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Transfer Assessment

The organization shall assess cross-border data transfers to evaluate compliance with applicable privacy regulations and identify transfer risks. Assessments shall include evaluation of the legal basis for the transfer, assessment of the destination country's data protection adequacy, and identification of transfer risks.

Requirement ID
DAT-009-R002
Parent Control
DAT-009
Domain Code
DAT

Requirement Details & Guidance

DAT-009-R002 · DAT-009
Why This Requirement Exists

To provide ongoing visibility into the effectiveness and compliance of cross-border transfer management, enabling timely detection, escalation, and correction of issues.

Implementation Guidance

Assess the destination, data categories, transfer purpose, legal mechanism, recipient, applicable jurisdictional requirements, and relevant risks before transfer.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

DAT-009-R002 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

    Common Audit Findings

      Common Mistakes

        Best Practices & Ownership

        DAT-009 · 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: 3.8 – Document Data Flows
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 View →
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.5 – Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) > MEA03 – Managed Compliance with External Requirements > MEA03.04 – Obtain assurance of external compliance. 4.5 – Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) > MEA03 – Managed Compliance with External Requirements > MEA03.01 – Identify external compliance requirements.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 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 8(5) – Identification/documentation of ICT third-party dependencies supporting critical or important functions
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          DPDP Digital Personal Data Protection Act The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 est... Clause: 16(1)-(2) – Processing of personal data outside India / restrictions and higher protection under other Indian law
          India
          Law
          		 v2023 View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 44 – General principle for transfers; Article 45 – Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision; Article 46 – Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.312(g) Standard: Transmission security
          US
          Law
          		 vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.16-3.4 – Transfer and Movement; §2.12-3.1 – Use of Cryptography
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.34 – Privacy and protection of PII
          ISO
          Standard
          		 v2022 View →
          ISO27701 ISO/IEC 27701 ISO/IEC 27701 provides requirements and guidance f... Clause: A.7.5.1; A.7.5.2; A.7.5.3; B.8.5.1; B.8.5.2; 6.5.2.4; A.7.5.1 – Identify basis for PII transfer between jurisdictions; A.7.5.2 – Countries and international organizations to which PII may be transferred; A.7.5.3 – Records of transfer of PII; B.8.5.1 – Basis for PII transfer between jurisdictions; B.8.5.2 – Countries and international organizations to which PII may be transferred; 6.5.2.4 – Information transfer (privacy)
          ISO
          Privacy Standard
          		 v2019 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 PR.DS – Data Security | PR.DS-01 – The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected
          NIST
          Framework
          		 v2 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: 4.2.1 – Strong cryptography and security protocols; 4.2.2 – PAN is secured with strong cryptography
          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; 11) Vendor Risk Management – 11.7 Legal/regulatory requirements for geographic location of infrastructure and cross-border data movement
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.1 GV.OC: Organizational Context; 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: P6.1 – Privacy: Disclosure and Notification – The entity discloses personal information to third parties with the explicit consent of data subjects and such consent is obtained prior to disclosure to meet the entity’s objectives related to privacy.
          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:
          Cross-Border Data Transfer (DAT-009)
          Summary:
          Establishes governance for cross-border data transfers including assessment, authorization, safeguards, documentation, monitoring, and regulatory compliance for international data transfers.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain governance processes for the lawful transfer of personal and regulated information across jurisdictions.
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