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    Annex A 5.33
    Organizational

    A.5.33 Protection of records

    Records are protected from loss or tampering.

    What good looks like

    Retention schedule, secure storage, integrity protection for records.

    Evidence an auditor will ask for

    Retention policy, immutable storage configs, retention reports.

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