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Improvement Effectiveness

The organization shall evaluate the overall effectiveness of the continuous improvement process for the information security program in achieving its objectives. Effectiveness evaluation shall consider the impact of improvements on program performance, risk reduction, and stakeholder satisfaction, with results used to inform future improvement initiatives and demonstrate the value of the improvement process.

Requirement ID
GOV-006-R012
Parent Control
GOV-006
Domain Code
GOV

Requirement Details & Guidance

GOV-006-R012 · GOV-006
Why This Requirement Exists

To assess whether the improvement process is delivering value, enabling resource optimization and strategic decisions.

Implementation Guidance

Define evaluation criteria; collect data; analyze effectiveness; report findings; use to inform decisions; demonstrate value; communicate results.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

GOV-006-R012 · Field Guidance

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    Common Audit Findings

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        GOV-006 · 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: §1.5-IV – Review Frequency; §1.6-14 – ISRMC; §1.6-15 – Control Management Committee
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: Circular §16 – Immediate assessment of gaps in preparedness; Circular §13 – Cyber security preparedness indicators
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 7.1 EV.ST: Strategies
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 6(8)(c) – Information security objectives, KPIs and key risk metrics Article 6(5) – Documentation, annual/periodic review and continuous improvement of ICT risk management framework Article 13(4) – Monitoring digital resilience strategy, incident patterns and ICT risk exposure
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.35 – Independent review of information security
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 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: 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 > APO01.11 – Manage continual improvement of the I&T management
          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: ID.IM – Improvement | ID.IM-03 – Improvements are identified from execution of operational processes, procedures, and activities ID.IM – Improvement | ID.IM-01 – Improvements are identified from evaluations
          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-6 – MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE, PM-14 – TESTING, TRAINING, AND MONITORING, Training, And Monitoring
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: 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:
          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:
          Security Program Continuous Improvement (GOV-006)
          Summary:
          Establishes a structured continuous improvement process using metrics, audit findings, incidents, and stakeholder feedback to identify and implement security program enhancements.
          Business Description:
          Establish a process to identify, prioritize, and implement improvements to the security program based on metrics, audit findings, and incidents.
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