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CC5.3 — Deployment through policies and procedures
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policy-governance
Requirement
The entity deploys control activities through policies that establish what is expected and procedures that put those policies into action.
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
policyprocedurestandardstandardisedstandardized
Supporting terms — specificity signals
approvedreviewed annuallyownerversioneffective date
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 |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.1 | Policies for information security | policy-governance |
| ISO 27001 | A.6.4 | Disciplinary process | policy-governance |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 12.1 | Information security policy | 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 |
| GDPR | Art.5(2) | Accountability | policy-governance |