Azure Security Benchmark
Governance and Strategy

Azure Security Benchmark GS-1: Align organization roles, responsibilities and accountabilities

Define and document cloud security roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities at strategic and operational levels with senior leadership endorsement.

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This control maps to 51 controls across 28 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 1.1.2 1.1.2 Requirement 1 roles and responsibilities assigned
  • 12.1.3 12.1.3 Security roles defined and acknowledged by all personnel
  • 12.1.4 12.1.4 Executive ownership of information security formally assigned
  • 2.1.2 2.1.2 Requirement 2 roles and responsibilities assigned
  • 3.1.2 3.1.2 Assigned duties for Requirement 3 activities

APRA CPS 234 · 4 controls

  • CPS234-13 Board Responsibility for Information Security
  • CPS234-14 Definition of Information Security Roles and Responsibilities
  • CPS234-19 Information Security Policy Framework
  • CPS234-P19 Policy Direction to All Responsible Parties

NIST SP 800-181 · 3 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-OIS-01 Information Security Management System (ISMS)
  • C5-OIS-02 Information Security Policy

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • PL-1 Policy and Procedures
  • PS-9 Position Descriptions (PS-9)

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • PL-1 Policy and Procedures
  • PS-9 Position Descriptions (PS-9)

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 5.3.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities
  • 6.3.1 Internal organization
  • NIST-CSF-GV.RR-01 Organizational leadership is responsible and accountable for cybersecurity risk and fosters a culture that is risk-aware, ethical, and continually improving
  • NIST-CSF-GV.RR-02 Roles, responsibilities, and authorities related to cybersecurity risk management are established, communicated, understood, and enforced

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

  • 161R1-PM-2 Information Security Program Leadership Role
  • 161R1-PM-29 Risk Management Program Leadership Roles

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-218 · 2 controls

  • ANSSI-HYG-39 Designate an Information System Security Officer and Make the Role Known
  • SEC11-BP08 Build a program that embeds security ownership in workload teams
  • AUCDR-IS-STEP1 Step 1 - Define and implement security governance for CDR data
  • CFTC-SS-2 Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Category

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-17.5 Assign Key Roles and Responsibilities

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.2 Information security roles and responsibilities

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.2 Information security roles and responsibilities

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 1 control

  • A.3.2 AI roles and responsibilities

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC1.3 CC1.3 Structures, reporting lines, authorities and responsibilities (COSO principle 3)

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

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