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Periodic Renewal

The organization shall periodically renew confidentiality agreements, acceptable use acknowledgements, and policy acceptance to ensure continued commitment to obligations. Renewal shall include review of agreements, confirmation of continued understanding, and re-acknowledgement of obligations, conducted at planned intervals with renewal records maintained.

Requirement ID
HRS-002-R006
Parent Control
HRS-002
Domain Code
HRS

Requirement Details & Guidance

HRS-002-R006 · HRS-002
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to periodically renew confidentiality, acceptable-use, and policy acknowledgements, ensuring personnel security obligations are consistently defined, understood, applied, and evidenced.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process to periodically renew confidentiality, acceptable-use, and policy acknowledgements. Define accountable roles, applicable personnel or roles, required inputs and outputs, authorization or validation criteria, timing or triggers, exception handling, evidence and retention requirements, monitoring, reporting, review, and escalation. Apply the process consistently and in accordance with applicable legal and organizational requirements.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

HRS-002-R006 · Field Guidance

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        HRS-002 · Recommended Approach

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          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.4-3.2 – On-Boarding and During Employment
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.2 GV.RR: Roles, Responsibilities and Authorities; 3.2 PR.AT: Awareness and Training
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 13(6) – ICT security awareness and digital operational resilience training
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 6.6 – Confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 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: GV.RR – Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities | GV.RR-04 – Cybersecurity is included in human resources practices PR.AT – Awareness and Training | PR.AT-01 – Personnel are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform general tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind PR.AA – Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control | PR.AA-01 – Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.14 – PERSONNEL SECURITY; PS-1 – POLICY AND PROCEDURES
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          		 vRev. 5 View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC1.4 – Control Environment – COSO Principle 4: The entity demonstrates a commitment to attract, develop, and retain competent individuals in alignment with objectives. CC1.5 – Control Environment – COSO Principle 5: The entity holds individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities in the pursuit of objectives. C1.1 – Confidentiality – The entity identifies and maintains confidential information to meet the entity’s objectives related to confidentiality.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          		 vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Human Resource Security (HRS)
          Purpose:
          To cultivate a security-conscious workforce and manage human-related risks.
          Scope:
          Enterprise
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          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Confidentiality & Employment Obligations (HRS-002)
          Summary:
          Establishes confidentiality and employment obligations including confidentiality agreements, employment obligations, acceptable use acknowledgement, intellectual property protection, policy acceptance, periodic renewal, obligation monitoring, documentation, review, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain contractual confidentiality, acceptable behavior, intellectual property, and information protection obligations for employees, contractors, interns, and temporary personnel throughout their employment lifecycle.
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