ISO 28000:2022 for Compliance Officers
What does ISO 28000:2022 require of a Compliance Officer?
ISO 28000:2022 specifies requirements for a security management system including the aspects critical to the security assurance of the supply chain, on the harmonized structure and the PDCA model: context including the supply chain's requirements, interested parties, a process for legal, regulatory and other security requirements, eight security management principles aligned with ISO 31000 (leadership, a structured process approach, customization, inclusive engagement, integration, dynamic improvement, human and cultural factors, relationship management), scope with control of externally provided processes; leadership and a security policy that allocates accountability and provides for review on merger or acquisition; planning through a proactive risk assessment of failures and malicious acts, environmental and cultural factors, security equipment, information management, threat and vulnerability information and supplier interdependencies, security objectives and planned change; support through resources, competence with security clearance, awareness, communication with sensitivity checks, and documented information whose value, integrity and access are determined; operation through operational control, identification of security processes including for the supply chain, risk assessment and treatment, controls over personnel and security equipment with pre-implementation risk review of organizational, procedural, technological and supplier changes and assurance of external suppliers, security strategies, procedures, processes and treatments selected from vulnerability and threat analysis, and security plans with a response structure, warning and communication procedures that are exercised, plan contents and recovery; performance evaluation through monitoring, risk-based internal audit that verifies the deployment of security equipment and personnel, and management review; and improvement through continual improvement and corrective action with investigation of failures, near misses and false alarms and risk review before implementation. Under ISO 28000:2022, which defines 43 controls, a Compliance Officer'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 28000:2022 controls land on the Compliance Officer
Compliance Officers ensure the organisation meets its regulatory obligations. They manage audit programmes, maintain evidence repositories, track regulatory changes, and coordinate across business units to sustain compliance posture.
ISO 28000:2022 defines 43 controls across 7 domains that directly affect the Compliance Officer 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 Compliance Officer is accountable for under ISO 28000:2022
Monitoring regulatory changes and assessing their impact on the organisation
Managing internal and external audit programmes and evidence collection
Maintaining compliance documentation, policies, and control frameworks
Coordinating with business units to implement and maintain required controls
Reporting compliance status to senior leadership and regulatory bodies
Where Compliance Officers lose time on ISO 28000:2022
These are the most common obstacles Compliance Officers face when managing ISO 28000:2022 compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Tracking overlapping requirements across multiple regulatory frameworks
Challenge 2
Collecting evidence from multiple teams and systems for audit readiness
Challenge 3
Keeping policies and procedures current as regulations change
Challenge 4
Demonstrating compliance ROI to justify programme investment
Challenge 5
Managing the volume of regulatory change across jurisdictions
A working order for a Compliance Officer starting on ISO 28000:2022
1. Readiness Assessment
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2. Cross-Framework Mapping
Use our platform to map ISO 28000:2022 controls against other frameworks you already comply with. ISO 28000:2022 maps to 3 other frameworks in our database.
3. Build Your Toolkit
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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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