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Batch Logging

The organization shall maintain comprehensive logs of batch processing activities, including job execution logs, error logs, and audit logs. Logging shall include capture of relevant batch data, secure storage of logs, and retention in accordance with organizational policies.

Requirement ID
OPS-007-R006
Parent Control
Domain Code

Requirement Details & Guidance

OPS-007-R006 · OPS-007
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to capture, protect, retain, and manage job execution, error, and audit logs and to ensure operational services are managed consistently, reliably, and with appropriate control.

Implementation Guidance

Define and document the process for capture, protect, retain, and manage job execution, error, and audit logs. Establish accountable owners, inputs and outputs, approval or validation points, operating criteria, schedules or thresholds where applicable, exception handling, monitoring, reporting, review, and evidence requirements. Integrate the process with change, incident, risk, asset, security, and service-management processes where relevant.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

OPS-007-R006 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        OPS-007 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

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          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          CERT-IN CERT-In Directions The CERT-In Directions issued under India’s Inform... Clause: Direction (iv) – Enabling and secure retention of ICT system logs for a rolling 180 days
          India
          Direction
          v2022 View →
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 08 – Audit Log Management: 8.2 – Collect Audit Logs
          CIS
          Best Practice
          vv8 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS01 – Managed Operations > DSS01.03 – Monitor I&T infrastructure. 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS01 – Managed Operations > DSS01.01 – Perform operational procedures.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 7 – ICT systems, protocols and tools Article 9(4)(e) – ICT change management: recording, testing, assessing, approving, implementing and verifying changes
          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 →
          HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.312(d)(2)(ii) Record
          US
          Law
          vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.6-3.3 – Job Scheduling; §2.16-3.1 – Logging and Monitoring
          India
          Guideline
          vLatest 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 →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.PS – Platform Security | PR.PS-04 – Log records are generated and made available for continuous monitoring DE.CM – Continuous Monitoring | DE.CM-09 – Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events
          NIST
          Framework
          v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.3 – AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, 3.1 – ACCESS CONTROL; AU-2 – EVENT LOGGING, AC-3 – ACCESS ENFORCEMENT
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          vRev. 5 View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 10.2.1 – Audit logs are enabled and active for all; 10.4.2 – Logs of all other system components (those
          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 – 4.8 SOPs for major IT activities and network connections
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.4 PR.IP: Information Protection Processes and Procedures
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: PI1.3 – Processing Integrity – The entity implements policies and procedures over system processing to result in products, services, and reporting to meet the entity’s objectives. PI1.5 – Processing Integrity – The entity implements policies and procedures to store inputs, items in processing, and outputs completely, accurately, and timely in accordance with system specifications to meet the entity’s objectives. 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:
          IT Operations & Service Management (OPS)
          Purpose:
          To ensure the availability, performance, and resilience of IT services.
          Scope:
          Enterprise

          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Batch Processing & Job Management (OPS-007)
          Summary:
          Establishes batch processing and job management including scheduling, authorization, execution monitoring, failure management, logging, reporting, recovery, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain secure, reliable, and auditable batch processing, workload scheduling, job execution, and operational processing activities.