Framework Alignment
What is Framework Alignment?
The process of mapping an organization's existing controls and practices to the requirements of a compliance framework to identify gaps and overlaps.
Terms that appear alongside framework alignment
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as framework alignment. The number is how many controls name both.
- nist 3 shared controls
- cybersecurity 3 shared controls
- governance 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern framework alignment
What the standards actually require on framework alignment
Requirements naming framework alignment across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.
Framework Alignment captures the cross-walk between IMO MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2 5 functional elements and parallel international standards + industry guidance for operational implementation.
IMO-MSC-FAL-FrameworkAlignment-NISTCSF-Identify-Protect-Detect-Respond-Recover-IndustryGuidelinesV4-IEC62443 · IMO MSC-FAL Framework Alignment - 5 Functional Elements Map to NIST CSF + Industry Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships v4 + IEC 62443 + ISO 27001 + USCG NVIC + EU NIS2 + Class Notations →Apply the NIST SP 800-37 Risk Management Framework to OT systems, tailoring categorisation, control selection, assessment, authorisation, and continuous monitoring to address safety, availability, and physical impact.
OT-GOV-2 · OT Risk Management Framework Alignment →Implement mitigation measures drawing on NIST guidelines and CISA recommendations for pipeline cybersecurity.
SD-02-13 · NIST Framework Alignment →HKMA SPM implementation roadmap + AI compliance + supervisory dialogue. ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES at AI: (a) BOARD + RISK COMMITTEE - SPM governance oversight + module-by-module compliance + sectoral risk integration + reporting;
HKMA-SPM-Implementation-AI-Compliance-SupervisoryDialogue · HKMA SPM Implementation Roadmap, AI Compliance Roles, Supervisory Dialogue and Sectoral Engagement →Lloyds Cyber Insurance Requirements - Risk Selection and Cyber Hygiene Underwriting Criteria. Underwriters must conduct rigorous risk selection + due diligence assessing insured-cyber hygiene including: (a) Mandatory cyber hygiene requirements (insurance-grade...
LLOYDS-CI-Risk-Selection-Cyber-Hygiene-Underwriting-Criteria-Pre-Bind-Risk-Engineering-MFA-Backup-EDR · Lloyds Cyber Insurance Risk Selection + Hygiene + Pre-Bind Engineering →Questions people ask about framework alignment
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