Active

Incident Coordination

The organization shall coordinate emergency response activities, including the designation of incident commanders, the coordination of response teams, and the management of emergency operations. Coordination shall include activation of response teams, management of incident communications, and coordination of response resources.

Requirement ID
PHY-006-R007
Parent Control
Domain Code

Requirement Details & Guidance

PHY-006-R007 · PHY-006
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to prepare for, respond to, coordinate, recover from, test, review, and improve physical emergency preparedness and response, with specific focus on incident coordination, so that physical security controls are proportionate to risk and remain effective.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process for incident coordination. 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.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

PHY-006-R007 · Field Guidance

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        PHY-006 · Recommended Approach

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          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: §1.9-IV – Emergency exceptions
          India
          Guideline
          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
          vLatest View →
          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
          vCurrent View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(1) – Cybersecurity risk-management measures – general obligation
          EU
          Directive
          vCurrent 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
          v2019 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.AA – Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control | PR.AA-06 – Physical access to assets is managed, monitored, and enforced commensurate with risk PR.IR – Technology Infrastructure Resilience | PR.IR-02 – The organization’s technology assets are protected from environmental threats DE.CM – Continuous Monitoring | DE.CM-02 – The physical environment is monitored to find potentially adverse events
          NIST
          Framework
          v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.8 – INCIDENT RESPONSE; IR-7 – INCIDENT RESPONSE ASSISTANCE
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          vRev. 5 View →
          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. CC7.4 – System Operations – The entity responds to identified security incidents by executing a defined incident-response program to understand, contain, remediate, and communicate security incidents, as appropriate.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Physical & Environmental Security (PHY)
          Purpose:
          To protect the organization's physical assets, personnel, and facilities.
          Scope:
          Enterprise

          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Physical Emergency Preparedness & Response (PHY-006)
          Summary:
          Establishes emergency preparedness including emergency procedures, evacuation planning, communication, response resources, emergency drills, incident coordination, recovery, review, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain plans, procedures, resources, and response capabilities for physical emergencies, natural disasters, facility incidents, and life safety events.