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Network Traffic Analysis

The organization shall implement network traffic analysis capabilities to detect threats through the analysis of network communications and traffic patterns. Network traffic analysis shall include monitoring of network traffic, analysis of traffic patterns, and detection of malicious communications.

Requirement ID
SOC-002-R005
Parent Control
SOC-002
Domain Code
SOC

Requirement Details & Guidance

SOC-002-R005 · SOC-002
Why This Requirement Exists

Centralized, reliable telemetry is necessary to detect suspicious activity and reconstruct security events.

Implementation Guidance

Identify required log sources, collect them securely, synchronize time, define retention, protect log integrity, and monitor collection health.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

SOC-002-R005 · Field Guidance

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    Common Audit Findings

      Common Mistakes

        Best Practices & Ownership

        SOC-002 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 13 – Network Monitoring and Defense: 13.6 – Collect Network Traffic Flow Logs
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.03 – Manage endpoint security. 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.02 – Manage network and connectivity security.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 10(1) – Mechanisms to promptly detect anomalous activities and ICT-related incidents Article 10(2) – Multiple detection layers, alert thresholds and incident-response triggers
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1) – Security of processing; Article 32(1)(d) – Testing, assessing and evaluating security measures
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.312(d)(2)(i) Monitor and identify
          US
          Law
          		 vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.16-3.3.1 – Network access and activity; §2.18-3.2 – Threat Intelligence Process
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 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 →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: DE.CM – Continuous Monitoring | DE.CM-01 – Networks and network services are 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: 3.3 – AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY; AU-6 – AUDIT RECORD REVIEW, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING, Analysis, And Reporting
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Security Measures / Controls; Network Security – Routing
          India
          Standard
          		 vLatest View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 10.1.1 – All security policies and operational procedures that are identified in Requirement 10 are documented, kept up to date, in use, and known to all affected parties.; 10.2.1 – Audit logs are enabled and active for all
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 4) Network Management and Security – 4.9 SOC monitoring of network logs and escalation of abnormal activity; 13) Advanced Real-time Threat Defence and Management – 13.2 Anti-malware/antivirus and behavioural detection across endpoints, servers, gateways and wireless/SMS, with central monitoring; 16) Maintenance, Monitoring, and Analysis of Audit Logs – 16.2 Systematic audit-log management and analysis for detection, understanding and recovery
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 4.1 DE.CM: Security Continuous Monitoring; 4.2 DE.DP: Detection Process
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: 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. CC7.2 – System Operations – The entity monitors system components and the operation of those components for anomalies that are indicative of malicious acts, natural disasters, and errors affecting the entity's ability to meet its objectives; anomalies are analyzed to determine whether they represent security events. CC7.3 – System Operations – The entity evaluates security events to determine whether they could or have resulted in a failure of the entity to meet its objectives (security incidents) and, if so, takes actions to prevent or address such failures.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Security Operations & Monitoring (SOC)
          Purpose:
          To maintain situational awareness of security events and manage security operations.
          Scope:
          Enterprise
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Security Threat Detection (SOC-002)
          Summary:
          Establishes threat detection including use cases, rule management, behavioral analytics, network analysis, validation, alert prioritization, reporting, review, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain capabilities to detect malicious activities using security events, telemetry, behavioral analytics, network analysis, endpoint telemetry, and threat intelligence.
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