ISO 27001 Practice Question: What is a typical ISMS documentation hierarchy? | CyberCertPrep
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What is a typical ISMS documentation hierarchy?
A.Single document
B.Policy at top, supported by standards, procedures, guidelines, and records in descending levels of detail
C.Only policies and procedures
D.No hierarchy needed
Why B is correct
A typical hierarchy has policies at the top, followed by standards, procedures, work instructions, guidelines, and records at increasing levels of detail.
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Where this fits in the ISO 27001 exam
Documentation
Required ISMS documentation: policies, procedures, records, and document control per ISO 27001.
This question belongs to the "ISMS Planning & Context" domain, which makes up about 20% of the ISO 27001 exam.
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