PECB ISO-IEC-27001-Lead-Implementer Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

According to ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 (which provides the requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems and is referenced by ISO/IEC 27001 audits), clients do not have the right to request or conduct background checks on auditors provided by an accredited certification body, except for potential conflicts of interest or impartiality concerns, which must be disclosed. The certification body is responsible for ensuring the competence, integrity, and impartiality of its auditors.

It is best practice for the certification body to evaluate audit findings and make certification decisions (C).

It is perfectly acceptable and encouraged for organizations to apply for a combined audit for integrated management systems, such as ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 (B).

Notifying the certification body of a conflict of interest is a best practice and required for audit impartiality (D).

Requesting background checks beyond verifying competence, impartiality, and conflict of interest is NOT aligned with auditing best practices (A), and it is proper for the certification body to deny such a request.

Relevant Extracts:

ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, Clause 9.2.2.2: “The certification body shall select audit team members and technical experts that, collectively, have the necessary competence for the audit. The certification body shall not provide information that compromises confidentiality or privacy.”

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Implementation Guidance, auditing section: “Certification bodies ensure the independence and competence of auditors and maintain impartiality. Organizations may raise concerns about impartiality or conflicts of interest, but certification bodies manage personnel records and background information in accordance with confidentiality requirements.”

According to the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard, the organization should determine the necessary competence of persons doing work under its control that affects the performance and effectiveness of the ISMS. The organization should also ensure that these persons are aware of the information security policy, their contribution to the effectiveness of the ISMS, the implications of not conforming with the ISMS requirements, and the benefits of improved information security performance. The organization should also provide information security awareness, education, and training to all employees and, where relevant, contractors and third-party users, as relevant for their job function. The awareness, education, and training programs should be planned, implemented, and maintained according to the needs of the organization and the results of the risk assessment and risk treatment.

Therefore, Colin should have handled the situation with Lisa by delivering training and awareness sessions for employees with the same level of competence needs based on the activities they perform within the company. This would ensure that the content and the language of the sessions are appropriate and understandable for the target audience, and that the sessions are effective and efficient in achieving the desired learning outcomes. By doing so, Colin would also avoid wasting time and resources on delivering sessions that are too technical or too basic for some employees, and that do not address their specific information security challenges and responsibilities.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022, Clause 7.2 Competence and Clause 7.3 Awareness

ISO/IEC 27002:2022, Clause 7.2.2 Information security awareness, education and training

PECB ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer Course, Module 4: Leadership, Commitment, and Support of Top Management.

Annex A control A.8.26 Application security requirements mandates that security requirements must be identified, specified, and approved during the development or acquisition of applications.

“Information security requirements shall be identified, specified and approved when developing or acquiring applications.”

— ISO/IEC 27001:2022, Annex A, Control 8.26 Application security requirementsQuestion No. 22/80

What iS the purpose of ISO,'IEC 27002 clause 8ü8?

TO ensure all security requitements are addressed during application development

To ensure software is written securely to reduce information security vulnerabilities

To ensure secure system design principles are followed