APMG-International ISO-IEC-27001-Foundation Exam Dumps

Clause 9.1 requires:

''The organization shall evaluate the information security performance and the effectiveness of the information security management system.''

This is the central purpose of monitoring, measurement, analysis, and evaluation. Competence (B) is covered under Clause 7.2. Monitoring use of assets (C) and outsourced processes (D) may be done, but they are not the formal purpose described in the standard. Instead, performance evaluation ensures the ISMS continues to meet intended outcomes and supports continual improvement.

Thus, the verified purpose is A: To evaluate information security performance.

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract ISO/IEC 27000 standards:

According to ISO/IEC 27000:2018, Clause 3.35:

''Integrity is the property of accuracy and completeness.''

This is one of the three core principles of information security (CIA triad):

Confidentiality: ensuring information is not made available to unauthorized persons (related to option B).

Integrity: ensuring data is accurate, complete, and unaltered except by authorized means.

Availability: ensuring information is accessible and usable when required (related to option A).

Option D incorrectly mixes availability and confidentiality. The precise ISO definition is accuracy and completeness, which matches option C.

Thus, the correct verified answer is C.

Clause 9.2 (Internal Audit) and Clause 9.3 (Management Review) highlight that audit outputs and management reviews are key inputs for evaluating ISMS performance. Surveillance audits, conducted by Certification Bodies, check ongoing compliance and effectiveness. ISO certification schemes (per ISO/IEC 17021) require surveillance audits to verify whether corrective actions and continuous improvements are being made. A critical focus area is the results of internal audits and management reviews, ensuring that the organization maintains its ISMS between certification cycles.

Option A is incorrect --- third-party audits are performed by independent Certification Bodies, not customers. Option B is incorrect --- certificates are typically valid for three years with annual surveillance. Option D is incorrect --- Stage 1 is primarily a documentation and readiness review, not evidence observation.

Therefore, the verified correct answer is C.

Clause 7.5 (Documented Information) specifies that organizations must maintain documentation necessary for the effectiveness of the ISMS. Additionally, Clause 9.3 (Management Review) requires ''records of decisions related to continual improvement opportunities'' as an output of management review. This is a core requirement and forms part of the documented information that must be retained and controlled. Third-party materials (B), budgets (C), and cross-reference statements to other ISO standards (D) are not required by ISO/IEC 27001. Only documents that directly demonstrate compliance, decision-making, and continual improvement are mandated. Therefore, the verified minimum required documentation includes records of management review decisions related to continual improvement, confirming Answer: A.

Clause 10.2 (Continual Improvement) specifies that the organization must ''continually improve the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the information security management system.''

This makes it clear that three attributes are explicitly required to be addressed:

Suitability: ensuring the ISMS continues to meet organizational needs in changing contexts.

Adequacy: ensuring the ISMS covers the necessary scope and provides sufficient control coverage.

Effectiveness: ensuring the ISMS achieves intended outcomes in protecting information security.

The word ''importance'' is not part of the continual improvement requirement. Importance is implicit in prioritization of risks and actions, but it is not a required continual improvement attribute in ISO/IEC 27001. Therefore, option D: Importance is the correct choice as it is not specified.

This distinction reinforces that continual improvement is not about subjective importance, but about systematic enhancement of the ISMS's suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness.