Threat Hunting Framework (SOC-004-R001) - SOC-004

Requirement Details & Guidance

SOC-004-R001 · SOC-004

Why This Requirement Exists

Consistent triage prevents analysts from wasting time on noise while ensuring material threats receive timely investigation.

Implementation Guidance

Use documented triage procedures, enrich alerts with asset and identity context, classify severity, preserve evidence, and escalate confirmed incidents.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

SOC-004-R001 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

SOC-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 13 – Network Monitoring and Defense: 13.1 – Centralize Security Event Alerting	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 > DSS05.07 – Manage vulnerabilities and monitor the infrastructure for	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(3) – Resources and capabilities to monitor user activity, anomalies and ICT-related incidents	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; Article 32(1) – Security of processing	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.18-3.2 – Threat Intelligence Process; §2.16-3.3 – Information systems logging and monitoring	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.AE – Adverse Event Analysis \| DE.AE-02 – Potentially adverse events are analyzed to better understand associated activities	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.16 – RISK ASSESSMENT, 3.19 – SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY; RA-10 – THREAT HUNTING, SI-4 – SYSTEM MONITORING	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; Logging and Monitoring	India Standard	vLatest	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 11.5.1 – Intrusion-detection and/or intrusion-; 11.5.2 – A change-detection mechanism (for example,	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(c) Collection and sharing of threat information from local/national/international sources; 22) Forensics – 22.1 Stand-by network forensics/forensic investigation/DDoS mitigation support	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 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: CC7.2 – 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:

Threat Hunting (SOC-004)

Summary:

Establishes threat hunting including planning, hypothesis development, execution, validation, documentation, reporting, lessons learned, review, and continuous improvement.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain proactive threat hunting activities to identify adversary behaviors, advanced threats, and indicators of compromise that evade automated detection mechanisms.

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