VUL-005 (VUL-005-R010) - VUL-005

Requirement Details & Guidance

VUL-005-R010 · VUL-005

Why This Requirement Exists

The organization shall communicate vulnerability risk information to appropriate stakeholders in a timely and effective manner. Communication shall include notification of critical vulnerabilities, emerging threats, and significant changes in vulnerability risk exposure.

Implementation Guidance

Timely remediation reduces the window in which known vulnerabilities can be exploited.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

VUL-005-R010 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

VUL-005 · Recommended Approach

Recommended Practices

Typical Owner

Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
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(1) – Mechanisms to promptly detect anomalous activities and ICT-related incidents Article 13(4) – Monitoring digital resilience strategy, incident patterns and ICT risk exposure	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.308(a)(2) Standard: Risk analysis	US Law	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.6-3.6 – Vulnerability Management	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO22301	ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 6.1.1 – Determining risks and opportunities; 8.2.3 – Risk assessment	ISO Standard	v2019	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 7.4 – Communication	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 8.8 – Management of technical vulnerabilities	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(e) – Security in network and information systems acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling and disclosure	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.RA – Risk Assessment \| ID.RA-01 – Vulnerabilities in assets are identified, validated, and recorded ID.RA – Risk Assessment \| ID.RA-06 – Risk responses are chosen, prioritized, planned, tracked, and communicated ID.IM – Improvement \| ID.IM-03 – Improvements are identified from execution of operational processes, procedures, and activities	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.16 – RISK ASSESSMENT; RA-5 – VULNERABILITY MONITORING AND SCANNING	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
NPCI-ISR	NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Operational Review; VAPT Testing and Re-assessment	India Standard	vLatest	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 18) Vulnerability assessment and Penetration Test and Red Team Exercises – 18.4 Management monitoring of VA/PT findings and follow-up actions; 21) Metrics – 21.1 Comprehensive prospective and retrospective metrics including KPIs/KRIs; 21) Metrics – 21.2 Metrics such as anti-malware coverage, patch latency, awareness training and vulnerability measures	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 4.1 DE.CM: Security Continuous Monitoring; 2.2 ID.RA: Risk Assessment	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: 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. CC4.2 – Monitoring of Controls – COSO Principle 17: The entity evaluates and communicates internal control deficiencies in a timely manner to those parties responsible for taking corrective action, including senior management and the board of directors, as appropriate.	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Vulnerability & Patch Management (VUL)

Purpose:

To identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities and patch known security flaws.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Patch Management (VUL-005)

Summary:

Establishes patch management including identification, assessment, prioritization, testing, deployment, compliance monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement for security patches.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain processes to evaluate, test, approve, deploy, verify, and monitor security patches and software updates across organizational technology assets.

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