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Control Automation

What is Control Automation?

The use of technology to automatically implement, monitor, and enforce security and compliance controls without manual intervention.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern control automation

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on control automation

Requirements naming control automation across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

EDM Council CDMC - Cloud Data Management Capability Framework1 control

All data is cataloged automatically as soon as it is created or ingested, in the same way in every environment; knowing all the data that exists is the foundation for every other control.

edm-council-cdmc-cloud-data-management-capability-framework::KC5 · Key Control 5: Cataloging →
ISO/IEC 27019:20241 control

Energy-sector control on the physical security of equipment rooms housing process control, automation and communication equipment; the control text is not held. It carries forward the 2017 edition's 11.1.8 ENR.

iso-iec-27019-2024::7.16 · 7.16 ENR: Securing equipment rooms →

Questions people ask about control automation

What is Control Automation?
The use of technology to automatically implement, monitor, and enforce security and compliance controls without manual intervention.
Why is Control Automation important for compliance?
Control Automation is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding control automation helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Control Automation?
Control Automation appears in the requirement text of EDM Council CDMC - Cloud Data Management Capability Framework, ISO/IEC 27019:2024. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Control Automation?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how control automation 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 1,016 frameworks.

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