Security Awareness Exercises & Simulations (SAT-004) - Universal Control Library

Criticality Medium Active

Control ID

SAT-004

Domain Code

SAT

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

CISO / HR

Control Overview

SAT-004 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and maintain practical awareness exercises including phishing simulations, social engineering exercises, incident reporting drills, and other security awareness validation activities.

Business Objective

Validate the effectiveness of security awareness initiatives and improve personnel resilience against evolving cyber threats.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

SAT-004 · 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
CERT-IN	CERT-In Directions The CERT-In Directions issued under India’s Inform...	India Direction	v2022	View →
CIS-V8	CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...	CIS Best Practice	vv8	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 →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Security Awareness & Training (SAT)

Purpose:

To build a security-conscious culture by educating employees.

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
SAT-004-R001	Exercise Framework The organization shall establish a secur...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗
SAT-004-R002	Phishing Simulations The organization shall conduct regular p...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗
SAT-004-R003	Social Engineering Exercises The organization shall conduct social en...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗
SAT-004-R004	Security Awareness Drills The organization shall conduct security...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗
SAT-004-R005	Exercise Performance Measurement The organization shall measure performan...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗
SAT-004-R006	Corrective Actions The organization shall implement correct...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗
SAT-004-R007	Exercise Reporting The organization shall report on securit...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗
SAT-004-R008	Lessons Learned The organization shall capture and docum...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗
SAT-004-R009	Exercise Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗
SAT-004-R010	Continuous Improvement The organization shall establish a conti...	SAT-004 Security Awareness Exercises &...	Security Awareness, Security Operations, Human Resources, CISO	View ↗