Architecture Governance (ARC-002) - Universal Control Library

Criticality Critical Active

Control ID

ARC-002

Domain Code

ARC

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

Security Architecture

Control Overview

ARC-002 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain governance processes for reviewing, approving, monitoring, and managing security architecture decisions, exceptions, and major technology changes.

Business Objective

Ensure architectural decisions comply with organizational security requirements and business objectives.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

ARC-002 · 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
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	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 →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	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 →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...	India Standard	vLatest	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Security Architecture (ARC)

Purpose:

To design secure systems and ensure security is built into the architecture.

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
ARC-002-R001	Governance Framework The organization shall establish an arch...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗
ARC-002-R002	Architecture Approval The organization shall approve security...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗
ARC-002-R003	Governance Roles & Responsibilities The organization shall clearly define an...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗
ARC-002-R004	Architecture Decision Management The organization shall manage architectu...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗
ARC-002-R005	Architecture Exception Management The organization shall manage exceptions...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗
ARC-002-R006	Governance Monitoring The organization shall monitor architect...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗
ARC-002-R007	Governance Reporting The organization shall report on archite...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗
ARC-002-R008	Governance Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗
ARC-002-R009	Compliance Verification The organization shall verify compliance...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗
ARC-002-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	ARC-002 Architecture Governance	Architecture Review Board, Security Architecture, CISO, Technology Leadership	View ↗