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Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy · Intermediate

ISO/IEC 27017

Code of practice for information security controls for cloud services, for both providers and customers.

Definition

ISO/IEC 27017 extends ISO/IEC 27002 with cloud-specific guidance and additional controls covering shared roles, virtual machine hardening, administrator operations, and removal of customer assets. It clarifies responsibilities between cloud service providers and customers.

Example

A cloud provider adds 27017 controls to its ISMS for tenant segregation and asset return on termination.

Exam tip

27017 is cloud security; 27018 is protection of PII in public clouds.

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