ISO/IEC 27001:2022 · Physical control
ISO 27001 Annex A 7.5: Protecting against physical and environmental threats
Quick answer
ISO 27001 Annex A 7.5 (Protecting against physical and environmental threats) is a physical control. Protect against threats such as fire, flood, power loss and natural disasters.
What auditors look for
Auditors check that 7.5 is either justified as not applicable in your Statement of Applicability or implemented and working. Typical evidence includes:
- Environmental risk assessment
- Fire and water detection
- Equipment placement records
How to implement 7.5 in practice
- Use cloud and data centre attestations for hosted systems
- Protect on-site equipment from water and heat
- Test detection systems
- Name an owner for 7.5, decide how often it runs and file evidence each time, so the control is audit-ready all year.
Recording 7.5 in the Statement of Applicability
List 7.5 with whether it applies, the reason (usually the risks it treats or a legal or contractual requirement), its implementation status and where the evidence lives. If you exclude it, explain why none of your risks or obligations require it.