A.6.8 People
Information security event reporting
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 (9)
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Why these map — AI rationale (under review)
- IR-6mostlyaligns with — Both controls require personnel to promptly report security events so that incidents can be contained and investigated.
- AT-2partialaligns with — Both emphasize awareness training so users understand their duty to report security events and the correct reporting channels.
- IR-4partialaligns with — The ISO control supports the incident-handling process by ensuring that events are reported quickly enough to enable effective response.
- SI-4partialaligns with — The ISO control complements system monitoring by ensuring human-detected anomalies and suspected vulnerabilities are also reported.
Aligned NIST CSF 2.0 outcomes (10)
NIST CSF 2.0 outcomes this ISO control aligns with — our AI-authored analysis (authority llm_unverified, under review).
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- RS.CO-02mostlyaligns with — The ISO control establishes the obligation and mechanism for personnel to report security events promptly, directly supporting the CSF outcome of notifying internal and external stakeholders when incidents occur.
- RS.CO-03mostlyaligns with — By defining accessible reporting channels and points of contact, the ISO control ensures that incident-related information reaches designated stakeholders for coordinated response.
- ID.RA-08partialaligns with — The ISO control requires reporting of vulnerabilities and discourages unauthorized testing, supporting the CSF outcome of receiving and responding to vulnerability disclosures.
- PR.AT-01partialaligns with — The ISO control mandates awareness of reporting responsibilities and procedures, which is a core element of general cybersecurity awareness training.
- RS.MA-02partialaligns with — The ISO control feeds reported events into the incident management process, enabling triage and validation of potential incidents.
Related OWASP ASVS 5.0 requirements (4)
Application-security verification requirements (OWASP ASVS 5.0) this ISO control aligns with; links open the ASVS chapter. Our AI-authored analysis (authority llm_unverified, under review) — many ISO controls have no ASVS counterpart.
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Related weaknesses / CWE (5)
Weakness classes this ISO control helps prevent or mitigate — our AI-authored analysis (authority llm_unverified, under review).
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- CWE-200partialfinds — Rapid reporting of confidentiality breaches ensures sensitive data exposure is discovered and contained before further leakage occurs.
- CWE-284partialfinds — Prompt disclosure of access violations allows the organization to revoke unauthorized privileges and close the control gap.
- CWE-400partialfinds — Early notification of anomalous resource consumption or system malfunctions enables throttling or isolation before availability is lost.
- CWE-703nonenone — Reporting of unhandled errors or exceptional conditions surfaces latent failure paths so they can be corrected before exploitation.
- CWE-778nonenone — Mandating event reporting compensates for insufficient logging by ensuring security-relevant occurrences reach incident responders even when automated logs are absent.
Mitigated MITRE ATT&CK techniques (5)
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).
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- T1059partialdetects — Users reporting anomalous command-line or scripting activity can trigger early investigation that interrupts an adversary’s use of interpreters to execute malicious code.
- T1078partialdetects — Prompt reporting of access violations and suspected account misuse increases the chance that compromised valid accounts are detected and contained before they are used for persistence or lateral movement.
- T1199partialdetects — Rapid reporting of anomalous system behaviour and access violations can surface early indicators of an adversary leveraging a trusted third-party relationship before the foothold expands.
- T1204partialdetects — Educating users to report suspected malware or unexpected file behaviour raises the likelihood that malicious user execution attempts are identified before the payload fully executes.
- T1566partialdetects — Clear reporting channels for suspicious emails or links enable security teams to detect and respond to phishing campaigns before initial access is achieved.
Prevented OWASP Web Top 10 (2025) risks (3)
OWASP Web Top 10 (2025) risk categories 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)
- A09mostlyfinds — By requiring users to report security events promptly and through an accessible channel, the control ensures that security-relevant incidents and anomalies are surfaced to operations teams, directly addressing the absence or delay of logging and alerting.
- A01partialfinds — Users are instructed to report access violations and policy breaches, enabling timely detection and response to unauthorized access attempts that would otherwise remain hidden.
- A02partialfinds — Rapid reporting of misconfigurations, policy violations, and unauthorized changes allows security teams to detect and correct insecure settings before they are exploited.
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.