Criticality Critical Active

Cloud Security Governance

Establishes cloud security governance including framework, strategy, policies, standards, roles, risk governance, monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement for cloud environments.

Control ID
CLD-001
Domain Code
CLD
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
Cloud Architect / CISO
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

CLD-001 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain an enterprise cloud security governance framework, strategy, policies, standards, and oversight processes to manage cloud security risks across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.

Business Objective

Ensure cloud services are governed securely, consistently, and in compliance with business and regulatory requirements.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      CLD-001 · 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
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...
      India
      Guideline
      		 vLatest View →
      SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...
      EU
      Directive
      		 vCurrent View →
      COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...
      COBIT
      Governance Framework
      		 v2019 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 →
      GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...
      India
      Standard
      		 vLatest View →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      		 vLatest View →
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      		 vv8 View →
      ISO27701 ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f...
      ISO
      Privacy Standard
      		 v2019 View →
      RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...
      US
      Law
      		 vCurrent View →
      ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2019 View →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      		 v4 View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Cloud Security (CLD)
      Purpose:
      To secure the organization's cloud environments and manage cloud-specific risks.
      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
      CLD-001-R001 Cloud Governance Framework The organization shall establish a cloud... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗
      CLD-001-R002 Cloud Security Strategy The organization shall define a cloud se... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗
      CLD-001-R003 Cloud Policies & Standards The organization shall establish cloud s... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗
      CLD-001-R004 Roles & Responsibilities The organization shall clearly define an... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗
      CLD-001-R005 Cloud Risk Governance The organization shall integrate cloud s... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗
      CLD-001-R006 Governance Monitoring The organization shall monitor cloud sec... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗
      CLD-001-R007 Governance Reporting The organization shall report on cloud s... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗
      CLD-001-R008 Governance Review The organization shall conduct periodic... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗
      CLD-001-R009 Exception Management The organization shall manage exceptions... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗
      CLD-001-R010 Governance Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... CLD-001 Cloud Security Governance CISO / Cloud Security Governance View ↗