Blog ISO27001 Update – ISO Changes its Mind

Anyway it turns out we weren’t the only ones to feel this would confuse people (we assume); as of 30 May 2022 the project to produce Amendment 1 has been deleted on the ISO website and replaced with a final draft (an FDIS) of the full ISO/IEC 27001 standard.

So we will have an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 after all it seems.

When? Our guess is somewhere between July and September which we freely admit is suitably vague given the lack of information from ISO.

Is this an embarrassing climb-down on the part of ISO? Well, technically and procedurally the Amendment route was probably the correct way to go based on the nature of the changes involved, but it adds a layer of complexity that would fox many people and who needs that kind of confusion? We feel the ISO has listened to the concerns that were most likely expressed as part of the consultation and has been brave enough to do the right thing. So well done ISO we say.

Watch this space for further updates, gossip and rumours about the new standard as they happen.

 

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