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UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry

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United Kingdom
v2022
8 domains
20 controls

The UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD, 2022) issued by Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) under the Water Industry Act 1991 establishes security requirements for water and sewerage companies in England and Wales. SEMD requires water companies to protect their infrastructure against threats including cyber attacks, physical security threats, and contamination. Water companies must conduct risk assessments, implement security measures, and maintain emergency plans. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) oversees drinking water quality security. Cyber resilience requirements align with NIS Regulations 2018 (and NIS2 transposition) as water is designated a critical national infrastructure sector.

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UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry is a compliance framework from United Kingdom with 8 domains and 20 controls that map to 132 other frameworks. The largest domains are Emergency Response and Customer Protection (4 controls), Security Planning (4 controls), Cyber Security and Operational Technology (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (8)

Cyber Security and Operational Technology

3 controls

Cyber Security and Operational Technology

Controls in the Cyber Security and Operational Technology domain of UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry — 3 controls
CodeTitle
SEMD-CS-1Operational Technology Protection
SEMD-CS-2NIS Regulations Compliance
SEMD-CS-3Cyber Resilience

Emergency Planning

1 controls
Controls in the Emergency Planning domain of UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry — 1 controls
CodeTitle
UKSEMD-1Emergency Planning, Designated Officers, Site Security

Emergency Response and Customer Protection

4 controls

Emergency Response and Customer Protection

Controls in the Emergency Response and Customer Protection domain of UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry — 4 controls
CodeTitle
SEMD-ER-1Emergency Exercise and Testing
SEMD-ER-2Alternative Water Deployment
SEMD-ER-3Vulnerable Customer Protection
SEMD-ER-4DWI Reporting and Compliance

Incident

1 controls
Controls in the Incident domain of UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry — 1 controls
CodeTitle
UKSEMD-3Incident Response and Reporting

Physical and Site Security

3 controls

Physical and Site Security

Controls in the Physical and Site Security domain of UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry — 3 controls
CodeTitle
SEMD-PS-1Critical Infrastructure Protection
SEMD-PS-2Site Security Measures
SEMD-PS-3Supply Chain Security

Resilience

1 controls
Controls in the Resilience domain of UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry — 1 controls
CodeTitle
UKSEMD-2Resilience, Critical National Infrastructure, Threat Intelligence

Resources and Capability

3 controls

Resources and Capability

Controls in the Resources and Capability domain of UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry — 3 controls
CodeTitle
SEMD-RC-1Capability and Capacity
SEMD-RC-2Facilities and Resources
SEMD-RC-3Workforce Readiness

Security Planning

4 controls

Security Planning

Controls in the Security Planning domain of UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry — 4 controls
CodeTitle
SEMD-SP-1Security Plan Development
SEMD-SP-2Risk Identification and Assessment
SEMD-SP-3National Security Considerations
SEMD-SP-4Civil Emergency Preparedness

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry, you already cover:

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

30%

6 controls mapped

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Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)

30%

6 controls mapped

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Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)

25%

5 controls mapped

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Maps to 132 other frameworks

20 total controls
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
6 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
30%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
6 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
30%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
5 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62443
5 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 1800-32
5 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27019
5 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
25%
API 1164
5 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
5 source controls mapped|14 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
UK FCA/PRA Operational Resilience Framework
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
20%
SOC 2
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
20%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
20%
South Korea ISMS-P
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
20%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
20%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
20%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
20%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
15%
UK AI Regulation Framework
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
15%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
15%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
15%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
15%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
15%
ITIL 4
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
15%
ISO 20000-1
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
15%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
15%
SASB Standards
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
15%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
15%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
15%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
15%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
15%
Space ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) - Threat Framework
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
15%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
UK Open Banking Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
BS 65000:2014 - Guidance on Organizational Resilience
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
COBIT 2019
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
APRA CPS 234
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
SLSA
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
SIG (Shared Assessments)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ISO/SAE 21434
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
ISO 22317
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
ISO 27018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ISO 22318
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
ISO 27017
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ISO 22316
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
ISO 27043
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
NIST SP 800-190
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
Virginia CDPA
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Uruguay DPL
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
Texas Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
Taiwan PDPA
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Sigstore - Software Artifact Signing and Verification
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
10%
ISO 13485
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
Bahrain PDPL
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ISO 27799
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
21 CFR Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
10%
UK Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) - Responsible Minerals Assurance Process
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
ISO 22320:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
APPI
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
US ITAR and EAR - Export Control and Data Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
BREEAM - Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 50001:2018 - Energy Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Solvency II
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO 31000
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO 45001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 22000
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
GDPR
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO 27005
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
APRA SPS 220 Risk Management (Superannuation)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
UK Modern Slavery Act 2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Compare UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry with NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

What is UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry and who does it apply to?

UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry is a compliance framework from United Kingdom with 8 domains and 20 controls. The UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD, 2022) issued by Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) under the Water Industry Act 1991 establishes security requirements for water and sewerage companies in England and Wales. SEMD requires water companies to protect their infrastructure against threats including cyber attacks, physical security threats, and contamination. Water companies must conduct risk assessments, implement security measures, and maintain emergency plans. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) oversees drinking water quality security. Cyber resilience requirements align with NIS Regulations 2018 (and NIS2 transposition) as water is designated a critical national infrastructure sector. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry actually require?

UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry has 20 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Emergency Response and Customer Protection (4 controls), Security Planning (4 controls), Cyber Security and Operational Technology (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry do I already cover?

UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry maps to 132 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (30% coverage), Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI) (30% coverage), Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8) (25% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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