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Ownership Reporting

The organization shall report on data ownership, providing visibility into ownership assignments, steward assignments, and ownership status. Reporting shall include ownership inventories, steward contact information, and ownership performance summaries.

Requirement ID
DAT-005-R008
Parent Control
Domain Code

Requirement Details & Guidance

DAT-005-R008 · DAT-005
Why This Requirement Exists

To provide reliable management and assurance visibility into the status, effectiveness, risks, exceptions, and outcomes of data ownership.

Implementation Guidance

Define reporting requirements, audience, metrics, frequency, evidence, and escalation. Reports should distinguish status, exceptions, risks, trends, and corrective actions.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

DAT-005-R008 · Field Guidance

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    Common Audit Findings

      Common Mistakes

        Best Practices & Ownership

        DAT-005 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 5.3 – Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities 7.4 – Communication
          ISO
          Standard
          v2022 View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.1-3.1 – Data Ownership
          India
          Guideline
          vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 1) Inventory Management of Business IT Assets – 1.1 Asset inventory incl. business/customer data, applications, infrastructure, facilities, key personnel and criticality; 1) Inventory Management of Business IT Assets – 1.2 Data/information classification by sensitivity; 1) Inventory Management of Business IT Assets – 1.3 Protection of data/information across storage, transmission, processing and access, inside/outside the bank
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 2.1 ID.AM: Asset Management; 3.3 PR.DS: Data Security
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 9(2) – ICT security policies, procedures, protocols and tools for resilience and data security Article 9(3) – ICT solutions/processes for secure data transfer and prevention of loss, unauthorised access and data compromise
          EU
          Regulation
          vCurrent View →
          NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(i) – Human resources security, access control policies and asset management
          EU
          Directive
          vCurrent View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.AM – Asset Management | ID.AM-07 – Inventories of data and corresponding metadata for designated data types are maintained
          NIST
          Framework
          v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.13 – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; PM-23 – DATA GOVERNANCE BODY, PM-24 – DATA INTEGRITY BOARD
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          vRev. 5 View →
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 03 – Data Protection: 3.1 – Establish and Maintain a Data Management Process
          CIS
          Best Practice
          vv8 View →
          NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Security Measures / Controls; Data Security
          India
          Standard
          vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC2.1 – Information and Communication – COSO Principle 13: The entity obtains or generates and uses relevant, quality information to support the functioning of internal control. C1.1 – Confidentiality – The entity identifies and maintains confidential information to meet the entity’s objectives related to confidentiality. CC2.2 – Information and Communication – COSO Principle 14: The entity internally communicates information, including objectives and responsibilities for internal control, necessary to support the functioning of internal control.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          vLatest View →
          ISO27701 ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f... Clause: 6.2.1.1; 6.2.1.1 – Information security roles and responsibilities (privacy)
          ISO
          Privacy Standard
          v2019 View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Data Protection & Privacy (DAT)
          Purpose:
          To protect data throughout its lifecycle and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
          Scope:
          Enterprise

          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Data Ownership & Stewardship (DAT-005)
          Summary:
          Establishes clear data ownership and stewardship assignments with defined responsibilities, accountabilities, and governance for organizational data assets.
          Business Description:
          Assign and maintain ownership and stewardship responsibilities for organizational data assets throughout their lifecycle.