Compliance12 min readApril 4, 2026

ISO 27001:2022 — The 11 New Controls Your ISMS Probably Doesn't Have Yet

The 2022 revision introduced 11 new controls across four new themes. If you were certified under the 2013 standard, here's a precise gap analysis of what's changed, what's mandatory, and the common implementation shortcuts that will fail an audit.

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Dr. Layla Osei

Head of GRC

ISO 27001:2022 introduced 11 new controls that didn't exist in the 2013 standard. If your ISMS was certified under the prior version, a transition audit is required — and audit firms are failing organizations that treat the new controls as administrative checkboxes.

The Four New Themes and What They Signal

The 2022 revision reorganized controls around four themes: Organizational (37 controls), People (8 controls), Physical (14 controls), and Technological (34 controls).

// Transition Deadline

Organizations certified under ISO 27001:2013 must complete transition to the 2022 standard by October 31, 2025. Certificates issued under the 2013 standard expired after this date.

The 11 New Controls: Where Organizations Are Failing

Control 5.7 (Threat Intelligence) and 5.23 (Information Security for Use of Cloud Services) are the two most commonly missing in transition audits.

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