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Compliance Obligation

What is Compliance Obligation?

A legal or regulatory requirement that an organization must fulfill to avoid penalties, sanctions, or other adverse consequences.

Compliance and Regulatory

Frameworks that govern compliance obligation

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →

What the standards actually require on compliance obligation

Requirements naming compliance obligation across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISO 14004:20162 controls

Requirement defined in ISO 14004:2016, clause 6.1.3 (Compliance obligations). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-14004-2016::6.1.3 · Compliance obligations →
ISO 14001:20151 control

Requirement defined in ISO 14001:2015, clause 6.1.3 (Compliance obligations). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-14001-2015::6.1.3 · Compliance obligations →
ISO 37301:20211 control

Requirement defined in ISO 37301:2021, clause 4.5 (Compliance obligations). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-37301-2021::4.5 · Compliance obligations →
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management2 controls

The entity must design, implement and embed internal controls that mitigate its operational risks in line with its risk appetite and allow it to meet its compliance obligations.

CPS230-24 · Design and Embedding of Internal Controls →
CNCF Security Technical Advisory Group (TAG)1 control

Address industry-specific compliance obligations (e.g. financial-sector EU regulations) when running cloud-native workloads, mapping sector requirements to cloud-native controls.

CNCF-COMP-INDUSTRY · Industry-Specific Compliance →
Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.11 control

Measure application security with technical and operational metrics that tie back to business objectives, security requirements and compliance obligations.

CCM-AIS-03 · Application Security Metrics →

Questions people ask about compliance obligation

What is Compliance Obligation?
A legal or regulatory requirement that an organization must fulfill to avoid penalties, sanctions, or other adverse consequences.
Why is Compliance Obligation important for compliance?
Compliance Obligation is a key concept in Compliance and Regulatory. Understanding compliance obligation helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Compliance Obligation?
Compliance Obligation appears in the requirement text of ISO 14004:2016, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 37301:2021, APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management, CNCF Security Technical Advisory Group (TAG). Across these standards we have identified 8 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Compliance Obligation?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how compliance obligation applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.