End-of-Life & Technology Lifecycle Management (OPS-006) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

OPS-006

Domain Code

OPS

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

IT Operations / Asset Management

Control Overview

OPS-006 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain processes to identify, assess, monitor, replace, retire, or apply compensating controls for obsolete, unsupported, and end-of-life technology assets.

Business Objective

Reduce operational and cybersecurity risks associated with unsupported technologies.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

OPS-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
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 →
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 →
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 →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...	US Law	vCurrent	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont...	India Standard	vLatest	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

IT Operations & Service Management (OPS)

Purpose:

To ensure the availability, performance, and resilience of IT services.

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
OPS-006-R001	Technology Lifecycle Framework The organization shall establish a techn...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗
OPS-006-R002	Technology Inventory Review The organization shall regularly review...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗
OPS-006-R003	End-of-Life Identification The organization shall identify technolo...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗
OPS-006-R004	Risk Assessment The organization shall conduct risk asse...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗
OPS-006-R005	Technology Replacement Planning The organization shall develop plans for...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗
OPS-006-R006	Compensating Controls The organization shall implement compens...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗
OPS-006-R007	Lifecycle Monitoring The organization shall monitor technolog...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗
OPS-006-R008	Lifecycle Reporting The organization shall report on technol...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗
OPS-006-R009	Lifecycle Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗
OPS-006-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	OPS-006 End-of-Life & Technology Lifec...	IT Asset Management, IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture	View ↗