Detection Validation (SOC-002-R006) - SOC-002

Requirement Details & Guidance

SOC-002-R006 · SOC-002

Why This Requirement Exists

Centralized, reliable telemetry is necessary to detect suspicious activity and reconstruct security events.

Implementation Guidance

Identify required log sources, collect them securely, synchronize time, define retention, protect log integrity, and monitor collection health.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

SOC-002-R006 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

SOC-002 · Recommended Approach

Recommended Practices

Typical Owner

Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.07 – Manage vulnerabilities and monitor the infrastructure for	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 10(1) – Mechanisms to promptly detect anomalous activities and ICT-related incidents Article 10(2) – Multiple detection layers, alert thresholds and incident-response triggers	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)(i) Monitor and identify	US Law	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.16-3.3 – Information systems logging and monitoring; §2.18-3.2 – Threat Intelligence Process	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 8.16 – Monitoring activities	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(b) – Incident handling	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: DE.AE – Adverse Event Analysis \| DE.AE-02 – Potentially adverse events are analyzed to better understand associated activities	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.19 – SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY, 3.3 – AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY; SI-4 – SYSTEM MONITORING, AU-6 – AUDIT RECORD REVIEW, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING, Analysis, And Reporting	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; Logging and Monitoring	India Standard	vLatest	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; 10.4.1 – The following audit logs are reviewed at least; 10.4.2 – Logs of all other system components (those; 10.4.3 – Exceptions and anomalies identified during	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 – 4.9 SOC monitoring of network logs and escalation of abnormal activity; 13) Advanced Real-time Threat Defence and Management – 13.2 Anti-malware/antivirus and behavioural detection across endpoints, servers, gateways and wireless/SMS, with central monitoring; 16) Maintenance, Monitoring, and Analysis of Audit Logs – 16.2 Systematic audit-log management and analysis for detection, understanding and recovery	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 4.1 DE.CM: Security Continuous Monitoring; 4.2 DE.DP: Detection Process	India Regulation	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. 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. CC7.3 – System Operations – The entity evaluates security events to determine whether they could or have resulted in a failure of the entity to meet its objectives (security incidents) and, if so, takes actions to prevent or address such failures.	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Security Operations & Monitoring (SOC)

Purpose:

To maintain situational awareness of security events and manage security operations.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Security Threat Detection (SOC-002)

Summary:

Establishes threat detection including use cases, rule management, behavioral analytics, network analysis, validation, alert prioritization, reporting, review, and continuous improvement.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain capabilities to detect malicious activities using security events, telemetry, behavioral analytics, network analysis, endpoint telemetry, and threat intelligence.

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