Automation Monitoring (SOC-003-R006) - SOC-003

Requirement Details & Guidance

SOC-003-R006 · SOC-003

Why This Requirement Exists

Timely detection reduces attacker dwell time and enables security teams to respond before impact expands.

Implementation Guidance

Develop and tune detection rules and analytics for relevant threats. Define severity, alert routing, enrichment, suppression, and escalation criteria.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

SOC-003-R006 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

SOC-003 · Recommended Approach

Recommended Practices

Typical Owner

Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.07 – Manage vulnerabilities and monitor the infrastructure for 4.5 – Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) > MEA01 – Managed Performance and Conformance Monitoring > MEA01.01 – Establish a monitoring approach.	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 10(2) – Multiple detection layers, alert thresholds and incident-response triggers Article 17(1) – ICT-related incident management process to detect, manage and notify incidents	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1)(d) – Testing, assessing and evaluating security measures	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 9.1 – Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 8.16 – Monitoring activities	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(b) – Incident handling	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: RS.MA – Incident Management \| RS.MA-01 – The incident response plan is executed in coordination with relevant third parties once an incident is declared	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.19 – SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY, 3.8 – INCIDENT RESPONSE; SI-4 – SYSTEM MONITORING, IR-4 – INCIDENT HANDLING	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; Logging and Monitoring	India Standard	vLatest	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 10.2.1 – Audit logs are enabled and active for all; 10.4.1 – The following audit logs are reviewed at least; 10.4.2 – Logs of all other system components (those; 10.4.3 – Exceptions and anomalies identified during	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 19) Incident Response & Management – 19(b) Security Operations Centre for centralised/coordinated security-incident monitoring and management; 19) Incident Response & Management – 19(f) Alignment of SOC, incident response and digital forensics to reduce downtime/recover	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 4.1 DE.CM: Security Continuous Monitoring; 4.2 DE.DP: Detection Process	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC7.4 – System Operations – The entity responds to identified security incidents by executing a defined incident-response program to understand, contain, remediate, and communicate security incidents, as appropriate. CC5.2 – Control Activities – COSO Principle 11: The entity also selects and develops general control activities over technology to support the achievement of objectives. CC7.2 – System Operations – The entity monitors system components and the operation of those components for anomalies that are indicative of malicious acts, natural disasters, and errors affecting the entity's ability to meet its objectives; anomalies are analyzed to determine whether they represent security events.	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Security Operations & Monitoring (SOC)

Purpose:

To maintain situational awareness of security events and manage security operations.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Security Automation & Orchestration (SOAR) (SOC-003)

Summary:

Establishes SOAR including automated playbooks, workflow orchestration, automated responses, integration management, monitoring, reporting, review, exception management, and continuous improvement.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain security automation, orchestration, and response workflows to improve operational efficiency and accelerate security response activities.

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