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ISO27001-A.7.8 Equipment Siting and Protection

  • Updated Jun 11, 2026
  • Read 01 min read
  • Status reviewed

The organization should place and protect equipment in a way that reduces physical damage, environmental damage, unauthorized access, unauthorized use, and information exposure.

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Control Purpose

The organization should place and protect equipment in a way that reduces physical damage, environmental damage, unauthorized access, unauthorized use, and information exposure.

Use A.7.8 Equipment Siting and Protection 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.7.8 Audit Evidence Pack.

Map this control to equipment damage, unauthorized physical access, unauthorized viewing, environmental exposure, interference, remote equipment, and unmanaged asset risk.

Audit Questions

  • AQ-ISO27001-A.7.8 Audit Question
  • How does the organization prove ISO27001-A.7.8 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 protection

Note Metadata

Aliases: ISO27001-A.7.8

Source: 06-Control-Knowledge-Base/ISO27001-A.7.8-Equipment-Siting-and-Protection.md

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ISO27001-A.7.8 Equipment Siting and Protection
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Evidence required

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