Annex A 8.23
New in 2022Web filtering
Access to external websites is managed to reduce exposure to malicious content.
What an assessor looks for
New in 2022. Show what is filtered, how the categories were chosen, and how exceptions are requested and approved.
Where it usually fails
Filtering applies on the corporate network only and is absent for remote workers, who are the majority.
Classification
- Theme
- A.8 Technological
- Control type
- Preventive
- Security properties
- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
- 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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