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Annex A 5.32
Organizational
A.5.32 Intellectual property rights
Intellectual property is respected.
What good looks like
Software licensing controls, prohibition of unauthorised software, IP clauses in contracts.
Evidence an auditor will ask for
Software inventory, license records, AUP clause.
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