Ghana Cybersecurity Act
Ghana CSA: Sectoral Coordination, Budapest Convention, Malabo Convention and 2024-2025 Status

Ghana Cybersecurity Act GhCSA-Implementation-Roadmap: Implementation Roadmap - Organizational Roles, Tooling and Metrics

Ghana CSA compliance program implementation roadmap. ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES: (a) CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER (CISO) - CII Cybersecurity Plan ownership + CSA Ghana liaison; (b) CSA-CONTACT POINT for incident reporting + audit + cooperation; (c) NATIONAL CERT-GH COORDINATOR - threat intelligence + exercises + incident response coordination; (d) LICENCE/ACCREDITATION OWNER - MSSP licensing + cybersecurity professional accreditation tracking; (e) CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION LEAD - reporting + cooperation with Ghana Police + Department of Social Welfare; (f) LAWFUL ACCESS COMPLIANCE LEAD - preservation + production orders + Budapest cooperation; (g) SECTORAL LIAISON - DPC + NCA + BoG + NITA + sector regulators. OPERATIONAL CONTROLS: (a) CII designation + registration; (b) Cybersecurity Plan + annual review; (c) annual independent audit; (d) 24-hour incident reporting procedure + CSA online portal; (e) CERT-GH engagement + threat intelligence + exercises; (f) MSSP + cybersecurity-professional verification; (g) child online protection compliance; (h) preservation + production order response; (i) training + awareness programs; (j) BCP + DRP + business continuity. METRICS: CII Cybersecurity Plan maturity + audit findings closure + incident reporting timeliness (24-hour SLA) + threat intelligence + exercise participation + MSSP + professional verification rate + child online incident reporting + lawful access response time + sectoral compliance scores. TOOLING: CSA Ghana online incident reporting portal + CERT-GH threat intelligence platforms + SIEM + DLP + EDR + network monitoring + supplier risk management + audit management + training platforms.

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This control maps to 257 controls across 78 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

BSI IT-Grundschutz · 14 controls

  • BSI-13 Risk assessment procedures
  • BSI-14 Vulnerability scanning and management
  • BSI-15 Security categorization
  • BSI-16 Threat intelligence integration
  • BSI-17 Continuous monitoring strategy
  • BSI-18 Incident response planning and testing
  • BSI-20 Incident reporting and notification
  • BSI-21 Forensic analysis capabilities
  • BSI-23 Baseline configuration establishment
  • BSI-24 Configuration change control
  • BSI-26 System component inventory
  • BSI-28 Audit event logging and storage
  • BSI-29 Audit record review and analysis
  • BSI-31 Audit log protection and retention

API 1164 · 10 controls

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 7 controls

  • ASD37-04 User application hardening (Essential)
  • ASD37-10 Server application hardening (Very Good)
  • ASD37-11 Operating system hardening (Very Good)
  • ASD37-29 Host-based IDS/IPS (Very Good)
  • ASD37-31 Hunt to discover incidents (Very Good)
  • ASD37-32 Network-based IDS/IPS (Limited)
  • ASD37-33 Capture network traffic (Limited)

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) · 6 controls

IACS Unified Requirements E26/E27 - Cyber Resilience of Ships and On-Board Systems · 5 controls

ISO/IEC 29147:2018 · 5 controls

Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023) · 5 controls

  • CH-FADP-16 Record keeping and accountability
  • CH-FADP-17 Workplace and employment data
  • CH-FADP-21 Data protection impact assessments
  • FADP-15 Data Breach Notification
  • FADP-7 Data Protection Impact Assessment (Articles 9-10)

Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems · 4 controls

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook · 4 controls

  • FFIEC-10 Secure configuration standards
  • FFIEC-23 Regulatory reporting requirements
  • FFIEC-24 Customer notification procedures
  • FFIEC-25 Post-incident review and improvement

ISO/IEC 29134:2023 · 4 controls

ISO/IEC 30111:2019 · 4 controls

Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements · 4 controls

  • NGCB-1 Regulation 5.260 Scope, Applicability, and Licensee Categories
  • NGCB-5 Technical Security Controls - Access + Network + Encryption + Vulnerability + Logging
  • NGCB-6 Incident Response, 72-Hour NGCB Notification, and Independent Investigation
  • NGCB-8 Annual Independent Cybersecurity Assessment + Reporting + Board Oversight

OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM) · 4 controls

  • DSOMM-1 Culture, Organization, Education, and Governance
  • DSOMM-2 Implementation Practices, Secure Coding, and Threat Modelling
  • DSOMM-3 Build, Deployment, Infrastructure Hardening, and Secrets Management
  • DSOMM-5 Information Gathering, Logging, Monitoring, and Incident Response

21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice · 3 controls

  • CFR211-G-122 Section 211.122 - Materials Examination and Usage Criteria
  • CFR211-G-125 Section 211.125 - Labeling Issuance
  • CFR211-G-130 Section 211.130 - Packaging and Labeling Operations

AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association) · 3 controls

Bahrain PDPL · 3 controls

FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) · 3 controls

HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF) · 3 controls

ISO/IEC 27011:2024 · 3 controls

ISO/IEC 27400:2022 · 3 controls

  • 27400-5.1 IoT Security and Privacy Governance
  • 27400-6.4 Default Configuration Security
  • 27400-6.5 Security monitoring and incident response

MITRE D3FEND · 3 controls

OWASP ASVS · 3 controls

OWASP Top 10:2025 · 3 controls

  • OWASPTOP10-2 A02:2025 Cryptographic Failures and Secret Management
  • OWASPTOP10-6 A06:2025 Vulnerable and Outdated Components
  • OWASPTOP10-9 A09:2025 Security Logging and Monitoring Failures

UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations · 3 controls

  • CRM-1 AML/CFT Compliance
  • CRM-4 Business Risk Assessment
  • UAEVARA-1 Activity Licensing (Advisory, Exchange, Custody, Broker-Dealer, etc.)

UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers · 3 controls

  • D.1 Incident Response Planning
  • D.2 Incident Reporting
  • UKDEFSTD-1 Cyber Defence Cyber Risk Profile (CRP)

US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule · 3 controls

APPI · 2 controls

  • APPI-A41 Preparation and Handling of Pseudonymized Personal Information
  • APPI-A43 Preparation of Anonymized Personal Information

APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management · 2 controls

  • CPS230-11 Identification, Assessment and Management of Operational Risk
  • CPS230-13 Board Accountability for Operational Risk Management

APRA CPS 234 · 2 controls

  • CPS234-21 Implementation of Information Security Controls
  • CPS234-25 Internal Audit Review of Information Security Controls

ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard · 2 controls

  • 4.3.1 Risk Assessment and Impact Analysis
  • 4.4.7 Emergency and Incident Response

FBI CJIS Security Policy · 2 controls

Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) · 2 controls

French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691) · 2 controls

German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) · 2 controls

HL7 FHIR Security Framework · 2 controls

ISO/IEC 27010:2015 · 2 controls

ISO/IEC 27014:2020 · 2 controls

ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management · 2 controls

India DPDP Act · 2 controls

Law No. 172-13 on the Protection of Personal Data · 2 controls

Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales (LOPDP) · 2 controls

NATO AQAP 2110 - Quality Assurance Requirements for Design, Development, and Production · 2 controls

  • AQAP2110-2 Government Quality Assurance Representative (GQAR) Authority and Access
  • AQAP2110-4 Configuration Management and Change Control

NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements · 2 controls

PCAOB AS 2201 - Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR) · 2 controls

  • ASTWO-1 Audit Planning, Scaling, Risk Assessment, and Integration
  • ASTWO-3 Entity-Level Controls and Period-End Financial Reporting Process

Privacy Act 1988 (Australia) · 2 controls

  • AUPRV-6 Sensitive Information, PIA, Privacy by Design, Children
  • AUPRV-7 Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) Scheme, Incident Response

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 · 2 controls

  • PSPF24-1 Security Culture, Governance, Risk Management
  • PSPF24-2 Information Security, Cybersecurity Maturity, Essential Eight

SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food · 2 controls

  • 2.4.4 Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment
  • 2.7.2 Food Fraud Plan

US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements · 2 controls

  • CYB-5 Cyber Incident Response Plan
  • USMTSA-2 Cybersecurity Assessment and CSO Designation

Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14) · 2 controls

AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia) · 1 control

AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System · 1 control

Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018) · 1 control

  • AT-DSG-6 Sections 12-13 - Image processing (video surveillance/CCTV)

Barbados Data Protection Act 2019 · 1 control

  • BB-DPA-20 Sections 50-60 - Registration and Responsibilities

CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0 · 1 control

  • CPG-5.A Vulnerability Disclosure Program

COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) · 1 control

  • CA-12 Deploys Through Policies and Procedures

Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management · 1 control

FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) · 1 control

  • QMSR-820.45 Device labelling and packaging controls (§820.45)

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • CA-8 Penetration Testing

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • CA-8 Penetration Testing

Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) · 1 control

GDPR · 1 control

GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 · 1 control

ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice · 1 control

IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety · 1 control

IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security · 1 control

ISO/IEC 27006:2024 · 1 control

ISO/IEC 27031:2011 · 1 control

India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH · 1 control

  • CA-8 Penetration Testing

OWASP API Security Top 10 - 2023 · 1 control

  • OWASPAPI-6 Security Misconfiguration and Secure API Design

Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 · 1 control

  • PAKPDPB-5 Security of Processing and Personal Data Breach Notification

Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018 · 1 control

  • SGCYBER-1 Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) Designation and Registration

South Korea PIPA · 1 control

TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement · 1 control

  • TEFCAREC-1 Common Agreement Conformance and Onboarding

US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety · 1 control

US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements · 1 control

  • USSDWA-2 Cybersecurity Practices (Assessment, Access, Network, IR)

US NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Cyber Security for Nuclear Power Plants · 1 control

Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA) · 1 control

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