Governance Committees (GOV-003) - Universal Control Library

Criticality Critical Active

Control ID

GOV-003

Domain Code

GOV

Control Nature

Preventive

Business Owner

CISO

Control Overview

GOV-003 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and operate governance committees to oversee the information security, privacy, cyber risk, and compliance program.

Business Objective

To ensure executive leadership engagement and informed decision-making.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

GOV-003 · 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
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO22301	ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co...	ISO Standard	v2019	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	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 →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...	India Standard	vLatest	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 →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Governance (GOV)

Purpose:

To establish, oversee, and continually improve the organization's security, privacy, and resilience program.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

12 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
GOV-003-R001	Committee Establishment The organization shall establish formal...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	CISO, Executive Leadership, Board of Directors, Business Unit Leaders	View ↗
GOV-003-R002	Committee Charter The organization shall develop and maint...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	Committee Chair, CISO, Governance Committee	View ↗
GOV-003-R003	Committee Scope The charter for each governance committe...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	Committee Chair, CISO, Governance Committee	View ↗
GOV-003-R004	Committee Membership The organization shall define and docume...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	CISO, Governance Committee, Human Resources	View ↗
GOV-003-R005	Committee Roles and Authority The organization shall clearly define th...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	Committee Chair, CISO, Governance Committee	View ↗
GOV-003-R006	Committee Meeting Management The organization shall establish effecti...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	Committee Chair, Committee Secretary, CISO	View ↗
GOV-003-R007	Committee Decision Making The organization shall maintain formal d...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	Committee Chair, Committee Secretary, CISO	View ↗
GOV-003-R008	Committee Reporting The organization shall ensure each gover...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	CISO, Committee Secretary, Report Owners	View ↗
GOV-003-R009	Committee Escalation The organization shall establish escalat...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	Committee Chair, CISO, Executive Leadership, Board of Directors	View ↗
GOV-003-R010	Committee Performance Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	Governance Committee, Internal Audit, CISO	View ↗
GOV-003-R011	Committee Records Management The organization shall maintain records...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	Committee Secretary, Records Management, Legal, CISO	View ↗
GOV-003-R012	Committee Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh...	GOV-003 Governance Committees	Committee Chair, CISO, Internal Audit	View ↗