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Security Plan

What is Security Plan?

A formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for an information system and describes the controls in place.

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

What the standards actually require on security plan

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

The organization shall put a management system in place so that its own supply chain security processes can be carried out.

iso-28001-2007-supply-chain-security-management::5.5 · 5.5 Execution of the supply chain security plan →

Requirement 0019 (Part One: Governance, section 3.1.1 Security Planning, Incidents and Training; applies to All entities; dated 31 October 2024; retained from Release 2025): The Accountable Authority approves the entity's security plan.

protective-security-policy-framework-pspf-release-2026::0019 · 0019 Accountable Authority approves the security plan →
NERC CIP4 controls

Develop within 120 calendar days after completing R2, and execute according to its own timeline, a documented physical security plan covering the identified stations, substations and primary control centers.

nerc-cip::CIP-014 R5 · CIP-014-3 R5: Develop and implement physical security plans →

Operators should develop and implement a security plan customized to the company, comprehensive in scope, systematic in development and risk-based.

tsa-pipeline-security::3.1 · 3.1 Corporate security plan: minimum content, review and protection →

Each person who offers for transportation or transports any of the 172.800(b) materials (for example large bulk quantities of hazardous materials above 3,000 kg or 3,000 L, Division 1.1 to 1.3 explosives over set quantities, materials poisonous by inhalation,...

us-dot-hazardous-materials-regulations-49-cfr-parts-171-to-180::172.800-804 · Security plans: required for listed shipments, with risk assessment, personnel security, unauthorised access and en route security components, written, reviewed annually, with training and records (172.800 to 172.804) →

Questions people ask about security plan

What is Security Plan?
A formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for an information system and describes the controls in place.
Why is Security Plan important for compliance?
Security Plan is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding security plan 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 Security Plan?
Security Plan appears in the requirement text of ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management, Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2026, NERC CIP, New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM), TSA Pipeline Security. Across these standards we have identified 37 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Security Plan?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how security plan 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 Security Plan applies across compliance frameworks

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