ISO 27002:2022, Control 8.33 – Test Information

ISO 27002:2022 Revised Controls

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While non-production test environments such as staging environments are essential to building high-quality software products and applications free of bugs or errors, the use of real data and lack of security measures in these environments expose information assets to heightened risks.

For example, developers may use easy-to-remember credentials(e.g “admin” for both username and password) for testing environments in which sensitive data assets are stored.

This may be exploited by cyber attackers to gain easy access to test environments and steal sensitive information assets.

Therefore, organisations should put in place appropriate controls and procedures to protect real-world data used for testing.

Purpose of Control 8.33

Control 8.33 enables organisations to achieve two purposes:

  • To protect and maintain the confidentiality of information used in the testing environment.
  • Selection and use of test information that will yield reliable results.

Attributes Table

Control 8.33 is a preventive type of control that requires organisations to select and protect the most appropriate information for the testing stage so as to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information.

Control Type Information Security PropertiesCybersecurity Concepts Operational CapabilitiesSecurity Domains
#Preventive #Confidentiality
#Integrity
#Protect#Information Protection#Protection
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Ownership of Control 8.33

Considering that Control 8.33 entails the selection, protection, and management of the most appropriate test information to be used for testing, information security officers, in cooperation with the development team, should be ultimately responsible for establishing appropriate controls and procedures.

General Guidance on Compliance

Organisations should not use sensitive information, including personal data, in the development and testing environments.

To protect the test information against loss of confidentiality and integrity, organisations should comply with the following:

  • Access controls applied in real-world environments should also be implemented in test environments.
  • Establishing and implementing a separate authorisation procedure for the copying of real information into test environments.
  • To keep an audit trail, all activities related to copying and use of sensitive information in test environments should be recorded.
  • If sensitive information will be used in the test environment, it should be protected with appropriate controls such as data masking or data removal.
  • Once the testing is completed, information used in the test environment should be safely and permanently removed to eliminate the risk of unauthorised access.

Furthermore, organisations should apply appropriate measures to ensure the secure storage of information assets.

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Supplementary Guidance on Control 8.33

It is noted that system and acceptance testing may require an enormous amount of test information, equivalent to operational information.

Changes and Differences from ISO 27002:2013

27002:2022/8.33 replace 27002:2013/(14.3.1)

Although the 2022 version is similar to the 2013 version to great extent, the 2022 Version introduces the following requirement:

  • If sensitive information will be used in the test environment, it should be protected with appropriate controls such as data masking or data removal.

The 27002:2013 version, in contrast, did not include this requirement.

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New Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
5.7NewThreat intelligence
5.23NewInformation security for use of cloud services
5.30NewICT readiness for business continuity
7.4NewPhysical security monitoring
8.9NewConfiguration management
8.10NewInformation deletion
8.11NewData masking
8.12NewData leakage prevention
8.16NewMonitoring activities
8.23NewWeb filtering
8.28NewSecure coding

Organisational Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
5.105.1.1, 05.1.2Policies for information security
5.206.1.1Information security roles and responsibilities
5.306.1.2Segregation of duties
5.407.2.1Management responsibilities
5.506.1.3Contact with authorities
5.606.1.4Contact with special interest groups
5.7NewThreat intelligence
5.806.1.5, 14.1.1Information security in project management
5.908.1.1, 08.1.2Inventory of information and other associated assets
5.1008.1.3, 08.2.3Acceptable use of information and other associated assets
5.1108.1.4Return of assets
5.12 08.2.1Classification of information
5.1308.2.2Labelling of information
5.1413.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.2.3Information transfer
5.1509.1.1, 09.1.2Access control
5.1609.2.1Identity management
5.17 09.2.4, 09.3.1, 09.4.3Authentication information
5.1809.2.2, 09.2.5, 09.2.6Access rights
5.1915.1.1Information security in supplier relationships
5.2015.1.2Addressing information security within supplier agreements
5.2115.1.3Managing information security in the ICT supply chain
5.2215.2.1, 15.2.2Monitoring, review and change management of supplier services
5.23NewInformation security for use of cloud services
5.2416.1.1Information security incident management planning and preparation
5.2516.1.4Assessment and decision on information security events
5.2616.1.5Response to information security incidents
5.2716.1.6Learning from information security incidents
5.2816.1.7Collection of evidence
5.2917.1.1, 17.1.2, 17.1.3Information security during disruption
5.30NewICT readiness for business continuity
5.3118.1.1, 18.1.5Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements
5.3218.1.2Intellectual property rights
5.3318.1.3Protection of records
5.3418.1.4Privacy and protection of PII
5.3518.2.1Independent review of information security
5.3618.2.2, 18.2.3Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security
5.3712.1.1Documented operating procedures

People Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
6.107.1.1Screening
6.207.1.2Terms and conditions of employment
6.307.2.2Information security awareness, education and training
6.407.2.3Disciplinary process
6.507.3.1Responsibilities after termination or change of employment
6.613.2.4Confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements
6.706.2.2Remote working
6.816.1.2, 16.1.3Information security event reporting

Physical Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
7.111.1.1Physical security perimeters
7.211.1.2, 11.1.6Physical entry
7.311.1.3Securing offices, rooms and facilities
7.4NewPhysical security monitoring
7.511.1.4Protecting against physical and environmental threats
7.611.1.5Working in secure areas
7.711.2.9Clear desk and clear screen
7.811.2.1Equipment siting and protection
7.911.2.6Security of assets off-premises
7.1008.3.1, 08.3.2, 08.3.3, 11.2.5Storage media
7.1111.2.2Supporting utilities
7.1211.2.3Cabling security
7.1311.2.4Equipment maintenance
7.1411.2.7Secure disposal or re-use of equipment

Technological Controls

ISO/IEC 27002:2022 Control IdentifierISO/IEC 27002:2013 Control IdentifierControl Name
8.106.2.1, 11.2.8User endpoint devices
8.209.2.3Privileged access rights
8.309.4.1Information access restriction
8.409.4.5Access to source code
8.509.4.2Secure authentication
8.612.1.3Capacity management
8.712.2.1Protection against malware
8.812.6.1, 18.2.3Management of technical vulnerabilities
8.9NewConfiguration management
8.10NewInformation deletion
8.11NewData masking
8.12NewData leakage prevention
8.1312.3.1Information backup
8.1417.2.1Redundancy of information processing facilities
8.1512.4.1, 12.4.2, 12.4.3Logging
8.16NewMonitoring activities
8.1712.4.4Clock synchronization
8.1809.4.4Use of privileged utility programs
8.1912.5.1, 12.6.2Installation of software on operational systems
8.2013.1.1Networks security
8.2113.1.2Security of network services
8.2213.1.3Segregation of networks
8.23NewWeb filtering
8.2410.1.1, 10.1.2Use of cryptography
8.2514.2.1Secure development life cycle
8.2614.1.2, 14.1.3Application security requirements
8.2714.2.5Secure system architecture and engineering principles
8.28NewSecure coding
8.2914.2.8, 14.2.9Security testing in development and acceptance
8.3014.2.7Outsourced development
8.3112.1.4, 14.2.6Separation of development, test and production environments
8.3212.1.2, 14.2.2, 14.2.3, 14.2.4Change management
8.3314.3.1Test information
8.3412.7.1Protection of information systems during audit testing
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