#iso27002/2022/EN
## 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.