ISO 27001 Practice Question: Examples of interested parties include: | CyberCertPrep
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Examples of interested parties include:
A.Only the IT department. Clause 9.1 treats this as a nonconformity finding during the initial certification audit rather than as routine ISMS operation.
B.Only the board of directors. This falls under the organizational theme of Annex A rather than the technological theme.
C.Only external auditors
D.Customers, regulators, employees, suppliers, and shareholders
Why D is correct
Interested parties can include customers, regulatory bodies, employees, suppliers, partners, shareholders, and the community.
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Where this fits in the ISO 27001 exam
Context and Leadership
Clauses 4-5: organizational context, interested parties, ISMS scope, leadership commitment, information security policy, roles and responsibilities
This question belongs to the "ISMS Planning & Context" domain, which makes up about 20% of the ISO 27001 exam.
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