CISSP Domain to ISO 27001:2022 Annex A Mappings

Cybersecurity is a vast field. Below, we illustrate the 8 domains of cybersecurity, covering key disciplines in information security according to the CISSP, and map them to the information security controls outlined in ISO 27001:2022.

	ISO 27001:2022 Annex A Information Security Controls
CISSP Domains	Organizational controls	People Controls	Physical controls	Technological controls
Domain 1 - Security and Risk Management	5.1 Policies for information security 5.2 Information security roles and responsibilities 5.4 Management responsibilities 5.5 Contact with authorities 5.6 Contact with special interest groups 5.19 Information security in supplier relationships 5.20 Addressing information security within supplier agreements 5.21 Managing information security in the information and communication technology (ICT) supply chain 5.22 Monitoring, review and change management of supplier services 5.31 Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements 5.32 Intellectual property rights 5.33 Privacy and protection of personal identifiable information (PII) 5.37 Documented operating procedures	6.1 Screening 6.2 Terms and conditions of employment 6.3 Information security awareness, education and training 6.4 Disciplinary process 6.5 Responsibilities after termination or change of employment 6.6 Confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements
Domain 2 - Asset Security	5.9 Inventory of information and other associated assets 5.10 Acceptable use of information and other associated assets 5.11 Return of assets 5.12 Classification of information 5.13 Labelling of information 5.14 Information transfer 5.33 Protection of records		7.13 Secure disposal or re-use of equipment	8.1 User end point devices 8.10 Information deletion 8.11 Data masking 8.12 Data leakage prevention 8.33 Test information
Domain 3 - Security Architecture and Engineering	5.3 Segregation of duties 5.15 Access control 5.17 Authentication information 5.23 Information security for use of cloud services		7.1 Physical security perimeters 7.2 Physical entry 7.3 Securing offices, rooms and facilities 7.4 Physical security monitoring 7.5 Protecting against physical and environmental threats 7.6 Working in secure areas 7.7 Clear desk and clear screen 7.8 Equipment siting and protection 7.9 Security of assets off-premises 7.10 Storage media 7.11 Supporting utilities 7.12 Cabling security	8.3 Information access restriction 8.4 Access to source code 8.5 Secure Authentication 8.24 Use of cryptography
Domain 4 - Communication and Network Security				8.6 Capacity management 8.20 Networks security 8.21 Security of network services 8.22 Segregation of networks 8.23 Web filtering
Domain 5 - Identity and Access Management (IAM)	5.16 Identity management 5.18 Access rights
Domain 6 - Security Assessment and Testing	5.35 Independent review of information security 5.36 Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security			8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities 8.34 Protection of information systems during audit testing
Domain 7 - Security Operations	5.7 Threat intelligence 5.24 Information security incident management planning and preparation 5.25 Assessment and decision on information security events 5.26 Response to information security incidents 5.27 Learning from information security incidents 5.28 Collection of evidence 5.29 Information security during disruption 5.30 ICT readiness for business continuity	6.7 Remote working 6.8 Information security event reporting		8.2 Privileged access rights 8.7 Protection against malware 8.9 Configuration management 8.13 Information backup 8.14 Redundancy of information processing facilities 8.15 Logging 8.16 Monitoring activities 8.17 Clock synchronization 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs 8.19 Installation of software on operational systems 8.32 Change management
Domain 8 - Software Development Security	5.8 Information security in project management			8.25 Secure development life cycle 8.26 Application security requirements 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles 8.28 Secure coding 8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance 8.30 Outsourced development 8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments