ISO 27001:2022 · Organizational controls
ISO 27001:2022 5.19: Information security in supplier relationships
ISO 27001:2022 5.19 covers Information security in supplier relationships. The held text names 5 evidence records for it, the first being Statement of Applicability entry for control A.5.19, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it.... The common gap an assessor flags is Suppliers are onboarded by procurement without any security assessment.
The organization is to define and run processes and procedures that manage the information security risks arising from using suppliers' products or services. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): keeps security in supplier dealings at the level agreed with the supplier. As an Annex A reference control, it is compared with the controls determined in risk treatment (6.1.3 c) and recorded in the Statement of Applicability as included or excluded, with the justification and implementation status (6.1.3 d); implementation guidance is ISO/IEC 27002:2022 5.19.
What evidence supports 5.19?
- Annex A organizational controlStatement of Applicability entry for control A.5.19, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it treats
- Annex A organizational controlThe topic-specific supplier relationship policy and its communication record
- Annex A organizational controlA supplier inventory categorized by type and by the information, services and infrastructure each can access
- Annex A organizational controlSupplier due diligence and selection records such as questionnaires, certifications, references and on-site assessment reports, scaled to sensitivity
- Annex A organizational controlSupplier risk assessments covering misuse of organizational assets and product or component vulnerabilities
Where this requirement comes from
This is our own statement of ISO 27001:2022 5.19, read from the copy we hold (licensed complete copy) and stated in our words, not the standard verbatim. The framework as we hold it.
Common gaps an assessor flags
- Suppliers are onboarded by procurement without any security assessment
- Cloud service providers are not treated as suppliers under the policy
- No exit plan exists for critical suppliers, so access and data linger after termination
- Monitoring stops after onboarding and relies solely on an annual certificate
How it maps to SOC 2
- CC9.2 high Information security in supplier relationships is vendor risk management.
A link is a topical overlap with a confidence and a reason. It does not establish that meeting one requirement satisfies the other, and it is not certification.