Supplier Relationships Checklist
Annex A.5.20Addressing Information Security Within Supplier Agreements Checklist
Annex A.5.21Managing Information Security in the ICT Supply Chain Checklist
Annex A.5.22Monitoring, Review and Change Management of Supplier Services Checklist
Annex A.5.23Information Security for Use of Cloud Services Checklist
Annex A.5.24Information Security Incident Management Planning and Preparation Checklist
Annex A.5.25Assessment and Decision on Information Security Events Checklist
Annex A.5.26Response to Information Security Incidents Checklist
Annex A.5.27Learning From Information Security Incidents Checklist
Annex A.5.28Collection of Evidence Checklist
Annex A.5.29Information Security During Disruption Checklist
Annex A.5.30ICT Readiness for Business Continuity Checklist
Annex A.5.31Legal, Statutory, Regulatory and Contractual Requirements Checklist
Annex A.5.32Intellectual Property Rights Checklist
Annex A.5.33Protection of Records Checklist
Annex A.5.34Privacy and Protection of PII Checklist
Annex A.5.35Independent Review of Information Security Checklist
Annex A.5.36Compliance With Policies, Rules, and Standards for Information Security Checklist
Annex A.5.37Documented Operating Procedures Checklist


ISO 27001 Annex A.6 Control Checklist Table

ISO 27001 Control NumberISO 27001 Control Checklist
Annex A.6.1Screening Checklist
Annex A.6.2Terms and Conditions of Employment Checklist
Annex A.6.3Information Security Awareness, Education and Training Checklist
Annex A.6.4Disciplinary Process Checklist
Annex A.6.5Responsibilities After Termination or Change of Employment Checklist
Annex A.6.6Confidentiality or Non-Disclosure Agreements Checklist
Annex A.6.7Remote Working Checklist
Annex A.6.8Information Security Event Reporting Checklist


ISO 27001 Annex A.7 Control Checklist Table

ISO 27001 Control NumberISO 27001 Control Checklist
Annex A.7.1Physical Security Perimeters Checklist
Annex A.7.2Physical Entry Checklist
Annex A.7.3Securing Offices, Rooms, and Facilities Checklist
Annex A.7.4Physical Security Monitoring Checklist
Annex A.7.5Protecting Against Physical and Environmental Threats Checklist
Annex A.7.6Working in Secure Areas Checklist
Annex A.7.7Clear Desk and Clear Screen Checklist
Annex A.7.8Equipment Siting and Protection Checklist
Annex A.7.9Security of Assets Off-Premises Checklist
Annex A.7.10Storage Media Checklist
Annex A.7.11Supporting Utilities Checklist
Annex A.7.12Cabling Security Checklist
Annex A.7.13Equipment Maintenance Checklist
Annex A.7.14Secure Disposal or Re-Use of Equipment Checklist


ISO 27001 Annex A.8 Control Checklist Table

ISO 27001 Control NumberISO 27001 Control Checklist
Annex A.8.1User Endpoint Devices Checklist
Annex A.8.2Privileged Access Rights Checklist
Annex A.8.3Information Access Restriction Checklist
Annex A.8.4Access to Source Code Checklist
Annex A.8.5Secure Authentication Checklist
Annex A.8.6Capacity Management Checklist
Annex A.8.7Protection Against Malware Checklist
Annex A.8.8Management of Technical Vulnerabilities Checklist
Annex A.8.9Configuration Management Checklist
Annex A.8.10Information Deletion Checklist
Annex A.8.11Data Masking Checklist
Annex A.8.12Data Leakage Prevention Checklist
Annex A.8.13Information Backup Checklist
Annex A.8.14Redundancy of Information Processing Facilities Checklist
Annex A.8.15Logging Checklist
Annex A.8.16Monitoring Activities Checklist
Annex A.8.17Clock Synchronisation Checklist
Annex A.8.18Use of Privileged Utility Programs Checklist
Annex A.8.19Installation of Software on Operational Systems Checklist
Annex A.8.20Networks Security Checklist
Annex A.8.21Security of Network Services Checklist
Annex A.8.22Segregation of Networks Checklist
Annex A.8.23Web Filtering Checklist
Annex A.8.24Use of Cryptography Checklist
Annex A.8.25Secure Development Life Cycle Checklist
Annex A.8.26Application Security Requirements Checklist
Annex A.8.27Secure System Architecture and Engineering Principles Checklist
Annex A.8.28Secure Coding Checklist
Annex A.8.29Security Testing in Development and Acceptance Checklist
Annex A.8.30Outsourced Development Checklist
Annex A.8.31Separation of Development, Test and Production Environments Checklist
Annex A.8.32Change Management Checklist
Annex A.8.33Test Information Checklist
Annex A.8.34Protection of Information Systems During Audit Testing Checklist


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