Social Engineering Exercises (SAT-004-R003) - SAT-004

Requirement Details & Guidance

SAT-004-R003 · SAT-004

Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to conduct controlled social engineering exercises to assess and improve workforce resilience, ensuring personnel security awareness and behavior are managed consistently and measurably.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process to conduct controlled social engineering exercises to assess and improve workforce resilience. Define accountable owners, target audiences, required inputs and outputs, delivery or assessment criteria, frequency or triggers, completion requirements, evidence and retention requirements, monitoring, reporting, review, and escalation. Align content and activities with organizational risks, incidents, policies, and emerging threats.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

SAT-004-R003 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

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Best Practices & Ownership

SAT-004 · 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 14 – Security Awareness and Skills Training: 14.2 – Train Workforce Members to Recognize Social Engineering Attacks	CIS Best Practice	vv8	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 Article 13(7) – Continuous monitoring of technological developments	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
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 →
ISO22301	ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 8.5 – Exercise programme; 7.3 – Awareness	ISO Standard	v2019	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 7.3 – Awareness	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 6.3 – Information security awareness, education and training	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(c) – Business continuity, including backup management, disaster recovery and crisis management Article 21(2)(g) – Basic cyber hygiene practices and cybersecurity training	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.IM – Improvement \| ID.IM-02 – Improvements are identified from security tests and exercises, including those done in coordination with suppliers and relevant third parties	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.2 – AWARENESS AND TRAINING; AT-2 – LITERACY TRAINING AND AWARENESS, AT-6 – TRAINING FEEDBACK	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Governance Controls; Policy, Roles and Risk Linkages – Trainings and awareness	India Standard	vLatest	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 12.6.3 – Personnel receive security awareness	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 23) User / Employee/ Management Awareness – 23.4 Periodic evaluation of awareness level; 23) User / Employee/ Management Awareness – 23.5 Adaptive capacity building, mandatory new-recruit awareness and annual management training	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.2 PR.AT: Awareness and Training	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC2.2 – Information and Communication – COSO Principle 14: The entity internally communicates information, including objectives and responsibilities for internal control, necessary to support the functioning of internal control. 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:

Security Awareness & Training (SAT)

Purpose:

To build a security-conscious culture by educating employees.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Security Awareness Exercises & Simulations (SAT-004)

Summary:

Establishes security awareness exercises including phishing simulations, social engineering exercises, security awareness drills, exercise performance measurement, corrective actions, reporting, lessons learned, review, and continuous improvement.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain practical awareness exercises including phishing simulations, social engineering exercises, incident reporting drills, and other security awareness validation activities.

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