Criticality High Active

Configuration Exception Management

Establishes configuration exception management including request, risk assessment, approval, documentation, monitoring, renewal, periodic review, and closure for configuration deviations.

Control ID
CFG-006
Domain Code
CFG
Control Nature
Detective
Business Owner
IT Operations / Security Engineering
Category
Technical
Compensating Control
Yes

Control Overview

CFG-006 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain processes to evaluate, approve, monitor, review, and retire approved deviations from secure configuration baselines.

Business Objective

Ensure configuration exceptions are formally governed, risk-assessed, documented, and periodically reviewed.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      CFG-006 · 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 →
      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 →
      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 →
      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 →
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      		 vv8 View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 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:
      Secure Configuration Management (CFG)
      Purpose:
      To enforce secure configurations for all systems and applications.
      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
      CFG-006-R001 Exception Management Framework The organization shall establish a confi... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗
      CFG-006-R002 Exception Request The organization shall submit exception... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗
      CFG-006-R003 Risk Assessment The organization shall conduct risk asse... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗
      CFG-006-R004 Exception Approval The organization shall approve exception... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗
      CFG-006-R005 Exception Documentation The organization shall maintain comprehe... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗
      CFG-006-R006 Exception Monitoring The organization shall monitor approved... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗
      CFG-006-R007 Exception Renewal The organization shall renew exceptions... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗
      CFG-006-R008 Exception Reporting The organization shall report on excepti... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗
      CFG-006-R009 Exception Review The organization shall conduct periodic... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗
      CFG-006-R010 Exception Closure The organization shall close exceptions... CFG-006 Configuration Exception Manage... IT Operations / Change Management View ↗