ISO/IEC 27001:2022 · Technological control · New in 2022
ISO 27001 Annex A 8.9: Configuration management
Quick answer
ISO 27001 Annex A 8.9 (Configuration management) is a technological control introduced in the 2022 edition. Establish, document, implement, monitor and review secure configurations for hardware, software, services and networks.
What auditors look for
Auditors check that 8.9 is either justified as not applicable in your Statement of Applicability or implemented and working. Typical evidence includes:
- Configuration baselines
- Configuration compliance reports
- Change records for baselines
How to implement 8.9 in practice
- Start from CIS Benchmarks
- Manage configuration as code where possible
- Detect and correct drift
- Name an owner for 8.9, decide how often it runs and file evidence each time, so the control is audit-ready all year.
Recording 8.9 in the Statement of Applicability
List 8.9 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.