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GOV-10: Business As Usual (BAU) Security, Compliance & Resilience Practices

GOV 6 — Medium Govern

Mechanisms exist to incorporate security, compliance and resilience principles into Business As Usual (BAU) practices through executive leadership involvement.

Renumbered: Formerly GOV-14 in SCF 2025.4.

Code reused: In SCF 2025.4 and earlier, GOV-10 was Data Governance. That control is now DCH-03.

Control Question: Does the organization incorporate security, compliance and resilience principles into Business As Usual (BAU) practices through executive leadership involvement?

General (14)
US (3)
Framework Mapping Values
USA Federal CERT RMM 1.2 EF:SG3.SP2
USA Federal FFIEC ITEH 2016 I.A
USA Federal FTC Act 1938 45(a)(1)
EMEA (3)
Framework Mapping Values
EMEA Germany C5 2026 OIS-02.03B.3
EMEA Saudi Arabia CSCC-1 2019 1-1-1
EMEA Saudi Arabia ECC-1 2018 1-9-2
APAC (4)
Framework Mapping Values
APAC Australia ISM June 2026 ISM-2001
APAC India SEBI CSCRF 2024 GV.RR.S1
APAC Japan ISMAP 4.5.2.1 7.2.1.8
APAC Singapore MAS TRM 2021 3.1.6 4.1.2
Americas (2)

Capability Maturity Model

Level 0 — Not Performed

Practices are non-existent, based on the inability to demonstrate an implemented and operational capability. A reasonable person would conclude the control is not being performed.

Level 1 — Performed Informally

SCR-CMM Level 1 criteria definitions are not available for this control: ▪ A reasonable person would conclude this control requires a structured process. ▪ At this level of maturity, the "ad hoc" nature of performing a capability informally would indicate the intent of the control is not met due to a lack of consistency and formality.

Level 2 — Planned & Tracked

SCR-CMM Level 2 criteria definitions are not available for this control: ▪ A reasonable person would conclude a well-defined and standardized process is required. ▪ At this level of maturity, the “requirements-driven” nature of performing the control is focused on a localized and/or regionalized implementation, not uniform and consistent across the organization. ▪ Requirements are narrowly scoped for applicability and are primarily derived from compliance obligations (e.g., laws, regulations and contracts).

Level 3 — Well Defined

Cybersecurity & Data Protection Governance (GOV) capabilities are standardized across the entity for applicability to People, Processes, Technologies, Data and/or Facilities (PPTDF) to ensure consistency for Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD). Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist: ▪ Policies and standards associated with GOV domain capabilities are formally documented and centrally-managed by the entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function. ▪ Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) associated with GOV domain capabilities are well-documented and kept current by process owners. ▪ The entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function, is appropriately staffed and supported to implement and maintain GOV domain capabilities to address Minimum Compliance Requirements (MCR) (e.g., applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual requirements) and Discretionary Security Requirements (DSR) (e.g., entity-required controls). ▪ Technology is leveraged to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of governance, risk management and compliance operations (e.g., GRC platform). ▪ An implemented and operational capability exists to incorporate security, compliance and resilience principles into Business As Usual (BAU) practices through executive leadership involvement.

Level 4 — Quantitatively Controlled

Utilize SCR-CMM Level 3 criteria definitions: ▪ There are no defined Level 4 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a quantitatively-controlled process is not necessary to operationalize this control. ▪ While it may be possible to develop “metrics-driven” capabilities for this control, the criteria would be organization-specific to define.

Level 5 — Continuously Improving

Utilize SCR-CMM Level 3 or Level 4 (if available) criteria definitions: ▪ There are no defined Level 5 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a continuously-improving process is not necessary to operationalize this control. ▪ Level 5 capabilities should be considered “world-class” where the control builds on Level 4 capabilities, but are continuously improving through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning (ML) technologies. ▪ While it may be possible to develop responsive capabilities for this control through the use of AI and/or ML technologies, the criteria would be organization-specific to define.

Assessment Objectives

  1. GOV-10_A01 the executive steering committee, or advisory board, directs organization leadership to incorporate cybersecurity / data privacy principles into Business As Usual (BAU) practices.
  2. GOV-10_A02 cybersecurity incidents are reviewed to identify incidents that occurred due to cybersecurity / data privacy principles not being adopted as Business As Usual (BAU) practices.
  3. GOV-10_A03 identified deficiencies of cybersecurity / data privacy principles not being adopted as Business As Usual (BAU) practices are tracked via a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), or risk register, through remediation.

Evidence Requirements

E-GOV-19 Operationalizing Cybersecurity & Data Protection Practices

Documented evidence of personnel management actions to compel data and/or process owners to operationalize cybersecurity and data protection practices for each Technology Asset, Application and/or Service (TAAS) under their control.

Security, Compliance & Resilience Governance

Technology Recommendations

Micro/Small

  • ComplianceForge - Cybersecurity Standardized Operating Procedures (CSOP) (https://complianceforge.com)

Small

  • ComplianceForge - Cybersecurity Standardized Operating Procedures (CSOP) (https://complianceforge.com)

Medium

  • ComplianceForge - Cybersecurity Standardized Operating Procedures (CSOP) (https://complianceforge.com)

Large

  • ComplianceForge - Cybersecurity Standardized Operating Procedures (CSOP) (https://complianceforge.com)

Enterprise

  • ComplianceForge - Cybersecurity Standardized Operating Procedures (CSOP) (https://complianceforge.com)

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