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GM1 IS.D.OR.235(b) Contracting of information security management activities

ED Decision 2023/009/R

Access to the contracted organisation means to have visibility of evidence for compliance of the contracted activities (such as artefacts, documents, independent certifications).

Evidence of compliance could be achieved either by transfer of documents and/or access to information at the premises in accordance with the ‘audit scope’ as defined in the contract.

In those cases where the organisation would use commercial off-the-shelf services with standard contractual clauses as part of the contracted information security management activities, the organisation should consider whether these clauses provide sufficient access to the required information.

The opportunity to visit the premises should be evaluated considering different aspects such as the sensitivity of the related information or the practical accessibility to the contracted organisation (e.g. the contracted organisation is a service provider with distributed resources).