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EDR Framework

The organization shall establish an Endpoint Detection and Response framework that defines the structures, processes, and practices for detecting, investigating, and responding to endpoint threats. The framework shall articulate how endpoint telemetry is collected, how threats are detected and investigated, and how responses are executed.

Requirement ID
END-002-R001
Parent Control
END-002
Domain Code
END

Requirement Details & Guidance

END-002-R001 · END-002
Why This Requirement Exists

To establish a consistent operating model for endpoint detection, investigation, and response.

Implementation Guidance

Define EDR scope, telemetry standards, detection ownership, investigation workflows, response authority, retention, integrations, and escalation; align with SOC and incident-response procedures.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

END-002-R001 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

    Common Audit Findings

      Common Mistakes

        Best Practices & Ownership

        END-002 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 13 – Network Monitoring and Defense: 13.2 – Deploy a Host-Based Intrusion Detection Solution
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.03 – Manage endpoint security.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 10(1) – Mechanisms to promptly detect anomalous activities and ICT-related incidents Article 10(3) – Resources and capabilities to monitor user activity, anomalies and ICT-related incidents
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1) – Security of processing; Article 32(1)(b) – Confidentiality, integrity, availability and access resilience; Article 32(1)(d) – Testing, assessing and evaluating security measures
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.312(c)(2)(i) Anti-malware protection; § 164.312(c) Standard: Configuration management
          US
          Law
          		 vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.6-3.7 – IT Service Management
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 8.1 – User endpoint devices
          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: ID.AM – Asset Management | ID.AM-08 – Systems, hardware, software, services, and data are managed throughout their life cycles PR.PS – Platform Security | PR.PS-02 – Software is maintained, replaced, and removed commensurate with risk
          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, 3.3 – AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY; SI-4 – SYSTEM MONITORING, AU-2 – EVENT LOGGING
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 5.2.1 – An anti-malware solution(s) is deployed on all; 5.3.1 – The anti-malware solution(s) is kept current; 5.3.4 – Audit logs for the anti-malware solution(s) are; 5.3.5 – Anti-malware mechanisms cannot be disabled
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 4) Network Management and Security – 4.7 Detect and remedy unusual activity in systems, servers, network devices and endpoints; 13) Advanced Real-time Threat Defence and Management – 13.2 Anti-malware/antivirus and behavioural detection across endpoints, servers, gateways and wireless/SMS, with central monitoring; 16) Maintenance, Monitoring, and Analysis of Audit Logs – 16.2 Systematic audit-log management and analysis for detection, understanding and recovery
          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
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC6.8 – Logical and Physical Access Controls – The entity implements controls to prevent or detect and act upon the introduction of unauthorized or malicious software to meet the entity’s objectives. CC7.1 – System Operations – To meet its objectives, the entity uses detection and monitoring procedures to identify (1) changes to configurations that result in the introduction of new vulnerabilities, and (2) susceptibilities to newly discovered vulnerabilities. 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:
          Endpoint Security (END)
          Purpose:
          To protect endpoint devices (laptops, servers, mobile) from threats.
          Scope:
          Enterprise
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) (END-002)
          Summary:
          Establishes Endpoint Detection and Response capabilities including telemetry collection, threat detection, investigation, response, threat hunting, and monitoring for endpoint threats.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain endpoint detection, investigation, threat hunting, and response capabilities to identify and contain advanced endpoint threats.
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