Sensitive Data Monitoring (DAT-014-R003) - DAT-014

Requirement Details & Guidance

DAT-014-R003 · DAT-014

Why This Requirement Exists

To provide ongoing visibility into the effectiveness and compliance of DLP management, enabling timely detection, escalation, and correction of issues.

Implementation Guidance

Define monitoring activities, indicators, thresholds, logs, review frequency, and escalation criteria. Investigate deviations and track corrective actions to closure.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

DAT-014-R003 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

DAT-014 · 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 03 – Data Protection: 3.1 – Establish and Maintain a Data Management Process	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 > DSS05.07 – Manage vulnerabilities and monitor the infrastructure for	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 10(3) – Resources and capabilities to monitor user activity, anomalies and ICT-related incidents Article 9(1) – Continuous monitoring/control of ICT security and functioning	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 9(1) – Special categories of personal data; Article 30(1) – Records of processing activities	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.312(a) Standard: Access control	US Law	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.1-3.3 – Data Classification Process	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 9.1 – Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 8.12 – Data leakage prevention	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27701	ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f... Clause: 6.12.1.2; 6.12.1.2 – Protection of PII (privacy)	ISO Privacy Standard	v2019	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(1) – Cybersecurity risk-management measures – general obligation Article 21(2)(a) – Policies on risk analysis and information system security	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: DE.CM – Continuous Monitoring \| DE.CM-09 – Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events	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; SI-3 – MALICIOUS CODE PROTECTION	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Security Measures / Controls; Data Security	India Standard	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; 3.5.1 – PAN is rendered unreadable anywhere it is stored	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 15) Data Leak prevention strategy – 15.1 Comprehensive data loss/leakage prevention strategy for sensitive business/customer data; 15) Data Leak prevention strategy – 15.2 Protection of data at endpoints, in transmission and stored online/offline; 15) Data Leak prevention strategy – 15.3 Data-loss protections at vendor-managed facilities	India Regulation	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	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC6.7 – Logical and Physical Access Controls – The entity restricts the transmission, movement, and removal of information to authorized internal and external users and processes, and protects it during transmission, movement, or removal to meet the entity’s objectives. 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:

Data Protection & Privacy (DAT)

Purpose:

To protect data throughout its lifecycle and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (DAT-014)

Summary:

Establishes Data Loss Prevention controls including policy definition, sensitive data monitoring, prevention controls, incident management, and exception handling across data in use, in motion, and at rest.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain controls to detect, monitor, prevent, and respond to unauthorized disclosure, transfer, or loss of sensitive information.

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