Confidentiality & Employment Obligations (HRS-002) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

HRS-002

Domain Code

HRS

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

HR / Legal

Control Overview

HRS-002 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain contractual confidentiality, acceptable behavior, intellectual property, and information protection obligations for employees, contractors, interns, and temporary personnel throughout their employment lifecycle.

Business Objective

Ensure personnel understand and accept their legal, ethical, security, and privacy obligations before accessing organizational information or assets.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

HRS-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
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 →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...	US Law	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO22301	ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co...	ISO Standard	v2019	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 →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	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 →
ISO27701	ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f...	ISO Privacy Standard	v2019	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Human Resource Security (HRS)

Purpose:

To cultivate a security-conscious workforce and manage human-related risks.

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
HRS-002-R001	Confidentiality Agreements The organization shall require all perso...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗
HRS-002-R002	Employment Obligations The organization shall define and docume...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗
HRS-002-R003	Acceptable Use Acknowledgement The organization shall require all perso...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗
HRS-002-R004	Intellectual Property Protection The organization shall require all perso...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗
HRS-002-R005	Policy Acceptance The organization shall require all perso...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗
HRS-002-R006	Periodic Renewal The organization shall periodically rene...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗
HRS-002-R007	Obligation Monitoring The organization shall monitor complianc...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗
HRS-002-R008	Documentation The organization shall maintain comprehe...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗
HRS-002-R009	Obligation Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗
HRS-002-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	HRS-002 Confidentiality & Employment O...	Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Compliance	View ↗