Annex A 8.10
New in 2022Information deletion
Information stored in systems, devices or other storage media is deleted when no longer required.
What an assessor looks for
New in 2022. Show deletion in practice across primary systems, backups and any copies held by suppliers, along with how deletion is verified.
Where it usually fails
Deletion is performed in the live system while backups retain the data indefinitely, so nothing is genuinely deleted.
Classification
- Theme
- A.8 Technological
- Control type
- Preventive
- Security properties
- Confidentiality
- Cybersecurity concepts
- Protect
- 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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