ISO 27001:2022 · Organizational controls
ISO 27001:2022 5.4: Management responsibilities
ISO 27001:2022 5.4 covers Management responsibilities. The held text names 5 evidence records for it, the first being Statement of Applicability entry for control A.5.4, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it.... The common gap an assessor flags is Access is provisioned before any security briefing takes place.
Managers are to insist that everyone working for the organization applies information security as the organization's policy, topic-specific policies and procedures lay down. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): ensures managers understand their information security role and act so that all personnel know and meet their responsibilities. 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 5.4.
What evidence supports 5.4?
- Annex A organizational controlStatement of Applicability entry for control A.5.4, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it treats
- Annex A organizational controlEvidence that security briefings on roles and responsibilities occur before access is granted, such as onboarding checklists tied to access provisioning
- Annex A organizational controlRole-specific guidance documents setting out security expectations
- Annex A organizational controlSigned employment contracts or agreements containing the security obligations
- Annex A organizational controlRecords of continuing professional education for staff in security-relevant roles
Where this requirement comes from
This is our own statement of ISO 27001:2022 5.4, 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
- Access is provisioned before any security briefing takes place
- No confidential route exists for reporting violations, or reporters' identities are not protected
- Managers do not visibly endorse the policies, so compliance is seen as the security team's concern
- Security work is expected without any allocated time or resource in project plans
How it maps to SOC 2
- CC1.5 high Management responsibilities require staff to apply security per defined rules.
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.