This requirement exists to systematically improve architecture effectiveness and maturity using reviews, incidents, threat intelligence, and benchmarking and to ensure security architecture decisions are consistent, risk-informed, and traceable.
Establish a documented process for systematically improve architecture effectiveness and maturity using reviews, incidents, threat intelligence, and benchmarking. Define accountable roles, required inputs and outputs, approval or validation points, criteria, review frequency, exception handling, monitoring, and evidence requirements. Integrate the activity with architecture governance, risk management, security requirements, engineering, and change processes as applicable. Retain records sufficient to demonstrate that the control operates.
| FRAMEWORK CODE | FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS | FAMILY / CATEGORY | VERSION | ACTION |
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| ISO27001 | ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 10.1 – Continual improvement |
ISO
Standard
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| RBI-CSF | RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: Circular §7 – IT architecture should be conducive to security; Circular §17 – Organisational arrangements |
India
Regulation
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| 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; 1.1 GV.OC: Organizational Context |
India
Regulation
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| DORA | Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 5(2)(c) – Clear roles and responsibilities for all ICT-related functions and governance arrangements Article 6(8)(d) – ICT reference architecture and changes needed for business objectives |
EU
Regulation
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| 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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| NIST-CSF | NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.IM – Improvement | ID.IM-03 – Improvements are identified from execution of operational processes, procedures, and activities |
NIST
Framework
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| NIST80053 | NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.13 – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, 3.12 – PLANNING; PM-7 – ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE, PL-8 – SECURITY AND PRIVACY ARCHITECTURES |
NIST
Control Catalog
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| SOC2 | SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC1.3 – Control Environment – COSO Principle 3: Management establishes, with board oversight, structures, reporting lines, and appropriate authorities and responsibilities in the pursuit of objectives. CC1.5 – Control Environment – COSO Principle 5: The entity holds individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities in the pursuit of objectives. CC4.1 – Monitoring of Controls – COSO Principle 16: The entity selects, develops, and performs ongoing and/or separate evaluations to ascertain whether the components of internal control are present and functioning. CC4.2 – Monitoring of Controls – COSO Principle 17: The entity evaluates and communicates internal control deficiencies in a timely manner to those parties responsible for taking corrective action, including senior management and the board of directors, as appropriate. |
AICPA
Audit Framework
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