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Termination Security

The organization shall establish termination security processes that ensure security is maintained when personnel leave the organization. Termination security shall include revocation of access, return of assets, processing of security obligations, and documentation of termination activities, completed before personnel depart.

Requirement ID
HRS-003-R007
Parent Control
HRS-003
Domain Code
HRS

Requirement Details & Guidance

HRS-003-R007 · HRS-003
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to maintain security during personnel termination through access revocation, asset return, obligations, and documented activities, ensuring personnel security obligations are consistently defined, understood, applied, and evidenced.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process to maintain security during personnel termination through access revocation, asset return, obligations, and documented activities. 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-003-R007 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        HRS-003 · 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: §2.4-3.3 – Exit procedures; §2.3-3.3 – User-ID Creation and Maintenance; §2.2-3.2.5 – Return of Assets
          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; 3.1 PR.AA: Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control
          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 Article 5(4) – Management body knowledge, skills and regular ICT-risk training
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.308(a)(9) Standard: Workforce security; § 164.308(a)(9)(ii)(C) Workforce access modification and termination
          US
          Law
          		 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 →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 8.2.5 – Access for terminated users is immediately
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 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 PR.AA – Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control | PR.AA-01 – Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization
          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-4 – PERSONNEL TERMINATION, PS-5 – PERSONNEL TRANSFER
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(4) – Personnel processing under authority; Article 29 – Processing under the authority of the controller or processor
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 06 – Access Control Management: 6.2 – Establish an Access Revoking Process
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 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. CC6.2 – Logical and Physical Access Controls – Prior to issuing system credentials and granting system access, the entity registers and authorizes new internal and external users whose access is administered by the entity. For those users whose access is administered by the entity, user system credentials are removed when user access is no longer authorized.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest 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
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Personnel Lifecycle Security Management (HRS-003)
          Summary:
          Establishes personnel lifecycle security including recruitment security, onboarding security, security responsibilities, job description security, role change management, personnel transfer, termination security, exit activities, post-employment obligations, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain security governance throughout the personnel lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, role changes, transfers, temporary assignments, termination, and post-employment activities, ensuring appropriate security responsibilities, access governance, and asset accountability.
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