Threat Hunting (SOC-004) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

SOC-004

Domain Code

SOC

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

Security Operations

Control Overview

SOC-004 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain proactive threat hunting activities to identify adversary behaviors, advanced threats, and indicators of compromise that evade automated detection mechanisms.

Business Objective

Identify sophisticated threats before they cause significant business impact.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

SOC-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 →
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 →
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 →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...	US Law	vCurrent	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Security Operations & Monitoring (SOC)

Purpose:

To maintain situational awareness of security events and manage security operations.

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
SOC-004-R001	Threat Hunting Framework The organization shall establish a threa...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗
SOC-004-R002	Hunt Planning The organization shall conduct formal pl...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗
SOC-004-R003	Threat Hypothesis Development The organization shall develop threat hy...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗
SOC-004-R004	Hunt Execution The organization shall execute threat hu...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗
SOC-004-R005	Threat Validation The organization shall validate threat h...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗
SOC-004-R006	Hunt Documentation The organization shall maintain comprehe...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗
SOC-004-R007	Hunt Reporting The organization shall report on threat...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗
SOC-004-R008	Lessons Learned The organization shall capture and integ...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗
SOC-004-R009	Hunt Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗
SOC-004-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	SOC-004 Threat Hunting	SOC Analysts / Incident Response	View ↗