Security Architecture Framework (ARC-001) - Universal Control Library

Criticality Critical Active

Control ID

ARC-001

Domain Code

ARC

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

Security Architecture

Control Overview

ARC-001 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain an enterprise security architecture framework including architecture strategy, reference architectures, security principles, standards, patterns, and technology roadmaps to guide the secure design of business and technology solutions.

Business Objective

Ensure security architecture is standardized, scalable, risk-based, and consistently applied across the enterprise.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

ARC-001 · 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 →
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 →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	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-001-R001	Architecture Framework The organization shall establish a secur...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗
ARC-001-R002	Security Principles The organization shall define security a...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗
ARC-001-R003	Reference Architecture The organization shall develop a securit...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗
ARC-001-R004	Security Standards The organization shall define security s...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗
ARC-001-R005	Security Patterns The organization shall develop a library...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗
ARC-001-R006	Technology Roadmap The organization shall develop a securit...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗
ARC-001-R007	Framework Governance The organization shall establish governa...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗
ARC-001-R008	Framework Reporting The organization shall report on the sec...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗
ARC-001-R009	Framework Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗
ARC-001-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	ARC-001 Security Architecture Framewor...	Security Architecture, CISO, Enterprise Architecture	View ↗