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Vulnerability Governance

The organization shall establish governance structures for vulnerability management that provide oversight, direction, and accountability for vulnerability management activities. Governance structures shall include defined roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes for vulnerability identification, prioritization, remediation, and reporting.

Requirement ID
VUL-001-R002
Parent Control
VUL-001
Domain Code
VUL

Requirement Details & Guidance

VUL-001-R002 · VUL-001
Why This Requirement Exists

A governed vulnerability program establishes scope, accountability, risk criteria, and remediation expectations across the technology estate.

Implementation Guidance

Define program scope, roles, risk methodology, remediation SLAs, reporting requirements, and escalation paths. Align the program with asset, risk, incident, and configuration management.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

VUL-001-R002 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

    Common Audit Findings

      Common Mistakes

        Best Practices & Ownership

        VUL-001 · 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 07 – Continuous Vulnerability Management: 7.1 – Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability 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 4.2 – Align, Plan and Organize (APO) > APO13 – Managed Security > APO13.01 – Establish and maintain an information security management system.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          		 v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 8(2) – Continuous identification of ICT risk sources, cyber threats and ICT vulnerabilities Article 9(1) – Continuous monitoring/control of ICT security and functioning Article 9(4)(f) – Documented policies for patches and updates
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 32(1) – Security of processing; Article 32(1)(d) – Testing, assessing and evaluating security measures
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent View →
          HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.312(h) Standard: Vulnerability management
          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 →
          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
          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; Testing – VAPT
          India
          Standard
          		 vLatest View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 6.3.1 – Security vulnerabilities are identified and; 11.3.1 – Internal vulnerability scans are performed as; 11.3.2 – External vulnerability scans are performed as
          PCI
          Standard
          		 v4 View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 7) Patch/Vulnerability & Change Management – 7.1 Risk-based patch inventory, identification and application to minimise exposure; 18) Vulnerability assessment and Penetration Test and Red Team Exercises – 18.1 Periodic VA/PT of critical systems, especially internet-facing
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 2.2 ID.RA: Risk Assessment; 1.4 GV.OV: Oversight
          India
          Regulation
          		 vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC7.1 – System Operations – To meet its objectives, the entity uses detection and monitoring procedures to identify (1) changes to configurations that result in the introduction of new vulnerabilities, and (2) susceptibilities to newly discovered vulnerabilities. CC3.2 – Risk Assessment – COSO Principle 7: The entity identifies risks to the achievement of its objectives across the entity and analyzes risks as a basis for determining how the risks should be managed.
          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:
          Vulnerability Management Strategy (VUL-001)
          Summary:
          Establishes enterprise vulnerability management strategy including governance, risk-based methodology, roles, scope, monitoring, reporting, review, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain an enterprise vulnerability management strategy governing the identification, assessment, prioritization, remediation, verification, and reporting of vulnerabilities across organizational assets.
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