ISO 27001:2022 · Organizational controls
ISO 27001:2022 5.24: Information security incident management planning and preparation
ISO 27001:2022 5.24 covers Information security incident management planning and preparation . The held text names 5 evidence records for it, the first being Statement of Applicability entry for control A.5.24, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it.... The common gap an assessor flags is The plan exists but has never been exercised against realistic scenarios.
The organization is to prepare for handling information security incidents by defining, setting up and communicating how incidents are managed and who does what. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): makes incident handling fast, effective, consistent and orderly, including how events are communicated. 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 5.24.
What evidence supports 5.24?
- Annex A organizational controlStatement of Applicability entry for control A.5.24, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it treats
- Annex A organizational controlAn approved incident management plan and procedures covering evaluation, detection, classification, escalation, recovery, communication, evidence handling and post-incident review
- Annex A organizational controlIncident management objectives and priorities agreed with management, including resolution time frames by severity
- Annex A organizational controlA roles and responsibilities document for the incident team and its communication to internal and external parties
- Annex A organizational controlTraining, certification and exercise records for incident responders
Where this requirement comes from
This is our own statement of ISO 27001:2022 5.24, 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
- The plan exists but has never been exercised against realistic scenarios
- Regulatory notification deadlines are not built into the procedures
- People reporting events never hear the outcome, discouraging future reporting
- Responders lack training or the procedures they are expected to follow
How it maps to SOC 2
- CC7.4 high Incident management planning and preparation establishes those procedures.
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.