ISO27001-A.5.23 Information Security for Use of Cloud Services

Control Purpose

Cloud services must be governed from selection to exit. The organization needs defined processes for buying, configuring, using, monitoring, changing, and leaving cloud services in line with its security requirements.

Use A.5.23 Information Security for Use of Cloud Services for the detailed requirement, implementation guidance, audit checks, evidence expectations, and related ISO 27005 context.

Risk Logic

Detailed Note

• A.5.23 Information Security for Use of Cloud Services

Related Risks

No published risk scenario is linked to this control yet. Create or link a risk note under the risk knowledge base before treating this control as fully mapped.

Implementation Activities

See A.5.23 Information Security for Use of Cloud Services.

Evidence Required

• Cloud Service Register
• Cloud Security Requirements and Exit Checklist
• A.5.23 Audit Evidence Pack

Audit Questions

• AQ-ISO27001-A.5.23 Audit Question
• How does the organization prove ISO27001-A.5.23 is implemented and operating?
• What evidence shows ownership, review cadence, exceptions, and corrective action?
• Which failed condition would create an audit finding for this control?

ISO 27005 Link

Map this control to cloud data residency, shared responsibility, provider dependency, configuration, incident notification, and exit risks.

ISO 27002 Link

Use ISO/IEC 27002 guidance to interpret cloud-specific acquisition, use, management, monitoring, and exit expectations.

Software Architecture Mapping

Relevant objects:

• control
• supplier
• cloud_service
• risk
• evidence
• audit_question
• review