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Control Relationships

The organization shall maintain relationship mapping between controls in the enterprise control library and the requirements they address, including legal, regulatory, contractual, and business requirements. Relationship mapping shall enable the organization to demonstrate controls align with applicable requirements and to identify gaps in control coverage.

Requirement ID
GOV-008-R007
Parent Control
GOV-008
Domain Code
GOV

Requirement Details & Guidance

GOV-008-R007 · GOV-008
Why This Requirement Exists

To demonstrate control alignment with requirements and identify coverage gaps, supporting compliance and risk management.

Implementation Guidance

Map controls to requirements; include all requirement types; maintain mappings; validate accuracy; identify gaps; review mappings; ensure completeness.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

GOV-008-R007 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        GOV-008 · 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: §1.6-3 – Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: Circular §5 – Identification/assessment of inherent cyber risks and controls
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.3 GV.PO: Policy; 1.4 GV.OV: Oversight
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 6(5) – Documentation, annual/periodic review and continuous improvement of ICT risk management framework
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.36 – Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 12.1.1 – An overall information security policy is:
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.2 – Align, Plan and Organize (APO) > APO01 – Managed I&T Management Framework > APO01.09 – Define and communicate policies and procedures.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 5.1 – Leadership and commitment; 5.3 – Roles, responsibilities and authorities
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2019 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: GV.RM – Risk Management Strategy | GV.RM-06 – A standardized method for calculating, documenting, categorizing, and prioritizing cybersecurity risks is established and communicated
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.13 – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; PM-1 – INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM PLAN
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC5.3 – Control Activities – COSO Principle 12: The entity deploys control activities through policies that establish what is expected and in procedures that put policies into action. CC5.1 – Control Activities – COSO Principle 10: The entity selects and develops control activities that contribute to the mitigation of risks to the achievement of objectives to acceptable levels.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Governance (GOV)
          Purpose:
          To establish, oversee, and continually improve the organization's security, privacy, and resilience program.
          Scope:
          Enterprise
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Enterprise Control Library Management (GOV-008)
          Summary:
          Establishes a centralized, governed library of security and compliance controls that provides standardization, reusability, and consistent management across the enterprise.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain a library of security and compliance controls to standardize the management of the security program.
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