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Suspicious Activity Reporting

What is Suspicious Activity Reporting?

The process by which employees report unusual or potentially malicious activities they observe to the security team for investigation.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern suspicious activity reporting

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on suspicious activity reporting

Requirements naming suspicious activity reporting across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)1 control

Institutions shall file SARs with FinCEN within 30 days of detection (or 60 if no subject identified) for transactions meeting reporting thresholds and indicia.

BSA-AML-09 · Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) →
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)1 control

NSS-17 + NSS-42-G require personnel security + trustworthiness verification + training + awareness aligned with CSL access. Personnel security: background check + criminal record + financial + employment history + reference check + national security clearance...

IAEA-NSS17-Personnel-Trustworthiness-Training-Awareness · IAEA NSS-17 - Personnel Security + Trustworthiness + Training + Awareness + Cyber Hygiene →
Liechtenstein DPA1 control

Liechtenstein DSG Articles 9 + 23-24 Special Categories of Personal Data (transposing GDPR Article 9). Special Categories: racial or ethnic origin + political opinions + religious or philosophical beliefs + trade union membership + genetic data + biometric dat...

LIDPA-Special-Categories-Sensitive-Data-Children-Article-9-GDPR-Article-9-Health-Financial-Sector · Liechtenstein DPA Special Categories + Sensitive Data + Children + Article 9 →
Open Banking Security1 control

Apply data minimisation + scope enforcement + localisation + cross-border transfers per applicable regulation. Data Minimisation and Scope Enforcement must (a) enforce OAuth scope checking at every API endpoint + (b) return only data within authorised scope +...

OPENBANK-5 · Data Minimisation, Scope Enforcement, Localisation, Cross-Border Transfers →

Questions people ask about suspicious activity reporting

What is Suspicious Activity Reporting?
The process by which employees report unusual or potentially malicious activities they observe to the security team for investigation.
Why is Suspicious Activity Reporting important for compliance?
Suspicious Activity Reporting is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding suspicious activity reporting helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Suspicious Activity Reporting?
Suspicious Activity Reporting appears in the requirement text of Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML), IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1), Liechtenstein DPA, Open Banking Security. Across these standards we have identified 4 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Suspicious Activity Reporting?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how suspicious activity reporting 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 686 frameworks.

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