← ISO 27001 · A.5 — Organisational
A.5.23 — Information security for use of cloud services
high
cloudvendor-management
Requirement
Processes for acquisition, use, management and exit from cloud services shall be established in accordance with the organisation's information security requirements.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Required element 1 — any one of
cloudsaasiaasawsazuregcp
Required element 2 — any one of
shared responsibilityconfigurationreviewapprovalexitconfigur…approve
Supporting terms — specificity signals
cspmlanding zonetenantdata residencyexit planportability
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPR | Art.26 | Joint controllers | vendor-management |
| GDPR | Art.28 | Processors and processing agreements | vendor-management |
| GDPR | Art.44-49 | Transfers of personal data to third countries | vendor-management |
| CCPA/CPRA | 1798.100(d) | Contracts with service providers, contractors and third parties | vendor-management |
| SOC 2 | CC2.3 | External communication | vendor-management |
| SOC 2 | CC9.2 | Vendor and business partner risk management | vendor-management |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 12.8 | Third-party service provider management | vendor-management |
| HIPAA | 164.308(b)(1) | Business associate contracts (R) | vendor-management |