Annex A 7.4
New in 2022Physical security monitoring
Premises are continuously monitored for unauthorised physical access.
What an assessor looks for
New in 2022. Show what is monitored, who reviews it, how long recordings are retained, and the privacy basis for the monitoring.
Where it usually fails
Cameras are installed with nobody reviewing the footage and no retention period defined.
Classification
- Theme
- A.7 Physical
- Control type
- Detective
- Security properties
- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
- Cybersecurity concepts
- 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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