---
notetype: reference
standard: ISO 27002
version: 2022
language: EN
type: control
id: "A.5.6"
title: "Contact with special interest groups"
theme: Organizational
control_type:
  - Preventive
  - Corrective
information_security_properties:
  - Confidentiality
  - Integrity
  - Availability
cybersecurity_concepts:
  - Protect
  - Respond
  - Recover
operational_capabilities: [Governance]
security_domains: [Defence]
tags:
- iso27002/2022/EN
- sourcetext
status: active
---

## 5.6 Contact with special interest groups

### Control
The organization should establish and maintain contact with special interest groups or other specialist security forums and professional associations.

### Purpose
To ensure appropriate flow of information takes place with respect to information security.

### Guidance

Membership of special interest groups or forums should be considered as a means to:

a)   improve knowledge about best practices and stay up to date with relevant security information;

b)   ensure the understanding of the information security environment is current;

c)   receive early warnings of alerts, advisories and patches pertaining to attacks and vulnerabilities;

d)   gain access to specialist information security advice;

e)   share  and  exchange  information  about  new  technologies,  products,  services,  threats  or vulnerabilities;

f)   provide suitable liaison points when dealing with information security incidents (see 5.24 to 5.28).


### Other information
No other information.