ISO 22361:2022 for IT Directors
What does ISO 22361:2022 require of a IT Director?
ISO 22361:2022 is the ISO guidance on crisis management: the nature, characteristics and origins of crises; the seven principles of governance, strategy, risk management, decision-making, communication, ethics and learning; a capability built on a framework of leadership, structure, culture and competence and a process of anticipation, assessment, prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and continual improvement; crisis leadership and the crisis leader's responsibilities; strategic decision-making under uncertainty; crisis communication from the pre-crisis plan to social media; and training, exercising, validation and learning. Under ISO 22361:2022, which defines 49 controls, a IT Director's work is deciding which controls you own outright, which you share and which belong to another team, then holding the evidence for the first group.
Which ISO 22361:2022 controls land on the IT Director
IT Directors translate compliance requirements into technical implementations. They manage infrastructure, oversee technology projects, ensure systems meet security standards, and bridge the gap between business requirements and technical delivery.
ISO 22361:2022 defines 49 controls across 6 domains that directly affect the IT Director role. Understanding which controls fall within your ownership, which are shared, and which are owned by other teams is the foundation of effective compliance management.
What a IT Director is accountable for under ISO 22361:2022
Implementing technical security controls required by compliance frameworks
Managing infrastructure, cloud environments, and technology vendors
Ensuring systems architecture supports compliance and audit requirements
Overseeing patch management, vulnerability scanning, and configuration management
Coordinating with security and compliance teams on technical evidence collection
Where IT Directors lose time on ISO 22361:2022
These are the most common obstacles IT Directors face when managing ISO 22361:2022 compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Translating compliance control language into specific technical configurations
Challenge 2
Managing the operational impact of security controls on system performance
Challenge 3
Maintaining compliance across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments
Challenge 4
Automating evidence collection for continuous compliance monitoring
Challenge 5
Balancing security hardening with system availability and user productivity
A working order for a IT Director starting on ISO 22361:2022
1. Readiness Assessment
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2. Cross-Framework Mapping
Use our platform to map ISO 22361:2022 controls against other frameworks you already comply with. Identify overlapping controls to reduce duplicate effort.
3. Build Your Toolkit
Equip yourself with ISO 22361:2022 toolkits, self-assessments, and implementation guides from our store. Resources designed specifically for IT Directors managing compliance programmes.
4. Continuous Monitoring
Establish ongoing compliance monitoring using our platform's gap analysis tools. Track your maturity over time and demonstrate progress to stakeholders.
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