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Annex A 5.4
Organizational
A.5.4 Management responsibilities
Management actively requires staff to apply security.
What good looks like
Leadership communicates expectations, enforces policies, and holds people accountable.
Evidence an auditor will ask for
Management briefings, performance objectives, disciplinary records.
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