To periodically determine whether retention and disposal remains effective, efficient, compliant, and aligned with organizational and regulatory needs.
Conduct planned reviews against defined criteria, objectives, regulatory obligations, risks, performance, and stakeholder needs. Document conclusions, decisions, and actions.
| FRAMEWORK CODE | FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS | FAMILY / CATEGORY | VERSION | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERT-IN | CERT-In Directions The CERT-In Directions issued under India’s Inform... Clause: Direction (v) – Retention of specified subscriber/customer and service-use information for 5 years (where the organization is an in-scope service provider) |
India
Direction
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v2022 | View → |
| CIS-V8 | CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 03 – Data Protection: 3.4 – Enforce Data Retention; 3.5 – Securely Dispose of Data |
CIS
Best Practice
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vv8 | View → |
| COBIT2019 | COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.2 – Align, Plan and Organize (APO) > APO14 – Managed Data > APO14.09 – Support data archiving and retention. |
COBIT
Governance Framework
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v2019 | 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
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vCurrent | View → |
| IRDAI | IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.1-3.3 – Data Classification Process; §2.14-3.6 – Data Sharing and retention |
India
Guideline
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vLatest | View → |
| ISO27001 | ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 7.5.3 – Control of documented information |
ISO
Standard
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v2022 | View → |
| ISO27002 | ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.33 – Protection of records |
ISO
Standard
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v2022 | View → |
| ISO27701 | ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f... Clause: A.7.4.7; A.7.4.7 – Retention |
ISO
Privacy Standard
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v2019 | View → |
| NIS2 | NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(a) – Policies on risk analysis and information system security |
EU
Directive
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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.DS – Data Security | PR.DS-01 – The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected |
NIST
Framework
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v2 | View → |
| NIST80053 | NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.19 – SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY, 3.10 – MEDIA PROTECTION; SI-12 – INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND RETENTION, MP-6 – MEDIA SANITIZATION |
NIST
Control Catalog
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vRev. 5 | View → |
| NPCI-ISR | NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Security Measures / Controls; Data Security – Storage; Data Security – Deletion |
India
Standard
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vLatest | View → |
| PCI-DSS | PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 3.2.1 – Account data storage is kept to a minimum through |
PCI
Standard
|
v4 | View → |
| RBI-CSF | RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 1) Inventory Management of Business IT Assets – 1.3 Protection of data/information across storage, transmission, processing and access, inside/outside the bank |
India
Regulation
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vLatest | View → |
| SEBI-CSCRF | SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.3 PR.DS: Data Security |
India
Regulation
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vLatest | View → |
| SOC2 | SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: C1.1 – Confidentiality – The entity identifies and maintains confidential information to meet the entity’s objectives related to confidentiality. C1.2 – Confidentiality – The entity disposes of confidential information to meet the entity’s objectives related to confidentiality. CC4.1 – Monitoring of Controls – COSO Principle 16: The entity selects, develops, and performs ongoing and/or separate evaluations to ascertain whether the components of internal control are present and functioning. P4.2 – Privacy: Use, Retention, and Disposal – The entity retains personal information consistent with the entity’s objectives related to privacy. |
AICPA
Audit Framework
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vLatest | View → |