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Control Design

What is Control Design?

The process of defining the specifications and implementation approach for security and compliance controls to address identified risks.

Risk Management

Frameworks that govern control design

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on control design

Requirements naming control design across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISAE 3402 - Assurance Reports on Controls at a Service Organisation3 controls

Service auditor evaluates whether controls are suitably designed to achieve the stated control objectives.

ISAE3402.5 · Control Design Assessment (Type 1 and 2) →
APRA CPS 2341 control

Where a related party or third party manages the entity information assets, the entity must evaluate the design of that party controls protecting those assets.

CPS234-P22 · Evaluation of Third Party Control Design →
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice1 control

There shall be written procedures for production and process control designed to assure that drug products have the identity, strength, quality, and purity they purport or are represented to possess.

CFR211-F-100 · Section 211.100 - Written Procedures and Deviations →
Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR)1 control

Establish and implement a testing program that assesses the effectiveness of the information security capability, monitor and evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, escalate deficiencies to senior management, use independent skilled testers, and...

AUCDR-IS-STEP4 · Step 4 - Implement a formal controls assessment program →

Questions people ask about control design

What is Control Design?
The process of defining the specifications and implementation approach for security and compliance controls to address identified risks.
Why is Control Design important for compliance?
Control Design is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding control design 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 Control Design?
Control Design appears in the requirement text of ISAE 3402 - Assurance Reports on Controls at a Service Organisation, APRA CPS 234, 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR). Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Control Design?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how control design 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.