Data Masking & Anonymization (DAT-016) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

DAT-016

Domain Code

DAT

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

Data Steward / Development

Control Overview

DAT-016 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain processes for masking, anonymizing, pseudonymizing, and de-identifying sensitive information where appropriate.

Business Objective

Reduce the risk of unauthorized disclosure while enabling the safe use of information for development, testing, analytics, and business operations.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

DAT-016 · 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 →
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 →
ISO27701	ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f...	ISO Privacy 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 →
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 →
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 →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Data Protection & Privacy (DAT)

Purpose:

To protect data throughout its lifecycle and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.

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
DAT-016-R001	Data Masking & Anonymization Framework The organization shall establish a data...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗
DAT-016-R002	Sensitive Data Identification The organization shall identify sensitiv...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗
DAT-016-R003	Masking Requirements The organization shall define masking re...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗
DAT-016-R004	Anonymization & Pseudonymization The organization shall implement anonymi...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗
DAT-016-R005	Data Transformation Validation The organization shall validate that dat...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗
DAT-016-R006	Non-Production Data Protection The organization shall implement data ma...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗
DAT-016-R007	Masking Effectiveness Monitoring The organization shall monitor masking a...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗
DAT-016-R008	Masking Reporting The organization shall report on masking...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗
DAT-016-R009	Masking Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗
DAT-016-R010	Masking Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh...	DAT-016 Data Masking & Anonymization	Data Protection Officer, Data Engineering, Application Owners, Security Engineering	View ↗