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Records Management

What is Records Management?

The systematic control of records throughout their lifecycle from creation through maintenance, use, and disposition according to retention policies.

Governance

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as records management. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on records management

Requirements naming records management across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

The organisation keeps security incident records in a protected repository and maintains it. It examines those records on a regular basis to spot recurring patterns, underlying causes and systemic weaknesses, and puts suitable corrective actions in place.

cloud-security-alliance-cloud-controls-matrix-ccm-v4-1::SEF-09 · Incident Records Management →

Schedule 1 DPP2 Accuracy and Retention Principle requires all practicable steps shall be taken to ensure that personal data is accurate having regard to the purpose for which it is to be used, and is not kept longer than is necessary for the fulfilment of the...

HK-PDPO-DPP2-Accuracy-Retention-Records · HK PDPO DPP2 Accuracy + Retention Principle + Records Management →

Electronic discovery can expose the organization or its governing body to threats with damaging consequences, and governance can help avoid: breaches of regulatory requirements on privacy, health and safety and records management;

iso-iec-27050-1-2019::6.5.2 · Risk and environmental factors →

Keeping the system compliant while it is in use is the regulated company's responsibility. It meets it by putting in place suitable operational and system management procedures for handover, support services, monitoring, incidents and problems, CAPA, change an...

gamp-5-good-automated-manufacturing-practice::6.2.11 · 6.2.11 Maintaining System Compliance During Operation →
ISO 27002:20222 controls

Records are to be safeguarded against being lost, destroyed, falsified, accessed without authorization or released without authorization.

iso-27002-2022::5.33 · Protection of records →

Questions people ask about records management

What is Records Management?
The systematic control of records throughout their lifecycle from creation through maintenance, use, and disposition according to retention policies.
Why is Records Management important for compliance?
Records Management is a key concept in Governance. Understanding records management 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 Records Management?
Records Management appears in the requirement text of NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management, Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.1, Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO, Cap 486), ISO/IEC 27050-1:2019, GAMP 5 - Good Automated Manufacturing Practice. Across these standards we have identified 14 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Records Management?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how records management 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.

See how Records Management applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

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