An organization holds a single management review only when its certification audit approaches, roughly every three years. Why is this likely insufficient?
- A.Reviews must occur at planned intervals appropriate to keep the ISMS suitable, adequate and effective, and a three-year gap rarely supports timely decisions
- B.Reviews must occur after each surveillance audit by the certification body, and a three-year gap breaches the certificate conditions
- C.Management reviews must be held monthly by the CISO, and a gap of several months breaches the monitoring requirement
- D.Reviews must be timed with the budget cycle, and a three-year gap prevents the auditors from sampling the minutes
Why A is correct
Clause 9.3.1 requires top management to review the ISMS at planned intervals to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness. Reviewing only at recertification provides too little oversight for a system that should respond to changing risks.
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