Annex A 8.12
New in 2022Data leakage prevention
Measures are applied to systems, networks and devices to prevent unauthorised disclosure and extraction of information.
What an assessor looks for
New in 2022. Show which channels are covered and what happens when something is detected. Coverage of generative AI tools is now an expected question.
Where it usually fails
Controls cover email while cloud storage, messaging platforms and AI assistants are unaddressed.
Classification
- Theme
- A.8 Technological
- Control type
- Preventive, Detective
- Security properties
- Confidentiality
- Cybersecurity concepts
- Protect, Detect
- ISO 27001:2013 equivalent
- None. Introduced in the 2022 revision.
Control number and title are identifiers used as references. The classification above is our own analysis, aligned to the shape of the ISO 27002 attribute model rather than reproduced from it, and no text from the standard appears on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-03.
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