Crosswalk
ISO/IEC 42001 ↔ ISO/IEC 27001
Both are ISO harmonized-structure management-system standards, so clauses 4-10 are nearly identical in wording. The Annex A control sets diverge — 27001 focuses on information security controls; 42001 focuses on AI-specific controls. Most organizations pursuing 42001 already have 27001 in place, and audit bodies routinely offer combined audits.
| ISO/IEC 42001 | ISO/IEC 27001 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
4 Context of the organization | 4 Context of the organization | Identical wording; scope decisions differ. |
5 Leadership | 5 Leadership | Same structure; policy scope differs. |
6 Planning | 6 Planning | Same structure; 42001 requires AI system impact assessment (A.5). |
7 Support | 7 Support | Resources, competence, awareness, communication, documented info. |
8 Operation | 8 Operation | AI system lifecycle vs InfoSec risk assessment/treatment. |
9 Performance evaluation | 9 Performance evaluation | Monitoring, internal audit, management review. |
10 Improvement | 10 Improvement | Nonconformity, corrective action, continual improvement. |
A.2 Policies related to AI | A.5 Organizational controls | Both have similar policy-suite structure. |
A.3 Internal organization | A.5 Organizational controls | Roles, responsibilities, segregation of duties. |
A.6 AI system life cycle | A.8 Technological controls | Development, deployment, monitoring analogues. |
A.7 Data for AI systems | A.8.11 – A.8.12 Data masking, DLP | Different scope but overlapping controls. |
A.10 Third-party relationships | A.5.19 – A.5.23 Supplier relationships | Direct analogue. |
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Key differences
- · 42001 Annex A has 38 controls; 27001:2022 Annex A has 93 controls.
- · 42001 requires an AI system impact assessment (A.5.4); 27001 requires an information security risk assessment.
- · 42001 covers third-party model providers explicitly (A.10); 27001 covers cloud services and suppliers broadly.
- · A joint audit is common; certification bodies offering 27001 usually offer 42001 as an add-on.
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