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Intelligence Integration

The organization shall integrate threat intelligence into security operations, including detection, response, and vulnerability management. Integration shall include application of intelligence to detection rules, use of intelligence in incident response, and incorporation of intelligence into vulnerability prioritization.

Requirement ID
THR-001-R007
Parent Control
THR-001
Domain Code
THR

Requirement Details & Guidance

THR-001-R007 · THR-001
Why This Requirement Exists

A governed threat intelligence capability ensures intelligence is relevant, reliable, actionable, and aligned with business risk.

Implementation Guidance

Define intelligence ownership, requirements, collection priorities, quality criteria, dissemination rules, and review processes. Align intelligence with SOC, incident response, vulnerability, and risk functions.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

THR-001-R007 · Field Guidance

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    Common Audit Findings

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        THR-001 · 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: §2.18-3.2 – Threat Intelligence Process; §2.18-3.3 – Information Sharing
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: Circular §5 – Identification/assessment of inherent cyber risks and controls; 19) Incident Response & Management – 19(c) Collection and sharing of threat information from local/national/international sources
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 2.2 ID.RA: Risk Assessment; 4.2 DE.DP: Detection Process
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 13(1) – Capabilities and staff to gather/analyse vulnerability, threat and incident information Article 19(2) – Voluntary notification of significant cyber threats
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.7 – Threat intelligence; 8.8 – Management of technical vulnerabilities; 8.16 – Monitoring activities
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(b) – Incident handling
          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 > DSS05.07 – Manage vulnerabilities and monitor the infrastructure for
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.RA – Risk Assessment | ID.RA-02 – Cyber threat intelligence is received from information sharing forums and sources
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.13 – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, 3.19 – SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY; PM-16 – THREAT AWARENESS PROGRAM, SI-5 – SECURITY ALERTS, ADVISORIES, AND DIRECTIVES, Advisories, And Directives
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 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. CC7.1 – System Operations – To meet its objectives, the entity uses detection and monitoring procedures to identify (1) changes to configurations that result in the introduction of new vulnerabilities, and (2) susceptibilities to newly discovered vulnerabilities.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Threat Intelligence & Threat Management (THR)
          Purpose:
          To proactively identify, assess, and manage threats to the organization.
          Scope:
          Enterprise
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Threat Intelligence Management (THR-001)
          Summary:
          Establishes threat intelligence management including source management, collection, analysis, validation, dissemination, integration, reporting, review, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain processes to collect, analyze, correlate, validate, operationalize, and share cyber threat intelligence from internal and external sources.
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