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ASM Framework

The organization shall establish an Attack Surface Management framework that defines the structures, processes, and practices for identifying, assessing, and managing the organization's attack surface. The framework shall articulate how assets are discovered, how exposure is assessed, and how attack surface is governed, providing the foundation for all attack surface management activities.

Requirement ID
THR-002-R001
Parent Control
THR-002
Domain Code
THR

Requirement Details & Guidance

THR-002-R001 · THR-002
Why This Requirement Exists

Effective intelligence depends on collecting information from sources that provide useful visibility into relevant threats.

Implementation Guidance

Use appropriate internal and external sources, including security telemetry, vulnerability data, trusted intelligence providers, sector sharing groups, and public sources. Assess source reliability and relevance.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

THR-002-R001 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

    Common Audit Findings

      Common Mistakes

        Best Practices & Ownership

        THR-002 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.18-3.1 – Identification of Potential Threats
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 1) Inventory Management of Business IT Assets – 1.1 Asset inventory incl. business/customer data, applications, infrastructure, facilities, key personnel and criticality; 4) Network Management and Security – 4.2 Centralised inventory of authorised network-connected/enabling devices; 7) Patch/Vulnerability & Change Management – 7.1 Risk-based patch inventory, identification and application to minimise exposure
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 2.1 ID.AM: Asset Management; 4.1 DE.CM: Security Continuous Monitoring
          India
          Regulation
          		 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(4) – Identification and mapping of critical information/ICT assets, configurations and interdependencies
          EU
          Regulation
          		 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
          		 vCurrent View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 11.3.1 – Internal vulnerability scans are performed as; 11.3.2 – External vulnerability scans are performed as
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.2 – Align, Plan and Organize (APO) > APO12 – Managed Risk > APO12.01 – Collect data.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.RA – Risk Assessment | ID.RA-02 – Cyber threat intelligence is received from information sharing forums and sources ID.RA – Risk Assessment | ID.RA-03 – Internal and external threats to the organization are identified and recorded
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.16 – RISK ASSESSMENT, 3.5 – CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; RA-5 – VULNERABILITY MONITORING AND SCANNING, CM-8 – SYSTEM COMPONENT INVENTORY
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC2.1 – Information and Communication – COSO Principle 13: The entity obtains or generates and uses relevant, quality information to support the functioning of internal control. 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.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Threat Intelligence & Threat Management (THR)
          Purpose:
          To proactively identify, assess, and manage threats to the organization.
          Scope:
          Enterprise
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Attack Surface Management (THR-002)
          Summary:
          Establishes attack surface management including asset discovery, external ASM, internal ASM, exposure assessment, prioritization, continuous monitoring, reporting, review, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain continuous discovery, inventory, assessment, monitoring, and governance of internal, external, cloud, and third-party attack surfaces.
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