This requirement exists to prepare for, respond to, coordinate, recover from, test, review, and improve physical emergency preparedness and response, with specific focus on emergency communication, so that physical security controls are proportionate to risk and remain effective.
Establish and document the process for emergency communication. Define accountable owners, required inputs and outputs, authorization or validation criteria, review frequency, monitoring, reporting, exception handling, and evidence requirements. Apply controls according to facility, asset, media, personnel, and environmental risk, and integrate with asset management, incident response, business continuity, and facilities processes where applicable.
| FRAMEWORK CODE | FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS | FAMILY / CATEGORY | VERSION | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO27001 | ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 7.4 – Communication |
ISO
Standard
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| IRDAI | IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §1.9-IV – Emergency exceptions; §2.13-3.3.3 – Testing of BCP |
India
Guideline
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vLatest | View → |
| RBI-CSF | RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 3) Environmental Controls – 3.1 Environmental controls protecting critical-asset locations from natural/man-made threats; 3) Environmental Controls – 3.2 Monitoring environmental-control breaches and physical security |
India
Regulation
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| DORA | Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 6(2) – Protection of information assets, ICT assets and physical components/infrastructure |
EU
Regulation
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vCurrent | View → |
| NIS2 | NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(1) – Cybersecurity risk-management measures – general obligation |
EU
Directive
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vCurrent | View → |
| PCI-DSS | PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 9.2.1 – Appropriate facility entry controls are in place; 9.4.7 – Electronic media with cardholder data is |
PCI
Standard
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v4 | View → |
| COBIT2019 | COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.05 – Manage physical access to I&T assets. 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS01 – Managed Operations > DSS01.05 – Manage facilities. |
COBIT
Governance Framework
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v2019 | View → |
| ISO22301 | ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 8.4.1 – General; 8.4.3 – Warning and communication; 8.4.4 – Business continuity plans |
ISO
Standard
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v2019 | View → |
| NIST-CSF | NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.IR – Technology Infrastructure Resilience | PR.IR-03 – Mechanisms are implemented to achieve resilience requirements in normal and adverse situations |
NIST
Framework
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v2 | View → |
| NIST80053 | NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.11 – PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PE-10 – EMERGENCY SHUTOFF, PE-11 – EMERGENCY POWER, PE-12 – EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
NIST
Control Catalog
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| SOC2 | SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: A1.2 – Availability – The entity authorizes, designs, develops or acquires, implements, operates, approves, maintains, and monitors environmental protections, software, data backup processes, and recovery infrastructure to meet its objectives. A1.3 – Availability – The entity tests recovery plan procedures supporting system recovery to meet its objectives. |
AICPA
Audit Framework
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