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Annex A 5.1
Organizational
A.5.1 Policies for information security
A defined, approved policy set that directs information security.
What good looks like
Top-level ISMS policy plus topic-specific policies, approved by management, communicated, and reviewed at planned intervals.
Evidence an auditor will ask for
Signed policy documents, approval records, communication evidence, review log.
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