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Gap Identification

The organization shall use obligation mapping to identify gaps in control coverage, including obligations not addressed by any control or inadequately covered. Gap identification shall include assessment of control effectiveness, identification of missing controls, and prioritization of gaps for remediation.

Requirement ID
CMP-007-R005
Parent Control
Domain Code

Requirement Details & Guidance

CMP-007-R005 · CMP-007
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to use mappings to identify obligations with missing or inadequate control coverage and to support consistent, auditable compliance management.

Implementation Guidance

Define the required gap identification process, accountable roles, inputs, outputs, approval points, evidence requirements, review frequency, and escalation criteria. Integrate the activity with the organization's compliance records and related risk, policy, control, and assessment processes. A regulated organization maintains traceable mappings from legal and regulatory obligations to policies, controls, risks, and assessments to demonstrate coverage.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

CMP-007-R005 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        CMP-007 · 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: §1.10 – Compliance; §1.8-III – Technology Risk Assessment Process
          India
          Guideline
          vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: Circular §13 – Cyber security preparedness indicators; Circular §16 – Immediate assessment of gaps in preparedness
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.1 GV.OC: Organizational Context; 1.4 GV.OV: Oversight
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 6(3) – Minimising ICT risk and providing ICT risk/framework information to competent authorities
          EU
          Regulation
          vCurrent View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.31 – Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements
          ISO
          Standard
          v2022 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.5 – Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) > MEA03 – Managed Compliance with External Requirements > MEA03.04 – Obtain assurance of external compliance. 4.5 – Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) > MEA02 – Managed System of Internal Control > MEA02.02 – Review effectiveness of business process controls.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          v2019 View →
          ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 4.2.2 – Legal and regulatory requirements
          ISO
          Standard
          v2019 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: GV.OC – Organizational Context | GV.OC-03 – Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements regarding cybersecurity — including privacy and civil liberties obligations — are understood and managed GV.PO – Policy | GV.PO-01 – Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is established based on organizational context, cybersecurity strategy, and priorities and is communicated and enforced
          NIST
          Framework
          v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.4 – ASSESSMENT, AUTHORIZATION, AND MONITORING; CA-2 – CONTROL ASSESSMENTS, CA-7 – CONTINUOUS MONITORING
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          vRev. 5 View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 5(2) – Accountability; Article 24(1) – Responsibility of the controller; Article 32(1)(d) – Testing, assessing and evaluating security measures
          EU
          Regulation
          vCurrent View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC3.2 – Risk Assessment – COSO Principle 7: The entity identifies risks to the achievement of its objectives across the entity and analyzes risks as a basis for determining how the risks should be managed. 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.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Compliance Management (CMP)
          Purpose:
          To ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and contractual obligations.
          Scope:
          Enterprise

          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Compliance Obligation Mapping (CMP-007)
          Summary:
          Establishes comprehensive mapping of applicable obligations to security and privacy controls, demonstrating how obligations are satisfied and enabling gap analysis and compliance demonstration.
          Business Description:
          Identify and map all applicable statutory, regulatory, and contractual obligations to the organization's security and privacy controls.