ISO 27001 Practice Question: What does ISO 27001 require regarding competence of personnel? | CyberCertPrep
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What does ISO 27001 require regarding competence of personnel?
A.Only IT staff need to be competent
B.Competence requirements apply only to auditors
C.Persons doing work that affects information security performance must be competent based on education, training, or experience
D.No specific competence requirements exist
Why C is correct
Clause 7.2 requires that persons performing work affecting ISMS performance are competent on the basis of appropriate education, training, or experience.
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Where this fits in the ISO 27001 exam
Implementation and Operation
Clauses 7-8: resource management, competence, awareness, communication, documented information, operational planning and control
This question belongs to the "Leadership & Support" domain, which makes up about 15% of the ISO 27001 exam.
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