Threat Modeling (ARC-003) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

ARC-003

Domain Code

ARC

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

Security Architecture / Application Security

Control Overview

ARC-003 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain threat modeling processes to identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate security threats during the design of systems, applications, infrastructure, APIs, and cloud services.

Business Objective

Identify security risks early in the design lifecycle and reduce architectural vulnerabilities.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

ARC-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
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	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 →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	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 →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	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 →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...	India Standard	vLatest	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Security Architecture (ARC)

Purpose:

To design secure systems and ensure security is built into the architecture.

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
ARC-003-R001	Threat Modeling Framework The organization shall establish a threa...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗
ARC-003-R002	Threat Identification The organization shall identify security...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗
ARC-003-R003	Attack Surface Analysis The organization shall conduct attack su...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗
ARC-003-R004	Threat Risk Assessment The organization shall conduct risk asse...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗
ARC-003-R005	Mitigation Planning The organization shall develop mitigatio...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗
ARC-003-R006	Threat Model Validation The organization shall validate threat m...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗
ARC-003-R007	Threat Monitoring The organization shall monitor threats t...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗
ARC-003-R008	Threat Reporting The organization shall report on threat...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗
ARC-003-R009	Threat Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗
ARC-003-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	ARC-003 Threat Modeling	Security Architecture, Threat Modeling Team, Application Security	View ↗