IEC 31010:2019 for IT Directors
What does IEC 31010:2019 require of a IT Director?
Guidance on planning and carrying out a risk assessment and choosing assessment techniques: scope and criteria, information and models, identifying risk and causes, analysing controls, consequences, likelihood and dependencies, measuring and aggregating risk, verification, decisions, reporting and technique selection. Under IEC 31010:2019, which defines 32 controls, a IT Director's work is deciding which controls you own outright, which you share and which belong to another team, then holding the evidence for the first group.
Which IEC 31010:2019 controls land on the IT Director
IT Directors translate compliance requirements into technical implementations. They manage infrastructure, oversee technology projects, ensure systems meet security standards, and bridge the gap between business requirements and technical delivery.
IEC 31010:2019 defines 32 controls across 8 domains that directly affect the IT Director role. Understanding which controls fall within your ownership, which are shared, and which are owned by other teams is the foundation of effective compliance management.
What a IT Director is accountable for under IEC 31010:2019
Implementing technical security controls required by compliance frameworks
Managing infrastructure, cloud environments, and technology vendors
Ensuring systems architecture supports compliance and audit requirements
Overseeing patch management, vulnerability scanning, and configuration management
Coordinating with security and compliance teams on technical evidence collection
Where IT Directors lose time on IEC 31010:2019
These are the most common obstacles IT Directors face when managing IEC 31010:2019 compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Translating compliance control language into specific technical configurations
Challenge 2
Managing the operational impact of security controls on system performance
Challenge 3
Maintaining compliance across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments
Challenge 4
Automating evidence collection for continuous compliance monitoring
Challenge 5
Balancing security hardening with system availability and user productivity
A working order for a IT Director starting on IEC 31010:2019
1. Readiness Assessment
Take a 5-minute readiness assessment to identify your organisation's current gap profile against IEC 31010:2019. Get a prioritised action plan tailored to your specific situation.
2. Cross-Framework Mapping
Use our platform to map IEC 31010:2019 controls against other frameworks you already comply with. Identify overlapping controls to reduce duplicate effort.
3. Build Your Toolkit
Equip yourself with IEC 31010:2019 toolkits, self-assessments, and implementation guides from our store. Resources designed specifically for IT Directors managing compliance programmes.
4. Continuous Monitoring
Establish ongoing compliance monitoring using our platform's gap analysis tools. Track your maturity over time and demonstrate progress to stakeholders.
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