Testing Framework (OPR-005-R001) - OPR-005

Requirement Details & Guidance

OPR-005-R001 · OPR-005

Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to plan, conduct, analyze, report, review, and improve operational resilience testing and response readiness, with specific focus on testing framework, so that critical services remain resilient against disruption and decisions are accountable and traceable.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process for testing framework. Define accountable owners, required inputs and outputs, assessment or approval criteria, review frequency, monitoring, reporting, exception handling, evidence requirements, and escalation paths. Apply the process consistently to critical services and their dependencies, and integrate it with risk management, business continuity, incident management, technology operations, and third-party management where relevant.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

OPR-005-R001 · Field Guidance

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Best Practices & Ownership

OPR-005 · Recommended Approach

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Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS04 – Managed Continuity > DSS04.02 – Maintain business resilience. 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS04 – Managed Continuity > DSS04.04 – Exercise, test and review the business continuity plan (BCP)	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 24(1) – Digital operational resilience testing programme Article 25 – Testing of ICT tools and systems Article 26 – Advanced testing of ICT tools, systems and processes based on threat-led penetration testing	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1)(d) – Testing, assessing and evaluating security measures	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.13-3.3.3 – Testing of BCP; §2.5-3.2.6 – System security testing	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO22301	ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 8.5 – Exercise programme; 8.6 – Evaluation of business continuity documentation and capabilities	ISO Standard	v2019	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.29 – Information security during disruption	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	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: 3.6 – CONTINGENCY PLANNING, 3.4 – ASSESSMENT, AUTHORIZATION, AND MONITORING; CP-4 – CONTINGENCY PLAN TESTING, CA-2 – CONTROL ASSESSMENTS	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; Testing – Validation and Benchmarking	India Standard	vLatest	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 11.4.1 – A penetration testing methodology is defined,; 11.4.4 – Exploitable vulnerabilities and security	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 19) Incident Response & Management – 19.5 Resilience capabilities and coordinated testing across interconnected systems, vendors and partners; 19) Incident Response & Management – 19.6 Crisis communications, reputation management and capacity planning in resilience testing	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; 6.1 RC.RP: Incident Recovery Plan Execution	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: A1.3 – Availability – The entity tests recovery plan procedures supporting system recovery to meet its objectives. CC9.1 – Risk Mitigation – The entity identifies, selects, and develops risk mitigation activities for risks arising from potential business disruptions.	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Operational Resilience (OPR)

Purpose:

To ensure the organization can withstand and adapt to operational disruptions.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Operational Resilience Testing (OPR-005)

Summary:

Establishes resilience testing including scenario testing, stress testing, simulation exercises, recovery validation, test analysis, corrective action management, reporting, review, and continuous improvement.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain resilience testing activities including scenario testing, simulation exercises, stress testing, disruption testing, and validation of operational resilience capabilities.

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