GLOSSARY

Statement of Applicability

Terms

Annex A Controls

Attestation of Compliance (AOC)

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

Compliance risk management

Cardholder Data (CHD)

Cardholder Data Environment (CDE)

Compliance software

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

HIPAA Business Associates

HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA Covered Entities

HIPAA employee training

HIPAA Risk Assessment

HIPAA Rules: Breach Notification Rule

HIPAA Rules: Enforcement Rule

HIPAA Rules: Omnibus Rule

HIPAA Rules: Privacy Rule

HIPAA Rules: Security Rule

HIPAA Safeguards

HIPAA Sanctions

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)

ISMS Governing Body

ISO 27001 security standard

ISO 27001 Internal Audit

ISO 27001 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

ISO 27001 Management Review

ISO 27001 Nonconformities

ISO 27001 Risk Assessment

ISO 27001 Risk Treatment Plan

ISO 27001 Stage 1 Audit

ISO 27001 Stage 2 Audit

IT security policy

Information Security Management System (ISMS)

NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)

Protected health information

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

Qualified Security Assessor (QSA)

Report on Compliance (ROC)

Security questionnaire

SOC 2 Type I report

SOC 2 Type II report

SOC 2 compliance

SOC Trust Services Criteria

Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)

Service Provider

Statement of Applicability

Vendor assessment

Vendor management policy

What is the Statement of Applicability?

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The Statement of Applicability (SoA) is a fundamental component of an organization’s Information Security Management System (ISMS) and a critical document in achieving ISO 27001 certification.

An organization’s Statement of Applicability benchmarks against ISO 27001’s full Annex A control set and includes justification for inclusion or exclusion of each control as part of the organization’s ISMS implementation. In addition, the SoA links an organization’s risk assessment with its risk treatment plan.

The Statement of Applicability is one of the first documents an auditor will review as part of the ISO 27001 audit process. The SoA helps the auditor understand the organization and what controls have been implemented and assessed as part of that organization’s audit.