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Treatment Strategy

The organization shall define risk treatment strategies that articulate the approach for managing identified risks to acceptable levels. Treatment strategies shall include options for mitigating, transferring, accepting, or avoiding risks, based on risk assessment results and organizational risk criteria, and shall be aligned with the organization's risk appetite and business objectives.

Requirement ID
RSK-004-R001
Parent Control
Domain Code

Requirement Details & Guidance

RSK-004-R001 · RSK-004
Why This Requirement Exists

To establish consistent approaches for reducing identified risks to acceptable levels while supporting informed risk decisions.

Implementation Guidance

Define treatment options such as mitigation, transfer, avoidance, or acceptance; select strategies based on risk criteria, cost, business objectives, and residual exposure; document decisions.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

RSK-004-R001 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        RSK-004 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          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: 4.2 – Align, Plan and Organize (APO) > APO12 – Managed Risk > APO12.05 – Define a risk management action portfolio.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 6(8)(b) – ICT risk tolerance and impact tolerance for ICT disruptions Article 8(2) – Continuous identification of ICT risk sources, cyber threats and ICT vulnerabilities
          EU
          Regulation
          vCurrent View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1) – Security of processing
          EU
          Regulation
          vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §1.8-V – Risk Treatment
          India
          Guideline
          vLatest View →
          ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 6.1.1 – Determining risks and opportunities; 6.1.2 – Addressing risks and opportunities; 8.2.3 – Risk assessment
          ISO
          Standard
          v2019 View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(1) – Cybersecurity risk-management measures – general obligation Article 21(2)(a) – Policies on risk analysis and information system security
          EU
          Directive
          vCurrent View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.RA – Risk Assessment | ID.RA-06 – Risk responses are chosen, prioritized, planned, tracked, and communicated
          NIST
          Framework
          v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.16 – RISK ASSESSMENT; RA-7 – RISK RESPONSE
          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 – Cyber Risk Management programs
          India
          Standard
          vLatest View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 12.3.1 – For each PCI DSS requirement that specifies; 12.3.2 – A targeted risk analysis is performed for each
          PCI
          Standard
          v4 View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: Circular §5 – Identification/assessment of inherent cyber risks and controls
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.5 GV.RM: Risk Management
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC3.2 – Risk Assessment – COSO Principle 7: The entity identifies risks to the achievement of its objectives across the entity and analyzes risks as a basis for determining how the risks should be managed. CC5.1 – Control Activities – COSO Principle 10: The entity selects and develops control activities that contribute to the mitigation of risks to the achievement of objectives to acceptable levels.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Risk Management (RSK)
          Purpose:
          To identify, assess, and treat cybersecurity, privacy, and resilience risks.
          Scope:
          Enterprise

          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Risk Treatment & Response (RSK-004)
          Summary:
          Establishes structured risk treatment processes to select and implement strategies for mitigating, transferring, accepting, or avoiding identified risks based on assessment results and organizational risk appetite.
          Business Description:
          Define and implement strategies for mitigating, transferring, accepting, or avoiding identified risks.