Criticality Critical Active

Privileged Access Management

Establishes comprehensive privileged access management including privileged account discovery, access control, session monitoring, credential vaulting, just-in-time access, and privileged activity logging.

Control ID
IAM-003
Domain Code
IAM
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
IAM / Security Operations
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

IAM-003 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Securely manage, control, and monitor access to administrative and other privileged accounts.

Business Objective

To prevent misuse of the most powerful accounts.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      IAM-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
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      vv8 View →
      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 →
      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 →
      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 →
      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 →
      HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...
      US
      Law
      vCurrent View →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      v4 View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      v2022 View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Identity & Access Management (IAM)
      Purpose:
      To ensure that only authorized users have appropriate access to systems and data.
      Scope:
      Enterprise

      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
      IAM-003-R001 PAM Framework The organization shall establish a privi... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      IAM-003-R002 Privileged Account Identification The organization shall identify and docu... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      IAM-003-R003 Privileged Access Provisioning The organization shall provision privile... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      IAM-003-R004 Session Management The organization shall manage privileged... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      IAM-003-R005 Credential Vaulting The organization shall implement credent... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      IAM-003-R006 Just-In-Time Access The organization shall implement just-in... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      IAM-003-R007 Privileged Access Monitoring The organization shall monitor privilege... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      IAM-003-R008 Privileged Access Review The organization shall conduct periodic... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      IAM-003-R009 Privileged Access Reporting The organization shall report on privile... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗
      IAM-003-R010 Privileged Access Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... IAM-003 Privileged Access Management PAM Team, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, CISO View ↗