ISO 27001:2022 · Technological controls
ISO 27001:2022 8.26: Application security requirements
ISO 27001:2022 8.26 covers Application security requirements. The held text names 5 evidence records for it, the first being Statement of Applicability entry for control A.8.26, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it.... The common gap an assessor flags is Applications are bought on functionality alone with security requirements never specified.
Information security requirements are to be identified, specified and approved whenever applications are developed or acquired. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): leaves no security requirement unidentified or unaddressed when applications are built or bought. 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 8.26.
What evidence supports 8.26?
- Annex A technological controlStatement of Applicability entry for control A.8.26, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it treats
- Annex A technological controlApproved application security requirements documents for new or acquired applications, derived from risk assessment with security specialist input
- Annex A technological controlRequirement checklists covering authentication, classification, access segregation, attack resilience, legal and privacy needs, data protection, encryption, input and output controls, logging and error handling
- Annex A technological controlAdditional requirements for partner transactional services covering identity trust, integrity mechanisms, approval authority and non-repudiation
- Annex A technological controlPayment and ordering application requirements covering verification, duplication prevention and storage away from public exposure
Where this requirement comes from
This is our own statement of ISO 27001:2022 8.26, 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
- Applications are bought on functionality alone with security requirements never specified
- Requirements are generic and not derived from any risk assessment
- Free-text fields collect personal data that nobody planned to protect
- Verbose error messages disclose internal details to users
How it maps to SOC 2
No reviewed link is held for this control.
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.