What ISO 27001:2022 actually says
Control 8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities, requires you to obtain information about vulnerabilities in the systems you use, evaluate your exposure, and take action. Control 8.29, security testing in development and acceptance, requires security testing to be defined and carried out. Together they mean: test your systems for real, on a schedule, record what you found, and fix it. Certification bodies generally expect at least an annual penetration test aligned to the ISMS scope, with a documented procedure and risk-based remediation.
What your certification auditor needs
- A test covering the assets inside your ISMS boundary
- A documented method and severity scale
- Findings tracked into your risk treatment plan
- Evidence of retesting after fixes
- A recurring cadence, at least yearly
Getting it done this week
Clone Systems automated external penetration testing, from $1,995, covers internet-facing assets. Internal penetration testing, from $2,995 for 25 hosts, covers the internal network. External vulnerability scanning, from $595 a year for 10 IPs, gives you the ongoing monitoring control 8.8 asks for between tests. Every package includes retesting. Managed penetration testing by Clone Systems engineers is available for scopes that need a human tester.
Why Clone Systems
PCI Approved Scanning Vendor since 2007, scanning engine tested annually by the PCI Council, published prices, buy online. The report is written to be dropped into an ISMS evidence folder.
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Related
- A real penetration test used to cost $10,000
- Penetration testing for SOC 2
- Penetration testing for HIPAA
- Penetration testing for PCI DSS Requirement 11.4
Clone Systems is a PCI Security Standards Council Approved Scanning Vendor, listed since 2007. This page is general guidance, not legal or audit advice.