C5 (Germany)
C5: Security Policies and Instructions

C5 (Germany) C5-SP-02: Review and Approval of Policies and Instructions

Have subject matter experts review the security policies and instructions for adequacy at least once a year, weighing organisational and technical changes in how the cloud service is delivered and legal or regulatory change, and approve revised versions before they take effect.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 30 controls across 22 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST SP 800-218 · 3 controls

  • CPS220-P36 Monitoring of Policy Review Dates and Ownership
  • CPS220-P46 Scope of the Comprehensive Review

APRA CPS 234 · 2 controls

  • CPS234-19 Information Security Policy Framework
  • CPS234-P31 Annual Review of Testing Program Sufficiency

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • PL-1 Policy and Procedures
  • SI-1 Policy and Procedures

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • PL-1 Policy and Procedures
  • SI-1 Policy and Procedures

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

  • APP-1 APP 1 - Open and transparent management of personal information

DORA · 1 control

GDPR · 1 control

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

  • 7.5.2 Creating and updating

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.1 Policies for information security

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.1 Policies for information security

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.f Policies and procedures to assess the effectiveness of the cybersecurity risk-management measures
  • NIST-CSF-GV.PO-02 Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is reviewed, updated, communicated, and enforced to reflect changes in requirements, threats, technology, and organizational mission

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 12.1.2 12.1.2 Security policy reviewed annually and updated as needed

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC5.3 CC5.3 Deploying controls through policies and procedures (COSO principle 12)

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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