ISM-1971 · September 2026
Assessment of managed service providers
Guidelines for procurement and outsourcing / Managed services and cloud services / Assessment of managed service providers
Official control wording
Managed service providers and their TOP SECRET managed services, including sensitive compartmented information managed services, undergo a security control assessment by ASD assessors (or their delegates), using the latest release of the ISM available prior to the beginning of the security control assessment (or a subsequent release), at least every 24 months.
Applicability
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Implementation guidance
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Official source
ASD’s ISM OSCAL v2026.09.4 · Original catalogue JSON · Pinned checksums and edition details
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Official control wording and applicability: Australian Signals Directorate, © Commonwealth of Australia 2026. September 2026 ISM, OSCAL v2026.09.4, reproduced under CC BY 4.0. Formatting is adapted for this website.
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