Governance Review (ARC-002-R008) - ARC-002

Requirement Details & Guidance

ARC-002-R008 · ARC-002

Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to periodically evaluate architecture governance processes against established criteria and best practices and to ensure security architecture decisions are consistent, risk-informed, and traceable.

Implementation Guidance

Establish a documented process for periodically evaluate architecture governance processes against established criteria and best practices. 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.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

ARC-002-R008 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

ARC-002 · Recommended Approach

Recommended Practices

Typical Owner

Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 9.3.1 – General	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §1.5-II – Governing Board; §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 §7 – IT architecture should be conducive to security; Circular §17 – Organisational arrangements	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
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	vLatest	View →
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	vCurrent	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(f) – Policies and procedures to assess the effectiveness of cybersecurity risk-management measures	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 2.2.1 – Configuration standards are developed,; 6.5.2 – Upon completion of a significant change, all	PCI Standard	v4	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.IR – Technology Infrastructure Resilience \| PR.IR-01 – Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.12 – PLANNING, 3.13 – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; PL-8 – SECURITY AND PRIVACY ARCHITECTURES, PM-7 – ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
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.	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Security Architecture (ARC)

Purpose:

To design secure systems and ensure security is built into the architecture.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Architecture Governance (ARC-002)

Summary:

Establishes architecture governance including approval, roles, decision management, exception management, monitoring, reporting, compliance verification, review, and continuous improvement.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain governance processes for reviewing, approving, monitoring, and managing security architecture decisions, exceptions, and major technology changes.

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