Coming Publication of Revised ISO 27001 Standard in 2022

Release of ISO /IEC 27001 FDIS in 2022

The International Standardization Organization (ISO) has sent the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) of ISO/IEC 27001 to its members for voting, which will end on 22 Sep 2022. If passed, it's anticipated that the revised standard will be published in around Oct 2022. It's possible that the standard will be named as ISO/IEC 27001:2022.

The ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee  JTC 1/SC 27 develops International Standards within the field of information security.  The current international secretariat of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 is DIN, one of the primary shareholders of DQS in Germany.

Changes to ISO 27001:2022

As discussed in our previous news, the primary changes are to the Annex of of the ISO 27001 standard, so as to align with ISO/IEC 27002:2022. You can click here to learn more about the primary changes to ISO 27001 standard. 

Some other minor changes are also made to Clause 4 to 10, with are mainly for editorial revisions and clarifications, to align with the High Level Structure (HLS) adopted in many other ISO management system standards, such as ISO 9001:2015.

Transition

After the official release of the revised ISO 27001 standard later, a transition period will be anticipated, for the ISO 27001:2013 certified organizations to update and implement their ISMS against the revised standard.

Supports by DQS

• DQS is a global certification body providing accredited ISO 27001 ISMS certification service.
• DQS Academy is delivering public ISO 27001 Internal Auditor Courses and PECB certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor self-study Course to help customers understand the standard and prepare for the coming upgrade.