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Obligation Review

The organization shall conduct periodic reviews of confidentiality and employment obligation management to ensure their effectiveness and compliance with organizational requirements. Reviews shall evaluate agreement management, policy acceptance, and monitoring against established criteria and best practices, identifying opportunities for improvement.

Requirement ID
HRS-002-R009
Parent Control
Domain Code

Requirement Details & Guidance

HRS-002-R009 · HRS-002
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to periodically assess the effectiveness and compliance of personnel obligation management, ensuring personnel security obligations are consistently defined, understood, applied, and evidenced.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process to periodically assess the effectiveness and compliance of personnel obligation management. Define accountable roles, applicable personnel or roles, required inputs and outputs, authorization or validation criteria, timing or triggers, exception handling, evidence and retention requirements, monitoring, reporting, review, and escalation. Apply the process consistently and in accordance with applicable legal and organizational requirements.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

HRS-002-R009 · Field Guidance

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    Common Audit Findings

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        HRS-002 · 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: §2.4-3.2 – On-Boarding and During Employment
          India
          Guideline
          vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.2 GV.RR: Roles, Responsibilities and Authorities; 3.2 PR.AT: Awareness and Training
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 13(6) – ICT security awareness and digital operational resilience training
          EU
          Regulation
          vCurrent View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(i) – Human resources security, access control policies and asset management
          EU
          Directive
          vCurrent View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.5 – Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) > MEA03 – Managed Compliance with External Requirements > MEA03.03 – Confirm external compliance. 4.5 – Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) > MEA03 – Managed Compliance with External Requirements > MEA03.02 – Optimize response to external requirements.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          v2019 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: GV.RR – Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities | GV.RR-04 – Cybersecurity is included in human resources practices
          NIST
          Framework
          v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.14 – PERSONNEL SECURITY; PS-1 – POLICY AND PROCEDURES
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          vRev. 5 View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC1.4 – Control Environment – COSO Principle 4: The entity demonstrates a commitment to attract, develop, and retain competent individuals in alignment with objectives. CC1.5 – Control Environment – COSO Principle 5: The entity holds individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities in the pursuit of objectives. C1.1 – Confidentiality – The entity identifies and maintains confidential information to meet the entity’s objectives related to confidentiality. 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 →
          ISO27701 ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f... Clause: 6.3.2.1; 6.3.2.1 – Terms and conditions of employment (privacy)
          ISO
          Privacy Standard
          v2019 View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Human Resource Security (HRS)
          Purpose:
          To cultivate a security-conscious workforce and manage human-related risks.
          Scope:
          Enterprise

          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Confidentiality & Employment Obligations (HRS-002)
          Summary:
          Establishes confidentiality and employment obligations including confidentiality agreements, employment obligations, acceptable use acknowledgement, intellectual property protection, policy acceptance, periodic renewal, obligation monitoring, documentation, review, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain contractual confidentiality, acceptable behavior, intellectual property, and information protection obligations for employees, contractors, interns, and temporary personnel throughout their employment lifecycle.