A.5.6 Organizational
Contact with special interest groups
Structured attributes from ISO/IEC 27002:2022 — control type · CIA properties · cybersecurity concept · operational capability · security domain. What do these mean?
Mapped NIST 800-53 r5 controls (8)
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Direction: ← other covers this;
→ this covers other (F/M/P = full / mostly /
partial). gov = governs / implements (a mandate, not coverage).
Why these map — AI rationale (under review)
- SI-5mostlyaligns with — Both controls establish external channels for receiving timely security alerts, advisories, and vulnerability information to keep organizational awareness current.
- AT-2partialaligns with — Membership in special interest groups serves as an ongoing source of current security knowledge that directly supports the organization's security awareness and literacy objectives.
- IR-4partialaligns with — The liaison points and incident-related information exchange enabled by special interest groups provide external coordination resources that support incident handling activities.
- PM-15partialaligns with — Both controls recognize the value of organizational participation in security groups and associations to enhance collective knowledge and information sharing.
Aligned NIST CSF 2.0 outcomes (7)
NIST CSF 2.0 outcomes this ISO control aligns with — our AI-authored analysis (authority llm_unverified, under review).
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partial). gov = governs / implements (a mandate, not coverage).
Why these map — AI rationale (under review)
- DE.AE-07mostlyaligns with — By integrating contextual information and specialist advice obtained through special interest group membership, the ISO control helps embed external threat intelligence into adverse-event analysis processes.
- ID.RA-02mostlyaligns with — The ISO control's emphasis on receiving early warnings, alerts, and advisories from special interest groups directly supports the CSF outcome of receiving cyber threat intelligence from external information-sharing sources.
- GV.SC-09partialaligns with — The ISO control's focus on sharing threat and vulnerability information with trusted external forums supports the CSF outcome of integrating supply-chain security practices into broader risk-management programs.
- ID.IM-01partialaligns with — Participation in special interest groups provides external evaluations and best-practice insights that the organization can use to identify needed improvements in its security program.
Related weaknesses / CWE (4)
Weakness classes this ISO control helps prevent or mitigate — our AI-authored analysis (authority llm_unverified, under review).
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Why these map — AI rationale (under review)
- CWE-327partialprevents — Access to current specialist guidance and early vulnerability alerts enables timely replacement of broken or risky cryptographic algorithms with stronger alternatives.
- CWE-79partialprevents — Knowledge exchange on emerging attack techniques and patches reduces the likelihood that cross-site scripting flaws remain unaddressed in deployed applications.
- CWE-89partialprevents — Early warnings and shared best-practice information help organizations apply the latest remediation techniques against SQL-injection vulnerabilities.
- CWE-1104nonemitigates — Regular exposure to external advisories and vulnerability disclosures helps teams identify and replace unmaintained third-party components before attackers can exploit known weaknesses in them.
Mitigated MITRE ATT&CK techniques (4)
Adversary techniques (MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise) this ISO control helps mitigate; links open attack.mitre.org. Our AI-authored analysis (authority llm_unverified, under review).
Direction: ← other covers this;
→ this covers other (F/M/P = full / mostly /
partial). gov = governs / implements (a mandate, not coverage).
Why these map — AI rationale (under review)
- T1190partialmitigates — Timely receipt of attack and vulnerability alerts enables patching or configuration changes that reduce the window during which public-facing applications can be exploited.
- T1210nonemitigates — Knowledge of emerging remote-service exploits gained through group membership supports proactive hardening or monitoring that limits successful lateral movement via exploitation.
- T1588nonemitigates — Access to specialist threat intelligence and shared information on new threats helps organizations recognize and block adversary tools or exploits before they are obtained and deployed.
- T1595nonemitigates — Early warnings and vulnerability advisories from special interest groups allow organizations to identify and remediate exposed services before adversaries can discover them through active scanning.
Control IDs, short titles and the structured attribute table (control type, CIA properties, cybersecurity-concept, operational capability, security domain) are facts from ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A / ISO/IEC 27002:2022. The full implementation guidance prose lives in ISO/IEC 27002:2022 — not reproduced here. Cross-walks to NIST 800-53, NIST CSF 2.0, OWASP ASVS, CWE, MITRE ATT&CK and OWASP Web Top 10 are our own AI-authored analysis (authority llm_unverified, under review), not an ISO, NIST, MITRE or OWASP product — how ours compare.