← PCI DSS 4.0.1 · Req 12 — Policies and programmes
12.1 — Information security policy
Requirement
An overall information security policy is established, published, maintained, disseminated to all relevant personnel and reviewed at least once every 12 months and updated as needed; roles and responsibilities for information security are defined, and a member of executive management is formally assigned responsibility.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPR | Art.24 | Responsibility of the controller | policy-governance |
| GDPR | Art.31 | Cooperation with the supervisory authority | policy-governance |
| SOC 2 | CC5.1 | Selection and development of control activities | policy-governance |
| SOC 2 | CC5.3 | Deployment through policies and procedures | policy-governance |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.1 | Policies for information security | policy-governance |
| ISO 27001 | A.6.4 | Disciplinary process | policy-governance |
| HIPAA | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(C) | Sanction policy (R) | policy-governance |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | GV.PO-01 | Cybersecurity policy is established and communicated | policy-governance |