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Impact Tolerance Framework

The organization shall establish an impact tolerance framework that defines the structures, processes, and practices for defining and managing impact tolerance levels for critical business services. The framework shall articulate how impact tolerance is defined, how criticality is assessed, and how tolerance is governed, providing the foundation for all impact tolerance and criticality management activities.

Requirement ID
OPR-004-R001
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Requirement Details & Guidance

OPR-004-R001 · OPR-004
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to define, assess, approve, monitor, manage, report, review, and validate impact tolerance and criticality for critical business services, with specific focus on impact tolerance framework, so that critical services remain resilient against disruption and decisions are accountable and traceable.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process for impact tolerance framework. Define accountable owners, required inputs and outputs, assessment or approval criteria, review frequency, monitoring, reporting, exception handling, evidence requirements, and escalation paths. Apply the process consistently to critical services and their dependencies, and integrate it with risk management, business continuity, incident management, technology operations, and third-party management where relevant.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

OPR-004-R001 · Field Guidance

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          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) > DSS04 – Managed Continuity > DSS04.02 – Maintain business resilience.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 11(1) – Comprehensive ICT business continuity policy Article 11(3) – ICT response and recovery plans
          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)(c) – Timely restoration of availability and access
          EU
          Regulation
          vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §1.8-II – Target Environments; §2.13-3.3-I – Business Impact Analysis
          India
          Guideline
          vLatest View →
          ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 8.2.2 – Business impact analysis; 8.3.4 – Resource requirements
          ISO
          Standard
          v2019 View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(c) – Business continuity, including backup management, disaster recovery and crisis management
          EU
          Directive
          vCurrent View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: GV.RM – Risk Management Strategy | GV.RM-02 – Risk appetite and risk tolerance statements are established, communicated, and maintained GV.OC – Organizational Context | GV.OC-04 – Critical objectives, capabilities, and services that external stakeholders depend on or expect from the organization are understood and communicated
          NIST
          Framework
          v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.16 – RISK ASSESSMENT; RA-9 – CRITICALITY ANALYSIS
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          vRev. 5 View →
          NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; Business Continuity Plan – Recovery Time Objective
          India
          Standard
          vLatest View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 12.3.1 – For each PCI DSS requirement that specifies; 12.3.2 – A targeted risk analysis is performed for each
          PCI
          Standard
          v4 View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 19) Incident Response & Management – 19.4 BCP/DR supporting cyber resilience, rapid recovery and secure resumption aligned to RTOs
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.5 GV.RM: Risk Management; 2.2 ID.RA: Risk Assessment
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC9.1 – Risk Mitigation – The entity identifies, selects, and develops risk mitigation activities for risks arising from potential business disruptions.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
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          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Operational Resilience (OPR)
          Purpose:
          To ensure the organization can withstand and adapt to operational disruptions.
          Scope:
          Enterprise

          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Impact Tolerance & Criticality Management (OPR-004)
          Summary:
          Establishes impact tolerance management including criticality assessment, impact analysis, tolerance approval, threshold monitoring, exception management, reporting, review, business validation, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain processes to define, approve, monitor, and periodically review impact tolerances, criticality thresholds, and maximum acceptable disruption levels for critical business services.