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ISO27001-A.7.14 Secure Disposal or Re-Use of Equipment

  • Updated Jun 17, 2026
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  • Status reviewed

Before equipment is reused, sold, returned, repaired, donated, recycled, or discarded, the organization should verify that sensitive information and licensed software are no longer recoverable.

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Control Purpose

Before equipment is reused, sold, returned, repaired, donated, recycled, or discarded, the organization should verify that sensitive information and licensed software are no longer recoverable.

Use A.7.14 Secure Disposal or Re-Use of Equipment for the detailed requirement, implementation guidance, audit checks, evidence expectations, and related ISO 27005 context.

Risk Logic

01 Asset What must be protected: data, service, process, person, or facility.
02 Threat Event, actor, or condition that can cause harm.
03 Vulnerability Weakness that makes the threat relevant.
04 Risk Scenario with likelihood, impact, owner, and priority.
05 Treatment Avoid, mitigate, transfer, or accept the risk.
06 Control Safeguard selected through ISO 27001/27002 and the SoA.
07 Evidence Record proving the control exists and operates.
08 Audit Independent verification, finding, or assurance result.

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.

Detailed Note

Evidence Required

See A.7.14 Audit Evidence Pack.

Map this control to residual data exposure, licensed software leakage, insecure reuse, insecure repair, contractor disposal risk, hidden storage, and privacy/IP compromise.

Audit Questions

  • AQ-ISO27001-A.7.14 Audit Question
  • How does the organization prove ISO27001-A.7.14 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?
  • Iso27001
  • ISO27002
  • Annex a
  • Control
  • Equipment disposal

Note Metadata

Aliases: ISO27001-A.7.14

Source: 06-Control-Knowledge-Base/ISO27001-A.7.14-Secure-Disposal-or-Re-Use-of-Equipment.md

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ISO27001-A.7.14 Secure Disposal or Re-Use of Equipment
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Requirement context

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Evidence required

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Audit checks

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