Information Security Governance (GOV-001) - Universal Control Library

Criticality Critical Active

Control ID

GOV-001

Domain Code

GOV

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

CISO

Control Overview

GOV-001 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish, govern, operate, monitor, and continually improve an enterprise information security program that manages information security, cybersecurity, privacy, resilience, and regulatory compliance risks.

Business Objective

To ensure a structured and accountable approach to managing security and compliance across the organization.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

GOV-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
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 →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...	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 →
ISO27701	ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f...	ISO Privacy Standard	v2019	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 →
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 →
DPDP	Digital Personal Data Protection Act The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 est...	India Law	v2023	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-001-R001	Governance Framework The organization shall establish and mai...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Governance Committee, Board of Directors, Risk Management	View ↗
GOV-001-R002	Governance Charter The organization shall establish and mai...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Board of Directors, CEO, Governance Committee, Legal	View ↗
GOV-001-R003	Governance Principles The organization shall define and docume...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Governance Committee, Privacy Officer, Legal, Executive Leadership	View ↗
GOV-001-R004	Governance Scope The organization shall define and mainta...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Governance Committee, Enterprise Architecture, Asset Owners, Business Unit Leaders	View ↗
GOV-001-R005	Governance Authority The organization shall establish a forma...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Board of Directors, CEO, Legal	View ↗
GOV-001-R006	Governance Accountability The organization shall assign accountabi...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, CEO, Board of Directors, Compliance Committee, Risk Committee	View ↗
GOV-001-R007	Governance Decision-Making The organization shall maintain formal d...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Governance Committee, Risk Committee, Compliance, Legal	View ↗
GOV-001-R008	Governance Oversight The organization shall implement formal...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Risk Committee, CISO, Independent Advisors	View ↗
GOV-001-R009	Governance Performance The organization shall measure the effec...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Governance Committee, Board of Directors, Audit Committee	View ↗
GOV-001-R010	Governance Review The organization shall periodically revi...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Internal Audit, Board of Directors, Governance Committee	View ↗
GOV-001-R011	Governance Reporting The organization shall provide timely an...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Board of Directors, Executive Leadership, Audit Committee	View ↗
GOV-001-R012	Governance Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh...	GOV-001 Information Security Governanc...	CISO, Governance Committee, Internal Audit, Risk Management	View ↗