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Annex A 5.23
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A.5.23 Information security for use of cloud services
Cloud services are used securely.
What good looks like
Cloud-use policy, shared-responsibility documented, secure configuration baselines.
Evidence an auditor will ask for
Cloud policy, CSP responsibility matrix, baseline configs (CIS).
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The Cloud Security Policy template gives you auditor-ready wording that fulfils Annex A 5.23. Preview the full document before you download the editable version.