A.7.4 Physical security monitoring
A.7.4 in ISO 27001:2022 (ISO/IEC 27001:2022). All ISO 27001:2022 controls held. Open ISO 27001:2022 on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
Physical security monitoring. Premises are to be watched continuously for unauthorized physical entry. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): detects and deters unauthorized physical access. As an Annex A reference control, it is compared with the controls determined in risk treatment (6.1.3 c) and recorded in the Statement of Applicability as included or excluded, with the justification and implementation status (6.1.3 d); implementation guidance is ISO/IEC 27002:2022 7.4.
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
We hold no cross-framework row for A.7.4 yet. The reviewed pairs page lists the released pairs and their coverage.
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: Physical controls), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the access-card or key log for the period
- the visitor register with escort and time
- the equipment disposal and re-use record
- the monitoring and alarm response record