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Threat Identification

What is Threat Identification?

The process of recognizing and documenting potential threats that could exploit vulnerabilities and adversely affect organizational assets.

Risk Management

Terms that appear alongside threat identification

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

Frameworks that govern threat identification

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on threat identification

Requirements naming threat identification across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

PCI SSF1 control

The vendor must establish processes to identify threats to the software, assess associated risks, and mitigate or accept those risks through documented decisions.

SSLC-4.1 · Threat Identification and Risk Mitigation →
FSSC 22000 - Food Safety System Certification1 control

FSSC 22000 v6 Additional Requirements - FSSC-specific scheme additions beyond ISO 22000 + ISO/TS 22002-x (publicly available + downloadable from fssc.com).

FSSC-Additional-Requirements-v6 · FSSC 22000 Additional Requirements v6 (Food Defense + Food Fraud + Allergen + Environmental + Culture) →
IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2)1 control

Identify is the first of five functional elements per MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2 (aligned with NIST CSF Identify). Activities include: (1) Asset Inventory of vulnerable systems organisationally + onboard ship - Operational Technology (OT) systems including Bridge...

IMO-MSC-FAL-Identify-AssetInventory-ThreatsVulnerabilities-CyberRiskAssessment-RolesResponsibilities · IMO MSC-FAL Identify Function - OT/IT Asset Inventory + Threats + Vulnerabilities + Cyber Risk Assessment + Roles and Responsibilities + Crew + CSO + DPA →

Questions people ask about threat identification

What is Threat Identification?
The process of recognizing and documenting potential threats that could exploit vulnerabilities and adversely affect organizational assets.
Why is Threat Identification important for compliance?
Threat Identification is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding threat identification 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 Threat Identification?
Threat Identification appears in the requirement text of PCI SSF, FSSC 22000 - Food Safety System Certification, IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2). Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Threat Identification?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how threat identification 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.