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Security Standard

What is Security Standard?

A documented set of specific, mandatory requirements for implementing security controls within an organization's environment.

Information Security

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

What the standards actually require on security standard

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

An entity must manufacture a relevant connectable product in compliance with the requirements of the security standard for its class where the entity is aware, or could reasonably be expected to be aware, that the product will be acquired in Australia in the c...

cyber-security-act-2024-australia::15(1)-(2) · s 15(1)-(2) Manufacturer must manufacture to the security standard and meet its other obligations →

The FI must have a written set of security standards (secure configurations) for every system, must ensure every system conforms to them, and where a system cannot conform must institute controls to reduce the risk of the non-conformity.

monetary-authority-of-singapore-technology-risk-management-guidelines::CHN.4.3 · Notice on Cyber Hygiene 4.3: written security standards and conformance for every system →

Implement policies ensuring workforce members have appropriate access to ePHI and that those who should not have access are prevented from obtaining it.

164.308(a)(3)(i) · Workforce Security (Standard) →

A data controller must develop and implement a security policy for s. 9, ensure it complies with the security standard set by the Commissioner from time to time (the Personal Data Protection Standard 2015), and ensure any data processor processing for it compl...

malaysia-pdpa-2010::R6 · Regulation 6: a security policy complying with the Commissioner's security standard, extended to processors →

Implement policies ensuring workforce members have appropriate access to ePHI and that those who should not have access are prevented from obtaining it.

164.308(a)(3)(i) · Workforce Security (Standard) →
PDPA Thailand3 controls

Controllers exempted under section 4 paragraph one (2) to (6) or by the 2023 Royal Decree under section 4 paragraph two must still keep security for personal data in any form to a standard covering organisational, technical and where needed physical measures a...

pdpa-thailand::N-EXEMPT-SECURITY-2023 · PDPC Notification on security standards for controllers exempted from the Act B.E. 2566 (2023, in force 7 March 2024) →

Questions people ask about security standard

What is Security Standard?
A documented set of specific, mandatory requirements for implementing security controls within an organization's environment.
Why is Security Standard important for compliance?
Security Standard is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding security standard 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 Standard?
Security Standard appears in the requirement text of Cyber Security Act 2024 (Australia), Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines, HIPAA Security Rule, Malaysia PDPA 2010, NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2. Across these standards we have identified 28 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Security Standard?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how security standard 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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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.