# BSI C5 COM-02 — Policy for planning and conducting audits

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- Last updated: 2026-05-30
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BSI C5 · Control COM-02 · Priority: high · Component: Compliance Management

### What this control covers

Documents audit policies per SP-01, restricting access to read-only, scheduling activities to avoid disruptions, and logging actions. Ensures controlled audits to verify security controls, protecting cloud customer data and service integrity.

### Why it matters

Risk is the language an executive team understands; this control connects technical reality to board-level decisions and budget allocation.

### How to implement

#### AWS

Codify the policy intent as **SCPs, AWS Config conformance packs, and Security Hub standards** so the cloud enforces what the document says.

#### Azure

Codify in **Azure Policy initiatives** (built-in regulatory compliance for CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA) and assign at management-group level.

#### GCP

Centralize via **Cloud Logging** log sinks at the org level to a **locked log bucket** with 7-year retention. Use **SCC Premium** for posture findings and **Chronicle** for SIEM correlation.

#### Google Workspace

Forward the **Admin, Login, Drive, Token and Mobile** audit logs to Cloud Logging (Workspace BigQuery export). Alert on impossible-travel logins, OAuth-scope grants for high-risk scopes, and external Drive sharing of sensitive labels.

#### GitHub

Stream the **Enterprise audit log** to your SIEM and enable **Audit Log API** alerting on key events: owner changes, IP allowlist edits, secret deletions, repo visibility flips.

#### On-premises

Maintain a policy library with a documented review cadence (annual minimum); store in your GRC tool with attestation tracking. Map each policy to controls so an audit pull cites the exact policy clause.

### Evidence to collect

-   `policy_document` — A signed, version-controlled policy stating leadership intent and the named owner.

Signed policy or standard documents the safeguard. Focus: Policy for planning and conducting audits.

### Quick checklist

-   Risk — Cloud Customer Data / Management
-   Security — Cloud Customer Data / Management
-   Data — Cloud Customer Data / Management
-   Policy — Cloud Customer Data / Management
-   Access — Cloud Customer Data / Management

### Related articles on this site

-   [Microsoft Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000234105-microsoft-cloud-security-posture-management-cspm-)
-   [NIST 800-171 3.2.1 Ensure that managers, systems administrators, and users of organizational systems are made aware of the security risks associated with their activities and of the applicable policies, standards, and procedures related to](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229264-nist-800-171-3-2-1-ensure-that-managers-systems-administrators-and-users-of-organizational-systems-)
-   [NIST 800-171 3.3.8 Protect audit information and audit logging tools from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion.](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229278-nist-800-171-3-3-8-protect-audit-information-and-audit-logging-tools-from-unauthorized-access-modifi)
-   [NIST 800-171 3.3.9 Limit management of audit logging functionality to a subset of privileged users.](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229279-nist-800-171-3-3-9-limit-management-of-audit-logging-functionality-to-a-subset-of-privileged-users-)

## Related compliance guidance

- [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Configuration checks like this one are the technical half of a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 programme — the guide shows where they fit, what else an auditor expects, and how to evidence them.
- [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): ISO 27001 Annex A.8 (technological controls) is where cloud hardening evidence lands; the guide shows how to run the ISMS around it.