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Equipment Maintenance

What is Equipment Maintenance?

Regular servicing and upkeep of IT equipment and security systems to ensure continued proper operation and security compliance.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern equipment maintenance

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on equipment maintenance

Requirements naming equipment maintenance across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISO 27001:20221 control

Maintain equipment correctly to preserve availability, integrity and confidentiality.

iso-27001-2022::7.13 · Equipment maintenance →
ISO 27002:20221 control

Requires equipment to be maintained correctly, so that information stays available, intact and confidential.

iso-27002-2022::7.13 · Equipment maintenance →
ISO 27018:20191 control

Requirement defined in ISO 27018:2019, clause 11.2.4 (Equipment maintenance). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-27018-2019::11.2.4 · Equipment maintenance →
FedRAMP High1 control

Maintenance Tools | Prevent Unauthorized Removal. Prevent the removal of maintenance equipment containing organizational information by: (a) Verifying that there is no organizational information contained on the equipment;

MA-3(3) · Maintenance Tools | Prevent Unauthorized Removal. Prevent the removal of maintenance equipment containing organizational information by: (a) Verifying that there is no organizational information contained on the equipment; (b) Sanitizing or destroying the equipment; →
FedRAMP Moderate1 control

Maintenance Tools | Prevent Unauthorized Removal. Prevent the removal of maintenance equipment containing organizational information by: (a) Verifying that there is no organizational information contained on the equipment;

MA-3(3) · Maintenance Tools | Prevent Unauthorized Removal. Prevent the removal of maintenance equipment containing organizational information by: (a) Verifying that there is no organizational information contained on the equipment; (b) Sanitizing or destroying the equipment; →

Questions people ask about equipment maintenance

What is Equipment Maintenance?
Regular servicing and upkeep of IT equipment and security systems to ensure continued proper operation and security compliance.
Why is Equipment Maintenance important for compliance?
Equipment Maintenance is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding equipment maintenance helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Equipment Maintenance?
Equipment Maintenance appears in the requirement text of ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27002:2022, ISO 27018:2019, FedRAMP High, FedRAMP Moderate. Across these standards we have identified 5 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Equipment Maintenance?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how equipment maintenance applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.