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CC3.4 — Assessment of significant change
medium
change-managementrisk-assessment
Requirement
The entity identifies and assesses changes that could significantly affect the system of internal control.
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.
Required element 1 — any one of
changesignificant changereassess
Supporting terms — specificity signals
impact assessmentnew systemreorganisationacquisitionannual review
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPR | Art.35 | Data protection impact assessment | risk-assessment |
| GDPR | Art.36 | Prior consultation with the supervisory authority | risk-assessment |
| CCPA/CPRA | Regs (risk assessments) | Risk assessments for significant-risk processing | risk-assessment |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.8 | Information security in project management | risk-assessment |
| ISO 27001 | A.8.32 | Change management | change-management |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 6.5 | Change management and separation of environments | change-management |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 12.3.1 | Targeted risk analyses | risk-assessment |
| HIPAA | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A) | Risk analysis (R) | risk-assessment |