Annex A 8.34
Protection of information systems during audit testing
Audit tests and other assurance activities involving operational systems are planned and agreed to minimise disruption.
What an assessor looks for
Show that audit and testing activity on live systems is planned, agreed with system owners, scoped, and logged.
Where it usually fails
Assurance activity is conducted on production without agreed scope or timing, and causes disruption that was avoidable.
Classification
- Theme
- A.8 Technological
- Control type
- Preventive
- Security properties
- Availability, Integrity
- Cybersecurity concepts
- Protect
- ISO 27001:2013 equivalent
- 12.7.1
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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