Alert Management (NET-003-R005) - NET-003

Requirement Details & Guidance

NET-003-R005 · NET-003

Why This Requirement Exists

Supports network threat detection, IDS/IPS, detection rules, alerting and validation by ensuring that alert management is governed and implemented consistently, reducing unauthorized access, network attack exposure, service disruption, and security control gaps.

Implementation Guidance

Document the required control objective and scope; assign an accountable owner; define approved standards and configurations; implement the control across applicable network environments; integrate it with monitoring and change management; retain evidence; and review effectiveness periodically. For alert management, manage, triage, and escalate relevant security alerts.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

NET-003-R005 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

NET-003 · Recommended Approach

Recommended Practices

Typical Owner

Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
CIS-V8	CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 13 – Network Monitoring and Defense: 13.1 – Centralize Security Event Alerting	CIS Best Practice	vv8	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.02 – Manage network and connectivity security. 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.07 – Manage vulnerabilities and monitor the infrastructure for	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 10(1) – Mechanisms to promptly detect anomalous activities and ICT-related incidents Article 10(2) – Multiple detection layers, alert thresholds and incident-response triggers	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1)(d) – Testing, assessing and evaluating security measures	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.11-3.3 – Network Management	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 8.16 – Monitoring activities	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(b) – Incident handling	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: DE.AE – Adverse Event Analysis \| DE.AE-02 – Potentially adverse events are analyzed to better understand associated activities	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.19 – SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY; SI-4 – SYSTEM MONITORING	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; Logging and Monitoring – Alerts and Tracking	India Standard	vLatest	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 1.2.1 – Configuration standards for NSC rulesets are:; 1.2.2 – All changes to network connections and to; 1.2.3 – An accurate network diagram(s) is maintained; 1.2.4 – An accurate data-flow diagram(s) is	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 4) Network Management and Security – 4.7 Detect and remedy unusual activity in systems, servers, network devices and endpoints; 4) Network Management and Security – 4.9 SOC monitoring of network logs and escalation of abnormal activity	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 4.1 DE.CM: Security Continuous Monitoring	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC7.1 – System Operations – To meet its objectives, the entity uses detection and monitoring procedures to identify (1) changes to configurations that result in the introduction of new vulnerabilities, and (2) susceptibilities to newly discovered vulnerabilities. CC7.2 – System Operations – The entity monitors system components and the operation of those components for anomalies that are indicative of malicious acts, natural disasters, and errors affecting the entity's ability to meet its objectives; anomalies are analyzed to determine whether they represent security events.	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Network Security (NET)

Purpose:

To secure the organization's network infrastructure and prevent unauthorized access.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Intrusion Detection & Prevention (NET-003)

Summary:

Establishes intrusion detection and prevention capabilities including comprehensive coverage, threat detection rules, prevention controls, alert management, and validation across the network.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain capabilities to detect, analyze, prevent, and respond to malicious network activity using network security monitoring technologies.

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