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Enterprise Security

What is Enterprise Security?

The comprehensive approach to protecting all aspects of an organization's information assets across the entire enterprise.

Information Security

What the standards actually require on enterprise security

Requirements naming enterprise security across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

At initiation the project identifies and engages its security stakeholders so that funding, reviews and authorization are secured from the start: the program and service delivery manager who will rely on the system and is usually the authorizer (accepting the...

canada-itsg-33-it-security-risk-management::A2-3.1.1 · 3.1.1 Identify and engage security stakeholders →

Before designing the program, the organization should evaluate the factors bearing on possible violent events, their effect on employee wellbeing and on the organization, and how its present policies, practices and structures equip it to prevent violence and i...

ansi-asis-wvpi-aa-2020-workplace-violence-and-active-assailant::6.1.1 · 6.1.1 General approach →

Implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations. NIST recommends establishing an enterprise security governance program with defined roles and risk-based decision making.

164.308(a)(1)(i) · Security Management Process (Standard) →

Advanced control principles for staffing and training (required, with baseline and intermediate, of an AI whose inherent risk is high). A programme covers recruitment, retention and succession for cybersecurity and resilience staff;

hkma-cyber-resilience-assessment-framework-c-raf::1.5.A · 1.5 Staffing and training: advanced level →

Implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations. NIST recommends establishing an enterprise security governance program with defined roles and risk-based decision making.

164.308(a)(1)(i) · Security Management Process (Standard) →

Establish a documented OT security program with executive sponsorship, defined roles, and integration with the enterprise security program while recognising OT-specific safety and reliability constraints.

OT-GOV-1 · OT Security Program Governance →

Questions people ask about enterprise security

What is Enterprise Security?
The comprehensive approach to protecting all aspects of an organization's information assets across the entire enterprise.
Why is Enterprise Security important for compliance?
Enterprise Security is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding enterprise security 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 Enterprise Security?
Enterprise Security appears in the requirement text of Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management, ANSI/ASIS WVPI AA-2020 Workplace Violence and Active Assailant, HIPAA Security Rule, HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF), NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2. Across these standards we have identified 7 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Enterprise Security?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how enterprise security 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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