Criticality High Active

Access Reviews (Certifications)

Establishes regular access review and certification processes to validate user access rights, identify and revoke inappropriate access, and maintain least privilege.

Control ID
IAM-005
Domain Code
IAM
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
IAM / Business Owner
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

IAM-005 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Conduct regular reviews of user access rights to ensure they remain appropriate for their role.

Business Objective

To enforce least privilege and prevent privilege creep.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      IAM-005 · Operating Context

      Primary Stakeholders

      Applicable Industries

      Applicable Technologies

      Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

      Harmonized Framework Mappings

      The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

      FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      		 vv8 View →
      COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...
      COBIT
      Governance Framework
      		 v2019 View →
      DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...
      India
      Guideline
      		 vLatest View →
      ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...
      EU
      Directive
      		 vCurrent View →
      NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...
      NIST
      Framework
      		 v2 View →
      NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...
      NIST
      Control Catalog
      		 vRev. 5 View →
      NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...
      India
      Standard
      		 vLatest View →
      RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      		 vLatest View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →
      HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...
      US
      Law
      		 vCurrent View →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      		 v4 View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Identity & Access Management (IAM)
      Purpose:
      To ensure that only authorized users have appropriate access to systems and data.
      Scope:
      Enterprise
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      Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

      10 Specific Audit Clauses

      The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

      REQUIREMENT ID REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS MAPPED CONTROL TYPICAL OWNER ACTION
      IAM-005-R001 Review Framework The organization shall establish an acce... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗
      IAM-005-R002 Review Scope The organization shall define a document... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗
      IAM-005-R003 Review Scheduling The organization shall establish a sched... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗
      IAM-005-R004 Certification Process The organization shall maintain a formal... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗
      IAM-005-R005 Exception Handling The organization shall handle exceptions... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗
      IAM-005-R006 Revocation The organization shall revoke access per... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗
      IAM-005-R007 Review Documentation The organization shall maintain comprehe... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗
      IAM-005-R008 Review Reporting The organization shall report on access... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗
      IAM-005-R009 Review Quality The organization shall ensure the qualit... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗
      IAM-005-R010 Access Review Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... IAM-005 Access Reviews (Certifications... Identity & Access Management, Business Owners, Application Owners, Compliance View ↗