Criticality Critical Active

Zero Trust Architecture

Establishes Zero Trust Architecture including identity-centric security, least privilege enforcement, micro-segmentation, continuous verification, device trust, monitoring, reporting, review, and continuous improvement.

Control ID
ARC-006
Domain Code
ARC
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
Security Architecture
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

ARC-006 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain a Zero Trust Architecture based on continuous verification, least privilege, segmentation, identity-centric security, and continuous risk evaluation.

Business Objective

Reduce organizational attack surfaces and minimize the impact of compromised identities, devices, and workloads.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      ARC-006 · 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 →
      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 →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 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 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-006-R001 Zero Trust Framework The organization shall establish a Zero... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗
      ARC-006-R002 Identity-Centric Security The organization shall implement identit... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗
      ARC-006-R003 Least Privilege Enforcement The organization shall enforce least pri... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗
      ARC-006-R004 Micro-Segmentation The organization shall implement micro-s... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗
      ARC-006-R005 Continuous Verification The organization shall implement continu... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗
      ARC-006-R006 Device Trust The organization shall evaluate and main... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗
      ARC-006-R007 Zero Trust Monitoring The organization shall monitor Zero Trus... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗
      ARC-006-R008 Zero Trust Reporting The organization shall report on Zero Tr... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗
      ARC-006-R009 Zero Trust Review The organization shall conduct periodic... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗
      ARC-006-R010 Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti... ARC-006 Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, Network Security, Security Operations View ↗