Some vulnerabilities cannot be remediated immediately, but unmanaged exceptions create persistent exposure.
Require documented business justification, risk assessment, owner, expiry date, compensating controls, and periodic review for deferred remediation.
| FRAMEWORK CODE | FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS | FAMILY / CATEGORY | VERSION | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO27001 | ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 7.4 – Communication |
ISO
Standard
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v2022 | View → |
| IRDAI | IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.6-3.6 – Vulnerability Management |
India
Guideline
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vLatest | View → |
| RBI-CSF | RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 7) Patch/Vulnerability & Change Management – 7.1 Risk-based patch inventory, identification and application to minimise exposure; 18) Vulnerability assessment and Penetration Test and Red Team Exercises – 18.1 Periodic VA/PT of critical systems, especially internet-facing |
India
Regulation
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vLatest | View → |
| SEBI-CSCRF | SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 2.2 ID.RA: Risk Assessment; 1.4 GV.OV: Oversight |
India
Regulation
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vLatest | View → |
| DORA | Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 8(2) – Continuous identification of ICT risk sources, cyber threats and ICT vulnerabilities Article 8(3) – ICT risk assessment following major changes |
EU
Regulation
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vCurrent | View → |
| NIS2 | NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(e) – Security in network and information systems acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling and disclosure |
EU
Directive
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vCurrent | View → |
| PCI-DSS | PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 6.3.1 – Security vulnerabilities are identified and; 11.3.1 – Internal vulnerability scans are performed as |
PCI
Standard
|
v4 | View → |
| NIST-CSF | NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.RA – Risk Assessment | ID.RA-06 – Risk responses are chosen, prioritized, planned, tracked, and communicated |
NIST
Framework
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v2 | View → |
| NIST80053 | NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.16 – RISK ASSESSMENT, 3.4 – ASSESSMENT, AUTHORIZATION, AND MONITORING, 3.13 – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; RA-5 – VULNERABILITY MONITORING AND SCANNING, CA-7 – CONTINUOUS MONITORING, PM-6 – MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE |
NIST
Control Catalog
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vRev. 5 | View → |
| NPCI-ISR | NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; Testing – Validation and Benchmarking |
India
Standard
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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. CC3.2 – Risk Assessment – COSO Principle 7: The entity identifies risks to the achievement of its objectives across the entity and analyzes risks as a basis for determining how the risks should be managed. CC2.2 – Information and Communication – COSO Principle 14: The entity internally communicates information, including objectives and responsibilities for internal control, necessary to support the functioning of internal control. |
AICPA
Audit Framework
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