Adversary Simulation & Security Validation (THR-004) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

THR-004

Domain Code

THR

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

Security Operations / Security Architecture

Control Overview

THR-004 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain security validation activities including penetration testing, red teaming, purple teaming, adversary emulation, and security control validation exercises.

Business Objective

Continuously validate the effectiveness of security controls against realistic attack techniques and adversary behaviors.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

THR-004 · Operating Context

Primary Stakeholders

Applicable Industries

Applicable Technologies

Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

Harmonized Framework Mappings

The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
CIS-V8	CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...	CIS Best Practice	vv8	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...	US Law	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Threat Intelligence & Threat Management (THR)

Purpose:

To proactively identify, assess, and manage threats to the organization.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

10 Specific Audit Clauses

The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

REQUIREMENT ID	REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS	MAPPED CONTROL	TYPICAL OWNER	ACTION
THR-004-R001	Security Validation Framework The organization shall establish a secur...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗
THR-004-R002	Penetration Testing The organization shall conduct penetrati...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗
THR-004-R003	Red Team Exercises The organization shall conduct Red Team...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗
THR-004-R004	Purple Team Exercises The organization shall conduct Purple Te...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗
THR-004-R005	Adversary Emulation The organization shall conduct adversary...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗
THR-004-R006	Security Control Validation The organization shall validate the effe...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗
THR-004-R007	Validation Reporting The organization shall report on securit...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗
THR-004-R008	Remediation Tracking The organization shall track remediation...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗
THR-004-R009	Validation Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗
THR-004-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	THR-004 Adversary Simulation & Securit...	Threat Intelligence Team / SOC	View ↗