ISO 27001:2022 Controls Implementation Skill

Purpose

This skill provides guidance for implementing and verifying ISO 27001:2022 Annex A controls within the CIA platform, ensuring systematic information security management aligned with Hack23 ISMS framework.

When to Use This Skill

Apply this skill when:

• ✅ Implementing new security controls
• ✅ Conducting ISMS audits or reviews
• ✅ Responding to security incidents
• ✅ Preparing for ISO 27001 certification audits
• ✅ Reviewing security architecture changes
• ✅ Updating security documentation

Key ISO 27001:2022 Controls for Software Development

A.5 - Organizational Controls

A.5.10 - Acceptable Use of Information

• ✅ Document acceptable use policy for CIA platform
• ✅ Define data classification (Public, Internal, Confidential, Restricted)
• ✅ Specify usage restrictions for political data

A.5.15 - Access Control

• ✅ Implement RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
• ✅ Enforce least privilege principle
• ✅ Regular access reviews (quarterly)

A.5.17 - Authentication Information

• ✅ Strong password policy (12+ chars, complexity)
• ✅ MFA for privileged accounts
• ✅ Secure password storage (bcrypt, Argon2)

A.5.23 - Information Security for Cloud Services

• ✅ AWS security configuration review
• ✅ Cloud provider security assessment
• ✅ Data sovereignty compliance (EU GDPR)

A.8 - Technical Controls

A.8.1 - User Endpoint Devices

• ✅ Developer workstation security standards
• ✅ Encrypted disks (BitLocker, FileVault)
• ✅ Antivirus/EDR software required

A.8.2 - Privileged Access Rights

@Configuration
@EnableGlobalMethodSecurity(prePostEnabled = true)
public class MethodSecurityConfig {
    
    @Bean
    public RoleHierarchy roleHierarchy() {
        RoleHierarchyImpl hierarchy = new RoleHierarchyImpl();
        hierarchy.setHierarchy("ROLE_ADMIN > ROLE_USER\n" +
                              "ROLE_USER > ROLE_GUEST");
        return hierarchy;
    }
}

@Service
public class PrivilegedOperationService {
    
    @PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMIN')")
    @Audited
    public void modifySystemConfiguration(ConfigurationChange change) {
        // Log privileged action
        auditLogger.log("PRIVILEGED_ACTION", "System config modified", change);
        
        // Perform operation
        configurationRepository.save(change);
    }
}

A.8.3 - Information Access Restriction

@Entity
@Table(name = "document")
public class Document {
    @Id
    private String id;
    
    @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
    private DataClassification classification; // PUBLIC, INTERNAL, CONFIDENTIAL, RESTRICTED
    
    private String ownerId;
    
    @ElementCollection
    private Set<String> authorizedUserIds;
}

@Service
public class DocumentAccessService {
    
    public Document getDocument(String documentId, String userId) {
        Document doc = documentRepository.findById(documentId)
            .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Document not found"));
        
        // Enforce access control based on classification
        if (!canAccess(doc, userId)) {
            auditLogger.logAccessDenied(userId, documentId);
            throw new AccessDeniedException("Insufficient permissions");
        }
        
        return doc;
    }
    
    private boolean canAccess(Document doc, String userId) {
        switch (doc.getClassification()) {
            case PUBLIC:
                return true;
            case INTERNAL:
                return userService.isInternalUser(userId);
            case CONFIDENTIAL:
                return doc.getAuthorizedUserIds().contains(userId);
            case RESTRICTED:
                return doc.getOwnerId().equals(userId) || 
                       userService.isAdmin(userId);
            default:
                return false;
        }
    }
}

A.8.8 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities

• ✅ Weekly vulnerability scans (OWASP Dependency Check)
• ✅ CodeQL analysis on every PR
• ✅ SonarCloud quality gates enforced
• ✅ Security patches applied within 30 days

A.8.9 - Configuration Management

# Document all configuration in Infrastructure as Code
# Store in version control (git)
# Example: AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
Description: 'CIA Platform Infrastructure - ISO 27001 Compliant'

Resources:
  # Database with encryption enabled (A.8.24)
  CIADatabase:
    Type: AWS::RDS::DBInstance
    Properties:
      Engine: postgres
      StorageEncrypted: true
      KmsKeyId: !Ref DatabaseEncryptionKey
      BackupRetentionPeriod: 30
      EnableCloudwatchLogsExports:
        - postgresql
      DeletionProtection: true
  
  # Application servers with security group restrictions
  AppSecurityGroup:
    Type: AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup
    Properties:
      GroupDescription: CIA Application Security Group
      SecurityGroupIngress:
        - IpProtocol: tcp
          FromPort: 443
          ToPort: 443
          CidrIp: 0.0.0.0/0  # HTTPS only
      SecurityGroupEgress:
        - IpProtocol: tcp
          FromPort: 443
          ToPort: 443
          DestinationSecurityGroupId: !Ref DatabaseSecurityGroup

A.8.11 - Data Masking

@Component
public class DataMaskingService {
    
    public String maskPersonalId(String personalId) {
        if (personalId == null || personalId.length() < 12) return "***";
        return personalId.substring(0, 4) + "****" + personalId.substring(8);
    }
    
    public String maskEmail(String email) {
        if (email == null || !email.contains("@")) return "***@***";
        int atIndex = email.indexOf('@');
        String prefix = email.substring(0, Math.min(2, atIndex));
        String suffix = email.substring(atIndex);
        return prefix + "***" + suffix;
    }
    
    public String maskPhoneNumber(String phone) {
        if (phone == null || phone.length() < 8) return "***";
        return phone.substring(0, 3) + "****" + phone.substring(phone.length() - 2);
    }
}

// Use in logging
log.info("User accessed document: userId={}, documentId={}", 
    dataMaskingService.maskPersonalId(userId), documentId);

A.8.23 - Web Filtering

• ✅ Implement Content Security Policy (CSP)
• ✅ Configure CORS restrictions
• ✅ Enable XSS protection headers

@Configuration
public class SecurityHeadersConfig {
    
    @Bean
    public SecurityFilterChain securityHeaders(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
        http.headers(headers -> headers
            .contentSecurityPolicy("default-src 'self'; " +
                                 "script-src 'self'; " +
                                 "style-src 'self'; " +
                                 "img-src 'self' data: https:; " +
                                 "font-src 'self'; " +
                                 "connect-src 'self'; " +
                                 "frame-ancestors 'none';")
            .xssProtection()
            .frameOptions().deny()
            .httpStrictTransportSecurity()
                .maxAgeInSeconds(31536000)
                .includeSubDomains(true)
                .preload(true)
        );
        return http.build();
    }
}

A.8.24 - Use of Cryptography

• ✅ TLS 1.2+ for all communications
• ✅ AES-256-GCM for data encryption
• ✅ bcrypt/Argon2 for password hashing
• ✅ RSA-4096 or Ed25519 for digital signatures

A.8.28 - Secure Coding

• ✅ Follow OWASP Top 10 guidelines
• ✅ Conduct security code reviews
• ✅ Use static analysis tools (SonarCloud, CodeQL)
• ✅ Input validation on all user inputs

A.14 - System Acquisition, Development, and Maintenance

A.14.2.1 - Secure Development Policy

Required elements:

1. Security requirements gathering
2. Threat modeling (STRIDE)
3. Secure coding standards
4. Security testing (SAST, DAST)
5. Security code reviews
6. Vulnerability management

A.14.2.5 - Secure System Engineering Principles

• ✅ Defense in depth
• ✅ Least privilege
• ✅ Fail securely
• ✅ Separation of duties
• ✅ Economy of mechanism
• ✅ Complete mediation

A.14.2.8 - System Security Testing

# Automated security testing pipeline
# .github/workflows/security-testing.yml

name: Security Testing

on:
  pull_request:
  push:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  sast:
    name: Static Application Security Testing
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      
      # CodeQL SAST
      - name: Initialize CodeQL
        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
        with:
          languages: java
          queries: security-and-quality
      
      - name: Build
        run: mvn clean compile -DskipTests
      
      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
      
      # SonarCloud
      - name: SonarCloud Scan
        env:
          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
        run: mvn sonar:sonar -Dsonar.qualitygate.wait=true
      
      # OWASP Dependency Check
      - name: OWASP Dependency Check
        run: mvn org.owasp:dependency-check-maven:check
      
      - name: Upload Dependency Check Report
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: dependency-check-report
          path: target/dependency-check-report.html
  
  dast:
    name: Dynamic Application Security Testing
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      
      # Start application
      - name: Start Application
        run: |
          docker-compose up -d
          sleep 30
      
      # OWASP ZAP scan
      - name: ZAP Scan
        uses: zaproxy/[email protected]
        with:
          target: 'http://localhost:8080'
          rules_file_name: '.zap/rules.tsv'
          cmd_options: '-a'

A.14.2.9 - System Acceptance Testing

Security acceptance criteria:

• ✅ All critical/high vulnerabilities resolved
• ✅ Security test cases passed
• ✅ Penetration testing completed
• ✅ Security documentation updated
• ✅ ISMS compliance verified

A.16 - Information Security Incident Management

A.16.1.4 - Assessment and Decision of Information Security Events

@Service
public class SecurityIncidentService {
    
    public void reportIncident(SecurityIncident incident) {
        // Assess severity
        IncidentSeverity severity = assessSeverity(incident);
        
        // Log to SIEM
        siemLogger.log(severity, incident);
        
        // Notify security team for high/critical incidents
        if (severity.isHighOrCritical()) {
            notificationService.notifySecurityTeam(incident);
        }
        
        // Create incident record
        incidentRepository.save(incident);
        
        // Initiate incident response if needed
        if (severity == IncidentSeverity.CRITICAL) {
            incidentResponseService.initiate(incident);
        }
    }
    
    private IncidentSeverity assessSeverity(SecurityIncident incident) {
        // Classify based on impact and likelihood
        if (incident.involvesDataBreach()) {
            return IncidentSeverity.CRITICAL;
        }
        if (incident.affectsAvailability()) {
            return IncidentSeverity.HIGH;
        }
        if (incident.involvesUnauthorizedAccess()) {
            return IncidentSeverity.MEDIUM;
        }
        return IncidentSeverity.LOW;
    }
}

Control Implementation Checklist

Use this checklist for each ISO 27001 control:

1. Control Identification

- ✅ Control reference (e.g., A.8.24) - ✅ Control objective documented - ✅ Applicability determined

1. Implementation

- ✅ Technical controls implemented - ✅ Procedural controls documented - ✅ Responsibilities assigned

1. Evidence Collection

- ✅ Configuration screenshots - ✅ Code samples - ✅ Policy documents - ✅ Audit logs

1. Testing & Verification

- ✅ Control effectiveness tested - ✅ Gaps identified and remediated - ✅ Penetration testing results

1. Documentation

- ✅ Statement of Applicability (SOA) updated - ✅ Risk treatment plan updated - ✅ ISMS documentation current

Compliance Verification Scripts

#!/bin/bash
# iso27001-compliance-check.sh

echo "=== ISO 27001 Compliance Verification ==="

# A.8.8 - Check for known vulnerabilities
echo "Checking for vulnerabilities (A.8.8)..."
mvn org.owasp:dependency-check-maven:check
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "❌ FAIL: Vulnerabilities detected"
else
    echo "✅ PASS: No vulnerabilities"
fi

# A.8.24 - Verify TLS configuration
echo "Checking TLS configuration (A.8.24)..."
if grep -q "TLSv1.3,TLSv1.2" server.xml; then
    echo "✅ PASS: TLS 1.2+ configured"
else
    echo "❌ FAIL: Weak TLS configuration"
fi

# A.8.28 - Run security scans
echo "Running SAST scans (A.8.28)..."
mvn sonar:sonar -Dsonar.qualitygate.wait=true
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "✅ PASS: Code quality gate passed"
else
    echo "❌ FAIL: Code quality issues"
fi

# A.14.2.8 - Security test coverage
echo "Checking security test coverage..."
mvn test
coverage=$(grep -oP 'Coverage: \K[0-9]+' target/site/jacoco/index.html)
if [ "$coverage" -ge 80 ]; then
    echo "✅ PASS: Test coverage ${coverage}%"
else
    echo "❌ FAIL: Test coverage below 80%"
fi

echo "=== Compliance Check Complete ==="

ISMS Documentation Requirements

Maintain these documents for ISO 27001 compliance:

1. ISMS Policy (✅ Required)

- Information Security Policy - Purpose and scope - Management commitment

1. Risk Assessment (✅ Required)

- Asset inventory - Threat analysis - Risk treatment plan

1. Statement of Applicability (SOA) (✅ Required)

- List all Annex A controls - Justification for inclusion/exclusion - Implementation status

1. Procedures (✅ Required)

- Access control procedure - Incident response procedure - Change management procedure - Backup and recovery procedure

1. Records (✅ Required)

- Audit logs - Training records - Incident reports - Risk assessments - Management reviews

Hack23 ISMS Policy References

Comprehensive ISO 27001 Implementation Documentation:

• Compliance Checklist - Complete Annex A control mapping to policies
• Information Security Policy - Master governance framework
• Information Security Strategy - Strategic control implementation
• Secure Development Policy - A.8.28, A.14.2 implementation
• Access Control Policy - A.8.2, A.8.3, A.5.15 implementation
• Cryptography Policy - A.8.24 implementation
• Incident Response Plan - A.16.1 implementation
• Risk Assessment Methodology - A.5.7, A.8.8 implementation
• Vulnerability Management - A.8.8 SLAs and procedures
• Data Classification Policy - A.5.12, A.5.13 implementation
• Physical Security Policy - A.7 controls
• Asset Register - A.5.9 asset inventory
• Risk Register - Risk treatment evidence
• Segregation of Duties Policy - A.5.3 compensating controls
• Change Management - A.8.9, A.8.32 procedures
• Business Continuity Plan - A.17 resilience
• Backup Recovery Policy - A.8.13 data backup

All Hack23 ISMS Policies: https://github.com/Hack23/ISMS-PUBLIC

CIA Platform Architecture References

• Security Architecture: CIA SECURITYARCHITECTURE.md - Current control implementation
• Future Security: CIA FUTURESECURITYARCHITECTURE.md - Planned improvements
• Threat Model: CIA THREATMODEL.md - STRIDE analysis
• System Architecture: CIA ARCHITECTURE.md - C4 models
• Data Model: CIA DATAMODEL.md - Database schema