ISO 27017

ISO 27017 Cloud Security Controls

The international standard for cloud security controls. Demonstrate that your cloud environment meets enterprise-grade security requirements for CSPs and cloud customers.

Key Benefits

Why Choose SecComply?

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Cloud Control Assessment

Evaluate your cloud environment against all 37 ISO 27017-specific controls for CSPs and cloud customers.

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Shared Responsibility Mapping

Clearly define and document the security responsibilities between your organization and cloud providers.

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Virtual Tenancy Controls

Implement controls for multi-tenant isolation, virtual machine hardening, and cloud admin access management.

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Policy & Procedure Alignment

Update information security policies to address cloud-specific risks, asset management, and logging.

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Cloud Audit Support

Evidence preparation for ISO 27017 certification and alignment with ISO 27001 ISMS.

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CSP Due Diligence

Assess and document third-party cloud provider security capabilities and contractual obligations.

Process

Our Process

Cloud Inventory & Scoping

Map all cloud services in use, define scope as CSP or cloud customer, assess current cloud security posture.

Gap Analysis Against ISO 27017

Evaluate 37 cloud-specific controls across 16 ISO 27002 clauses with cloud implementation guidance.

Control Implementation

Implement technical and procedural controls — virtual tenancy, admin separation, network security, logging.

Documentation & Evidence

Create cloud-specific security policies, shared responsibility matrices, and audit evidence packages.

Certification Audit Support

Internal audit and full support through Stage 1 & Stage 2 certification with your accredited body.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

ISO/IEC 27017:2015 is a cloud-specific security standard built on ISO 27002 that provides additional guidance for cloud service providers (CSPs) and cloud customers. It covers 37 cloud-specific controls across areas like virtual machine security, shared responsibility, and cloud admin access.
Cloud service providers (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), enterprises running workloads on AWS/Azure/GCP, and organizations that need to demonstrate cloud security to enterprise or government customers.
ISO 27017 is typically implemented as an extension of ISO 27001. Organizations certified to ISO 27001 can extend their certification scope to include ISO 27017 cloud security controls.
Yes. ISO 27017 is cloud-platform agnostic and applies to any cloud environment. SecComply has experience implementing controls across all major cloud providers.

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